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Deck the Halls ()


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Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

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Buddy Hall
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Steve Finch
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Kelly Finch
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Tia Hall
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Madison Finch
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Carter Finch
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Ashley Hall
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Emily Hall
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Wallace
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Gustave
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Gerta
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Bob Murray
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Mayor Young
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Self
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Mrs. Ryor
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Sheriff Dave
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Mackenzie (as Nicola Peltz)
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Fireworks Guy
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Ted (as David Lewis)
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Ed
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Mr. Murray
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Gail
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Hardware Store Employee. (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
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News Reporter #1 (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Jill Krop ...
Reporter #2
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News Producer
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Oblivious Dad
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Santa Kid
Nathaniel DeVeaux ...
Main Street Passerby #1
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Town Passerby
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Mary in the Manger
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Caroler #1
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Caroler #2
Aurora Faulkner-Killam ...
Caroler
Melissa Howell ...
Caroler
Lori Johnson ...
Caroler
David Shaw ...
Caroler
Myles Wolfe ...
Caroler
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Trucker
Stephen Holmes ...
UPS Guy
Andrew Hedge ...
City Employee
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Madison's Date
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cassidy Bot-Devire ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
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Businessman Dad (uncredited)
Blair Gorrell ...
Carnival Fan (uncredited)
Rachel Lana Li ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Ted (uncredited)
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Amit Sayid - Satellite Computer Tech (uncredited)
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Mackenzie's Mother (uncredited)
Arden Rhine ...
Background Performer (uncredited)
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Boy On Bike (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Whitesell

Written by

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Matt Corman ... (written by) &
Chris Ord ... (written by) and
Don Rhymer ... (written by)

Produced by

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Michael Costigan ... producer
Arnon Milchan ... producer
Jeremiah Samuels ... executive producer
John Whitesell ... producer

Music by

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George S. Clinton

Cinematography by

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Mark Irwin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Paul Hirsch
James Start

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Thomas Calderon ... assistant editor
Scott Gregory ... digital film colorist
Jim Passon ... color timer
Jonathan Schwartz ... assistant editor
Devin Sterling ... digital intermediate producer
Mathieu Reid ... color timer (uncredited)
Leroy Wolf ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Heike Brandstatter ... (canada)
Donna DeSeta
Richard Hicks ... (united states)
Coreen Mayrs ... (canada)
David Rubin ... (united states)

Production Design by

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Bill Brzeski

Art Direction by

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Dan Hermansen

Set Decoration by

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Tedd Kuchera

Costume Design by

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Carol Ramsey

Makeup Department

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Anji Bemben ... hair stylist
Emanuela Daus ... first assistant makeup artist
Linda Jones ... assistant hair stylist
Lisa Love ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Steve Barnett ... post-production supervisor
Thomas A. Imperato ... EVP & Head of Physical Production
Jeremiah Samuels ... unit production manager
Wendy Williams ... unit production manager (as Wendy S. Williams)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dawn Charette ... assistant director production assistant
Charles Croughwell ... second unit director
Brent Crowell ... first assistant director: second unit
Kathy Houghton ... second assistant director
Michael Neumann ... first assistant director
Eddy Santos ... second second assistant director
Rhonda Taylor ... key assistant director

