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Surviving Christmas (2004)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 31 mins | Comedy, Holiday | Released: 10/22/2004 |Box Office Total: $11.1M

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Synopsis:

Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham decides to go back to his idyllic childhood home to spend the holidays with family. There is, however, one problem: the people living there now are not Drew's family. Nevertheless, Drew has his mind set on an old-fashioned family Christmas, and the fact that the "family" in question, the Valcos, are complete strangers, isn't about to put a crimp in his plans. Offering them a small fortune, Drew bribes his newfound "parents" to let him spend Christmas in their home, pretending to be part of the family. Just when the Valcos begin to question if any amount of money is worth being dragged all over town on such traditional family holiday excursions as Christmas shopping and the requisite choosing of the Christmas tree, their eldest daughter Alicia comes home for the holidays, with no intention of adopting a new "brother."

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/22/2004

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Mike Mitchell	Director
Cast	Credit
Ben Affleck	Drew Latham
James Gandolfini	Tom Valco
Christina Applegate	Alicia Valco
Catherine O'Hara	Christine Valco
Josh Zuckerman	Brian Valco
Bill Macy	Doo-Dah
Jennifer Morrison	Missy Vangilder
Udo Kier	Heinrich
David Selby	Horace Vangilder
Stephanie Faracy	Letitia Vangilder
Stephen Root	Dr Freeman
Sy Richardson	Doo-Dah Understudy
Tangie Ambrose	Kathryn
John Bryant ('BJ')	Cabbie
Peter Jason	Suit
Phill Lewis	Levine the Lawyer
Tumbleweed	Santa
Kate Hendrickson	Santa's Photographer
Bridgette Ho	Five Year Old
Hailey Johnson	Little Girl
Sean Marquette	Older Brother
Caitlin Fein	Freeman Twin
Amanda Fein	Freeman Twin
Kent Osborne	Marley
Bill Saito	Christmas Past
Michael Patrick Bell	Christmas Present
Amy Halloran	Fanny
K Troy Zestos	Chad
Sonya Eddy	Security Lady
Smalls	Security Man
Ron Karabatsos	Deli Man
Wynn Irwin	Customer
Angela Gacad	Cute Girl at Play
Tom Kenny	Man Wrapping Gift
Joan Blair	Lonely Lady
John Carter Brown	Depressed Donator
William Thomas Jr	Choir Director
Karen Furno	Choir
Linda Kerns	Choir
Cynthia Marty	Choir
Melanie Taylor	Choir
Precious McCall	Choir
Anika Noni Rose	Choir
David Atkinson	Choir
Reynaldo Duran	Choir
Michael Kosik	Choir
Jon Simanton	Elf
Allison Queal	Elf
Kacie Borrowman	Elf
Bryan Fisher
Joshua Siegel	Young Scrooge
Production Credits	Credit
Patty Whitcher	Executive Producer
Erin Stam	Associate Producer
Jenno Topping	Producer
Betty Thomas	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Tall Trees Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
DreamWorks Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Dreamworks Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Writer	Credit
Deborah Kaplan	Screenplay
Deborah Kaplan	Story By
Harry Elfont	Screenplay
Harry Elfont	Story By
Jeffrey Ventimilia	Screenplay
Joshua Sternin	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Maria DeVane	Post-Production Accountant
Kathryn Mindala	Production Accountant
Chris Romberg	Assistant Accountant - First Assistant Accountant
Teresa Jaimie Drapkin	Accountant
Sheri St Lawrence	Assistant Accountant
Jim Turner	Production Accountant - Production Controller
Lora Umphress	Accountant
James Hinton	Assistant Accountant
Chad Bronson	Assistant Accountant
Christine Pawlowski	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Steve Seine	Lead Person
Joel Prihoda	Leadman
David Tennenbaum	Assistant Art Director
Patrick Garbutt	Swing Gang
Becky Young	Art Department Coordinator
