The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

2010 1h 31m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 21

FamilyFantasyTV Movie

Synopsis

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When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The parents are preoccupied with work and the kids aren't very festive. But it's up to them to help Santa find his magical bag of toys and the clock is ticking or Christmas will be ruined. Forced to set their own problems aside and work together the Fox family rediscover how much they enjoy being together and realise that maybe they need to reprioritise their lives. The Night Before The Night Before Christmas is a crazy Christmas fantasy for all the family, brimming with festive spirit.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jennifer Beals
Angela Fox
Rick Roberts
Wayne Fox
R.D. Reid
Santa
Jordan Prentice
Nigel Thumb
Gage Munroe
Toby Fox
Rebecca Williams
Hannah Fox
Marcia Bennett
Mrs. Claus
Clé Bennett
Lonnie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Orr
Writers: Jim Cruickshank, James Orr
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Orr, shot by Peter Benison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Roulston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jennifer Beals and Rick Roberts and R.D. Reid carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1567140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Orr directs. Peter Benison behind the camera. George Roulston cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by James Orr, shot by Peter Benison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor George Roulston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jennifer Beals and Rick Roberts and R.D. Reid carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1567140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.