Art Department

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Aaron Alexander ... props
Behjat Benham ... set dresser (as Behjat Benam)
Martine Bilodeau ... scenic painter
Martin P. Blaine ... lead carpenter
Josephine Bleuer ... head greens (as M. Josephine Bleuer)
Tom Bonny ... set dresser
Joseph Cairns ... set designer
Scott Calderwood ... set buyer
Maureen Carey ... construction buyer
Ian Chernencoff ... props
Janice Lynn Coats ... scenic carpenter
Jean-Paul Costaz ... paint coordinator
Juliane Crump ... art assistant
James Dickson ... art department
Tony Durke ... set dresser
Nancy Ford ... assistant art director
Doug Girling ... set designer (as Douglas A. Girling)
Andrew Glavina ... signwriter
Paul Goodwin ... set dresser
Rose Goronzy ... buyer
David Hadaway ... set designer
Wes Harmer ... art department coordinator
Geoff Hilliard ... carpenter
Allan Holmes ... lead dresser
Steve Howie ... on-set dresser
Adrian Hrytzak ... art department coordinator / graphic designer
Douglas Jang ... construction foreman
Brad Jansen ... sign painter
Rick Kramer ... greensman
Robert Leader ... set designer
Janis Lee ... scenic artist
Peter Lieshout ... scenic painter
Brant Lindroos ... lead dresser (as Brandt William Lindroos)
Keli Manson ... graphic designer
Mike Marston ... set dresser
Victor James Martinez ... set designer (as Victor Martinez)
Marta McLaughlin ... assistant property master
Wayne McLaughlin ... property master
Dale Menzies ... lead carpenter
Guy Miller ... set dresser
Stanley J. Miller ... set dresser (as Stanley Miller)
Reuel Minard ... carpenter
Dave Molson ... set dresser (as David Molson)
Sarah Monteith ... set dresser
Darren Moore ... lead greensperson
Beth Nelson ... set dresser (as Beth Nelson Holmes)
Martin Ostrom ... construction crew
Vicky Peters ... assistant art director
Robert Pratt ... storyboard artist
Hamish Purdy ... assistant set decorator
Brieann Rich ... construction medic
Daniel Scarcello ... sculptor
Brian Shell ... construction coordinator
Andrew Smith ... set dresser
Adam Tankell ... graphics pre vis
Aria Troller ... art department coordinator
Rena Van Steele ... stand by painter
Ray Wohlford ... lead dresser

Sound Department

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Keith Bilderbeck ... sound effects editor
Chris Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Vincent Cirilli ... ProTools engineer
Kevin Globerman ... digital recordist
Dave Griffiths ... boom person
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Devin Johnson ... apprentice sound editor
Jon Johnson ... supervising sound editor
Andy Koyama ... re-recording mixer
Val Kuklowsky ... dialogue editor
Bill Meadows ... sound recordist
Angelo Palazzo ... sound effects editor
Patrick Ramsay ... production sound mixer
Miguel Rivera ... foley supervisor
Philip Rogers ... adr recordist
Brad Sokol ... first assistant sound editor
Naan Spiess ... cable person
Bruce Stubblefield ... adr supervisor
Robert Troy ... dialogue editor
Art Young ... sound mixer: behind the scenes
Greg Zimmerman ... adr recordist
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Buck Aarons ... special effects technician
Darryl Anka ... miniatures
Douglas W. Beard ... special effects assistant
Chris Bignell ... special effects technician
Steve Collins ... fabricator
Dave Dunaway ... special effects foreman
Chris Flemington ... on set special effects supervisor
Chris Hatchwell ... special effects assistant
Ian Korver ... special effects assistant
Tony Lazarowich ... special effects coordinator
Randy Parks ... special effects technician
Vance Vegas Salvalaggio ... special effects technician
Dale Shippam ... special effects technician
Chris Sturges ... special effects supervisor
Scott R. Treliving ... special effects best
Robert Yeager ... special effects snow foreman

