Four Christmases
Four Christmases is an 2008 American romantic comedy movie that was produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon and was directed by Seth Gordon. Four Christmases was released on November 26, 2008 in North America. The movie received negative reviews, with a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 41 out of 100 from Metacritic.[1][2]
| Four Christmases | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Seth Gordon |
| Produced by | Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon |
| Written by | Matt Allen Caleb Wilson Scott Moore Jon Lucas |
| Starring | Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert Duvall Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Tim McGraw Kristin Chenoweth Jon Voight Sissy Spacek |
| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Mark Helfrich Melissa Kent |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | April 3, 2009 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $163,733,697 |
Plot
Brad and Kate, a couple avoiding their dysfunctional families, get trapped at the airport and are forced to visit all four of their families for Christmas. Along the way, they learn embarrassing secrets about each other that strain their relationship. Kate realizes she wants marriage and children, which initially frightens Brad. However, after heartfelt conversations with their respective parents, they both come to the same realization. They decide to get married and later welcome their first child on New Year's Day, inadvertently revealing the news to their families once again.
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as Bradford 'Brad' McVie
- Reese Witherspoon as Kate
- Robert Duvall as Howard McVie
- Sissy Spacek as Paula
- Jon Voight as Creighton
- Mary Steenburgen as Marilyn
- Kristin Chenoweth as Courtney
- Jon Favreau as Denver McVie
- Tim McGraw as Dallas McVie
- Katy Mixon as Susan McVie
- Dwight Yoakam as Pastor Phil
- Carol Kane as Aunt Sarah
- Colleen Camp as Aunt Donna
- Jack Donner as Grandpa
- Steve Wiebe as Jim
- Skyler Gisondo as Connor McVie
- Patrick Van Horn as Darryl
- Brian Baumgartner as Eric
- Cedric Yarbrough as Stan
- Creagen Dow as Sheep
- Zachary Gordon as Kid In Jump-Jump (Cameo)
- Noah Munck as screaming kid
References
- ↑ "Four Christmases (2008)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ↑ "Four Christmases" – via www.metacritic.com.
