TRAILER

(Trailer can be downloaded)

STUDIO SYNOPSIS
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation—and unable to escape—they trudge to not one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened... and their very future together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can get away from their parents, step-parents, siblings and an assortment of nieces and nephews, Kate is starting to hear the ticking of a different kind of clock. And by the end of the day, she is beginning to wonder if their crazy families' choices are not so crazy after all.

SPIRITAL POINT OF VIEW
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"The bottom line is, no one can drive you crazy like your family. Still, you'll drive 100 miles in the snow, sit in airports for hours, just to be with them on the holidays. It's the human condition. We cannot deny them.“ -- Producer Jonathan Glickman

George Burns comically said, “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” And I believe this is the very premise that the film is based. Family used to live closer together, now they don’t. Schools, careers, divorce and remarriage spread families all over the landscape. It is hard to stay connected, and especially so with broken families –which this film is about.  Madeleine Albright wisely said, “I don't want to sound Pollyannaish, but I hope that out of a tragedy like this something good will come. I hope we understand we're one family.” This film is a terrific reminder of this truth, and it speaks to the responsibility we each have in maintaining loving connections.

As Vince Vaughn says, "Ultimately, the story is about what the holiday season itself is largely about: being thankful for your family—the good, the bad and the ugly of it—and being appreciative for the love you have. Of course, none of that has to get in the way of having a lot of fun."