Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, and Catherine O'Hara.
Plot
Just before Christmas, wealthy advertising executive Drew Latham surprises his girlfriend Missy with first-class tickets to Fiji, but she is horrified that he would want to spend Christmas away from his family. Citing the fact that Drew has never even introduced her to his family, she concludes that he will never get serious about their relationship and dumps him. Drew has his assistant send her a Cartier bracelet to apologize. Desperate not to spend Christmas alone, Drew calls all his contacts to find a place to stay on Christmas, but he is not close enough to anyone to be invited.
More details
| author | Deborah Kaplan Harry Elfont Jennifer Ventimilia Joshua Sternin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Mike Mitchell |
| editor | Craig McKay |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | a christmas carol act advertising executive cartier childhood home christmas carol even fiji horrify make up sled |
| musicBy | Randy Edelman |
| producer | Betty Thomas Jenno Topping |
| publisher | DreamWorks Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | high school romantic comedy |