Visual Effects by

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Tim Angulo ... director of photography: visual effects unit
Greg M. Boettcher ... visual effects
Guy Botham ... visual effects executive producer: Lola Visual Effects
Victor DiMichina ... digital imaging supervisor
Richard Ewan ... model painter
Thomas F. Ford IV ... visual effects producer: New Regency/Twentieth Century Fox
Shannon Blake Gans ... visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Jim Gorman ... digital compositor
Matthew Gratzner ... visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Scott Gregory ... digital film colorist
James David Hattin ... digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Lubo Hristov ... visual effects: Christov Effects and Design
Bob Hurrie ... visual effects producer: Cinema Production Services
Christopher Johnson ... visual effects: Cinema Production Services
John Joyce ... visual effects coordinator: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce ... visual effects supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Bonnie Kanner ... visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Brooke Keesling ... visual effects: New Deal Studios
Taryn P. Kelly ... model/miniature coordinator: New Deal Studios
Jennifer Law-Stump ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
John R. McConnell ... 2d compositor: Pixel Magic
Dennis McHugh ... visual effects director of photography: Cinema Production Services
Ray McIntyre Jr. ... visual effects supervisor
Jennifer Middleton ... model maker: New Deal Studios Inc
Erin L. Nelson ... digital restoration
Jim O'Hagan ... digital compositor: Pacific Title
Reid Paul ... senior digital effects supervisor / visual effects producer
David Sanger ... visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Neal Sopata ... digital artist
John K. Stirber ... visual effects: Cinema Production Services
Ken Swenson ... visual effects: Cinema Production Services
Wilson Tang ... digital restoration
Antonio Torres ... digital artist: Pacific Title
Juan Carlos Vargas ... digital effects artist (as Juan Vargas)
Adam Walls ... visual effects: Cinema Production Services
Everette Jbob Webber ... digital intermediate editor (as Everette Webber)
Ryan Zuttermeister ... visual effects coordinator: Lola Visual Effects
Enrico Altmann ... model maker (uncredited)
Randy Bosh ... digital archivist: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Todd Isroelit ... visual effects executive: New Regency Films (uncredited)
Thomas Nittmann ... visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects (uncredited)
Edson Williams ... visual effects supervisor: Lola VFX (uncredited)

Stunts

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Nick Allen ... stunts
Krista Bell ... stunts
Celia Bond ... stunt double: Jackie Burroughs
Simon Burnett ... stunt double: Sean O'Bryan
Dean Choe ... stunts
Brent Connolly ... stunts
Chad Cosgrave ... stunts
Charles Croughwell ... stunt coordinator
Michael De Francesco ... stunts
Duane Dickinson ... stunts
Ali Dunn ... stunt performer
Austin Dunn ... stunts
Connor Dunn ... stunt double: Dylan Blue (as Connor Crash Dunn)
Jim Dunn ... stunts
Caroline Field ... stunts (as Carolyn Field)
Jonathan Field ... stunts
Chris Geisler ... stunt rigger
Tom Glass ... stunts
Alex Green ... stunts
Greg Hanson ... stunts
Yvette Jackson ... stunt double: Kristin Davis
Ken Kirzinger ... stunts
Jon Kralt ... stunts
Aieisha Li ... stunts
Tony Morelli ... stunts
Gaston Morrison ... stunts
Michael Munoz ... stunt double: Danny Devito
Gerald Paetz ... stunts
Darrin Prescott ... stunt performer
Quentin Schneider ... stunts (as Quentin Schneide)
Clay Virtue ... stunt double: Matthew Broderick
Danny Virtue ... stunt coordinator: Canada
Marshall Virtue ... stunts
Eli Zagoudakis ... stunt double: Fred Armisen
Brent Connolly ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Jennifer Mylrea ... stunt double: Gillian Vigman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rey Astronomo ... video playback coordinator (as Rey D. Astronomo)
Dan Bennett ... key grip
Jonathan Bosse ... rigging grip
Cliff Cenerini ... dolly grip
Chris Cristobal ... grip
Dave Dibdin ... b dolly grip
Brent Gies ... best boy rigger
Doane Gregory ... still photographer
Jeff Grimshire ... rigging grip
Paul Guenette ... "a" camera focus puller: second unit
Tyler Guenther ... rigging grip
Rod Haney ... rigging grip
Christopher Harvey ... rigging grip
Gaetan Jalbert ... rigging gaffer
Nina Jones ... lighting technician
Andrew Lavigne ... "a" camera first assistant
Josh Lovig ... rigging grip
Jason McKinnon ... lighting designer
Stephen J. McKnight ... "c" camera first assistant (as Stephen McKnight)
Bojan Mikonjic ... camera trainee
Saubrie Mohamed ... assistant chief lighting technician
Zane Mohamed ... lighting technician
Bill Molnar ... grip
Tim Moynihan ... camera operator (as Timothy Moynihan)
Craig Nix ... crane operator: Technocrane
Brandi Rose Pagani ... camera trainee
Rob Parisien ... video assist operator
Dylan Paul ... balloon light technician
Douglas Pruss ... "a" camera first assistant (as Douglas B. Pruss)
Peter Ronan ... electrician
Jennifer Sinclair ... "a" camera second assistant
Ian Smith ... key camera grip
Christopher Tammaro ... camera operator (as Chris Tammaro)
Kris Tobiasson ... lighting technician
Jessica Uribe ... grip
Roger Vernon ... director of photography: second unit
Dean Webber ... "b" camera first assistant
Roger Wells ... rigging best boy
Trevor Wiens ... "b" camera second assistant
Michael Woolaway ... effects gaffer
Jay W. Yowler ... gaffer

