(NR) Next Chapter Entertainment and Cineverse - 119 mins
DIRECTOR: Matthew Bellamy, Mary and Tom McLaren
STARRING: Tom McLaren, Charlie Schlatter, Jill Schoelen, Casey Burke, Landon Gimenez, and Lynda Day George - SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES: Susan Blakely, Marta Kristen, Nicholle Tom, Trevor Lissauer, Bill Mumy, and Angela Cartwright
After his fanatical obsession with Christmas pushes his wife towards divorce, Ralph’s life is in shambles. Determined to win her back with the perfect Christmas, he concocts a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie.
But when a series of accidents cause his ill-conceived scheme to spiral wildly out of control, Ralph’s good intentions quickly take increasingly dark and unexpected turns. revealing two sides of one very desperate man committed to having his "Perfekt Christmas," no matter what - even if it lands him on the Naughty List.
Tom McLaren (Expelled) stars as the quirky, yet lovable Ralph Bailey in this horror-tinged dark comedy that delivers a roller coaster ride of thrills, chills and emotion as one nice guy learns that good intentions really do pave the road to Hell. Jill Schoelen (The Stepfather) is his wife, Charlie Schlatter (Diagnosis Murder) plays the former child star, and Casey Burke, Landon Gimenez, and Lynda Day George round out the Bailey family. Special guest appearances by a bevy of veteran film/TV stars and nods to many classic holiday films add a layer of retro charm to Next Chapter Entertainment’s unique and twisted holiday movie for adults.
Q&A: Tuesday, November 3rd
Join us after the 6:00 PM show for a special Q&A with Ta-nehisi Coates. Howard University Alumni Association hosting.
A 1983 Baltimore school murder led to 3 teens' wrongful imprisonment for 36 years. Ta-Nehisi Coates investigates how this case affected the accused, witnesses and their community.
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