Lisa Fischer	Set Decorator
Fleur Nooyen	Art Department
Elizabeth Lapp	Set Designer
Martin Milligan	Dresser
Bill Hoyt ('Kauhane')	Painter
Caroline Hanania	Production Designer
Sue Chan	Art Director
Cynthia A. Martinez	Greensman - Greens Coordinator
Patricia Schneider	Art Department
Aaron C Holden Jr	Dresser
Antoinette Gordon	Set Designer
Chuck Eskridge	Painter
Chris Pascuzzo	Swing Gang
Neil David Pontecorvo	Greensman - Greens Foreman
Jeff Dieter	Greensman
Tom Wilson	Swing Gang
John H Schulz	Painter
Paul Steven Schulz	Painter
Michael S O'Donnell	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Dixie Webster	Extras Casting
Anne Zachari	Extras Casting Assistant
Natasha Cuba	Casting Assistant
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Blythe Cappello	Casting Associate
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting
Tammy L Smith	Extras Casting
Joan Philo	Extras Casting
Leslee Feldman	Casting
Cicely Harris	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Rick Eggers	Catering - Chef
H Leah Amir	Craft Service
J D McCarthy	Craft Service
Roger Doherty	Craft Service
Chris Mulsoff	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Will Dearborn	Loader
Alan Disler	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Dale Grahn	Color Timer
Peter Mercurio	Camera Operator
Suzanne Tenner	Photography - Still Photographer
Mark Suveg	Video - Video Assista Operator
Monte Swann	Video Playback - 24 Frame Video Playback
Faires K Anderson	Steadicam Operator
Tom Ajar	Projectionist
Peter Collister	Director of Photography
Donald C Carlson	Camera Operator
Tommy Tieche	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Frank Yario Jr	Video - Video Assistant Operator
Daniel R Schroer	Loader
Tom Priestley Jr	Director of Photography
Flemming Olsen	Director of Photography
David Morenz	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Chris Duskin	Camera Operator - "B" Camera Operator
Adam Barth	Video - Video Assist Operator
Matt Fortlege	Loader
Michael Cahoon	Loader
Makiko Watanabe	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Danny Nichols	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Robert M Sagaser	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Jeff S Caples	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Duane Mieliwocki	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "B" Camera
Music	Credit
John Finklea	Music Editor
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Ralph Ferraro	Orchestrations
Edward Pola	Song
Mary Ramos	Music Supervisor
Andy Williams	Song Performer
Elton Ahi	Score Mixing
Elton Ahi	Score Recording
Randy Edelman	Composer
Randy Edelman	Music Conductor
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia	Music Performer
Julian Bratolyubov	Music Coordinator - Copyist
Peter Breiner	Music Conductor
Stuart Balcomb	Orchestrations
Ed Hartman	Song Performer
Michelle Silverman	Music Supervisor
George Wyle	Song
Todd Homme	Music Supervisor
Ed Hartman	Song
Chet Atkins	Song Performer
Joseph Beal	Song
Ben Affleck	Song Performer
James Gandolfini	Song Performer
Jim Boothe	Song
Chris Butler	Song
The Hit Crew	Song Performer
Lou Rawls	Song Performer
J Fred Coots	Song
Lynyrd Skynyrd	Song Performer
Haven Gillespie	Song
David Hilker	Song Performer
Gary Rossington	Song
Ronnie Van Zant	Song
John Costello	Song Performer
David Hilker	Song
Warrant	Song Performer
The Primitives	Song Performer
John Costello	Song
Jose Feliciano	Song Performer
Jani Lane	Song
Judy Garland	Song Performer
Paul Court	Song
Tracey Cratell	Song
The 88	Song Performer
Stephen Dullaghan	Song
Jose Feliciano	Song
Ralph Blane	Song
Hugh Martin	Song
Keith Slettedahl	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Joe Box	Stunts
Doug Coleman	Stunt Coordinator