Animation Department

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Corey Bramall ... digital artist

Casting Department

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Stephanie Boeke ... extras casting
Andrea Brown ... extras casting director
Sandy Holt ... adr voice casting
Kate Hubbell ... casting associate
Matthew Lessall ... casting executive
Caitlin McKenna ... adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
Peter Mulholland ... extras casting assistant
Jeremy Rich ... casting associate
Trica Thompson ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marisa Aboitiz ... costume supervisor
Ellen Anderson ... assistant costume designer
Alison Fraser ... costumer (as Alison Penhall)
Jennifer Grossman ... costume supervisor
Marie Jeanne Melanson ... background costumer
Paula Plachy ... set supervisor
Jaclyn Tamizato ... costume production assistant: los angeles
Lizz Wolf ... costumer
Jessica Patrice Judd ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Jitka Dermiskova ... assistant location manager
Jason Durocher ... location scout
Michelle Harris ... trainee assistant location manager
Jina Johnson ... assistant location manager
Kohl Jones ... location production assistant
Michael J. LeGresley ... assistant location manager: second unit

Music Department

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Eun-Mee Ahn ... musician: violin
Christine Bergren ... music legal and clearance
Vincent Cirilli ... digital score recordist
George S. Clinton ... conductor
Debbi Datz-Pyle ... orchestral contractor
Audrey DeRoche ... score supervisor (as Audrey deRoche)
Mike Flicker ... supervising music editor
Matt Friedman ... music editor
J.J. George ... supervising music editor
Rick Giovinazzo ... orchestrator
Kevin Globerman ... digital score recordist
Patrick Houlihan ... music supervisor
Suzie Katayama ... orchestrator
Steve Kempster ... score mixer
Bryon Rickerson ... music editor
Steven A. Saltzman ... music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Dan Smith ... musician: cello
Gina Zimmitti ... orchestral contractor
Jennifer Gordon-Levin ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Greg Hamilton ... additional music preparer (uncredited)
Greg Hayes ... score recordist (uncredited)
Christian Kollgaard ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ernest Lee ... digital music engineer (uncredited)
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Scott McRae ... music preparation (uncredited)
Michele Richards ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raymond Schnurr ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Susan Lambie ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Scott Carpenter ... transportation
Michael Curmi ... technical advisor: picture vehicles
Teresa Haney ... transportation coordinator
Larry Tardif ... driver: cast

Additional Crew

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Murray Barker ... production assistant
Paul Becker ... choreographer: Canada
Jackie Bissley ... unit publicist
Loudin Bubley ... production assistant
Jane Bulmer ... assistant: Arnon Milchan
Jennifer Bydwell ... clearances and product placement
Jeff Chan ... production assistant
Jeffrey Chan ... production assistant
Brad Combs ... assistant: Arnon Milchan (as Michael Bradley Combs)
Cary Cooper ... scorpio head technician
Nadine Cusworth ... production assistant
Paul O. Davis ... assistant: Jeremiah Samuels (as Paul Davis)
Hanelize de Beer ... office production assistant
Michael DeSantis ... financial controller
Amanda Dragon ... assistant: Danny DeVito
Patricia Foster ... production coordinator
Tracey Gardhouse ... animal trainer
Tony Gonzalez ... choreographer
Kerry Hansen ... horse wrangler
Melanie Hansen ... assistant: Matthew Broderick (as Mel Hansen)
Kimball Jansma ... second assistant production coordinator
Keely Johnson ... payroll accountant
Gordon Juli ... security
Marten Kayle ... production staff
Maya Kazan ... production assistant
Doug Kerr ... production assistant
Kelly Kiernan ... production executive
Errin Lally ... assistant to producer (as Errin Clutton)
Erin Lander ... adr loop group
Craig J. Lane ... first assistant production coordinator
Willan Leung ... production assistant
Grant Lutz ... production assistant
Zack Mazerolle ... production assistant
Robert Milicevic ... set security
Shaun Moskie ... key production assistant
Phil Parks ... unit publicist
Holly Pinder ... key production assistant
Sherri Potter ... vice president: West Coast Sales: Technicolor
Maresa Pullman ... assistant: Michael Costigan
Andrew Rhymer ... production assistant
Nicholas Rich ... key set medic
Melena Rounis ... assistant choreographer
Connie Rusgen ... animal trainer
Nina Saxon ... title designer
Scott Schaffer ... consultant: product placement
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein ... production coordinator
Michelle Stevens ... production accountant: USA
Conrad Sylvia ... production assistant
Kelly Young ... assistant: John Whitesell (as Kelly E. Young)
Rey Astronomo ... computer/video playback coordinator (uncredited)
Terence Chase ... security (uncredited)
Beverly Jusi ... post-production accountant (uncredited)
Elisha Schaff ... production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Steyns ... playback coordinator (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Optometrist Steve Finch loves those Christmas traditions he has set up with his family and his town. As such, he has a schedule of activities for them starting on December 1st and is the unofficial consultant for anything Christmas-related in his town of Cloverdale, Massachusetts. During the Christmas season, the Halls move into the house across the street from the Finches. They, in general, are different in outlook and temperament than the Finches. Unlike Steve, Buddy Hall scams his way through life and never follows through with anything he starts. While Kelly Finch, Tia Hall, and their children begin friendships based largely on those differences, Steve and Buddy butt heads based on those differences. It begins with Buddy striving to have his house seen from space by decorating it as lavishly and brightly as possible. One of the results of this task is that he becomes the new go-to guy for anything Christmas-related in Cloverdale, usurping Steve's coveted position. As Steve and Buddy's open animosity grows, they may threaten the joy of Christmas for all, most specifically their families who have their own ideas of what they would like to do over the Christmas season. Written by Huggo

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Taglines There glows the neighborhood See more »
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Also Known As
  • All Lit Up (United States)
  • Voisin contre voisin (France)
  • Blendende Weihnachten (Germany)
  • Blendende Weihnachten - ...mein Nachbar ist nicht der Hellste (Germany)
  • Un vecino con pocas luces (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 93 min
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Budget $51,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $12,001,256, 24 Nov 2006

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to gossip, the main actors were unhappy on set. Kristin Chenoweth was still coping with her split from Aaron Sorkin, Danny DeVito flew in to film his scenes rather than interact with anyone, and Matthew Broderick could be found on set shaking his head in disbelief, repeatedly stating, "I've hit rock bottom." Kristin Davis told her that she should have her eggs frozen. See more »
Goofs When Steve takes out Buddy's power with the snowball, all the lights go out. There should still be *some* lights, as Buddy is stealing part of his power via extension cord from Steve's house. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Deja Vu/Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny/Deck the Halls/The Fountain/The History Boys (2006). See more »
Soundtracks Santa Baby See more »
Crazy Credits Christmas lights are used throughout the entire end credit roll. See more »
Quotes Mrs. Ryor: [receiving an eye exam from Dr. Finch] I don't need glasses!
Steve Finch: You need binoculars, but we're settling for glasses.
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