Tom McComas	Stunt Double - Drew Stunt Double
Rick LeFevour	Stunt Coordinator
Lisa Hoyle	Stunt Double - Alicia Stunt Double
Chaz Brewer	Stunts
Eliza Coleman	Stunts
Danny Downey	Stunts
Troy Gilbert	Stunts
Tad Griffith	Stunts
Leigh Hennessy	Stunts
Terry Jackson	Stunts
James Ryan	Stunts
Matt Lefevour	Stunts
Jim Mammoser	Stunts
Tom Milanovich	Stunts
Linda Perlin	Stunts
Rich Wilkie	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Josh King	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Alexa Alden	Script Supervisor
Don J Hug	Unit Manager
Sven E M Fahlgren	Post-Production Coordinator
Patty Whitcher	Unit Production Manager
John David Wolfe	Location Assistant
Noelle Green	Production Coordinator
Veronique Vowell	Location Manager
Leeann Stonebreaker	Production Supervisor
Debbie Merritt	Assistant Production Coordinator
Andrea Morrissy	Assistant Location Manager
Jo Dee Freck	Post-Production Supervisor
Jules Carideo	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jennifer Sanger	Production Coordinator
Wileen Dragovan	Location Manager
Jennifer Helmuth	Script Supervisor
Martha LaFage	Location Assistant
Marcei A Brubaker	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Michael Chickey	Assistant Location Manager
Marisa Ferrey	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Javier Robles	Assistant Location Manager
Rosa Yang Kato	Assistant Location Manager
Richard Lederer	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
David Bernstein	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Jody Spilkoman	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Louise Spencer	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Lisa J Levine	ADR Editor - Supervising ADR Editor
Linda Lew	Foley Recordist
Marvin E Lewis	Boom Operator
J Paul Huntsman	Supervising Sound Editor
David Jobe	Foley Mixer
Fred Judkins	Foley Editor
Andrew Ellerd	Sound Effects Editor
Tom Fleischman	Rerecording Mixer
Eric Flickinger	Rerecording
Diana Flores	ADR Mixer
Terry Garcia	Assistant Sound Editor
Phillip Rogers	ADR
Ron Fremstad	Sound - Cableman
david fein	Foley Artist
Willie D Burton	Sound Mixer
LA MadDogs	ADR - ADR Group Coordinator
Larry Mann	Foley Editor
Catherine Rose	Foley Artist
Gary Theard	Boom Operator
Brian Thomas Nist	Sound Effects Editor
Robert Morrisey	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Cranford	Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Tony Gardner	Special Effects - Crystal Tree Effects Creator
Dominik Dugandzic	Special Effects Technician
Kent Demaine	Visual Effects - Creative Lead
Jeffrey Frink	Special Effects Foreman
Mark A Russell	Visual Effects Producer
Thomas P Ryba	Special Effects Coordinator
Roy T. Wood	Animator
Ricardo Torres	Digital Effects Artist - Lead Compositor
Jorge Almeida	Visual Effects Designer - Lead Designer
Paul Luna	3-D Artist
William Robbins	Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Svedin	Special Effects Technician
Roy T. Wood	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
Rodman Kiser	Special Effects
William D'Ambra	Special Effects
John Rigden	Special Effects
Bruce A. Strong	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Mary Jane Fort	Costume Designer
Tammy Ashmore	Makeup
Gala Autumn	Costume Supervisor
Melissa A Yonkey	Hair Stylist
Kimberly Greene	Makeup Artist
Jill Korengold	Set Costumer
Meg Matthews	Costumer
Deborah A Hall	Key Costumer
Eileen McCahill	Set Costumer
Angela Nunez	Key Costumer
John E Jackson	Makeup
Dana C Litwack	Costumer
K Troy Zestos	Hair Stylist
Janine Rath-Thompson	Hair Stylist
Bradley Stenson	Makeup - Additional Makeup
Cleo Mannell	Costumer
Karan Doherty	Set Costumer
Stella Christy Cottini	Key Costumer
Gretchen Gain	Set Costumer
Jennifer Jobst	Key Costumer

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