Holiday in Handcuffs

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Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)

6 12/09/2007 (US) Comedy, Romance, Family, TV Movie 1h 30m

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A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

Ron Underwood

Director
Sara Endsley

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Melissa Joan Hart

Gertrude 'Trudie' Chandler
Mario López

David Martin
Timothy Bottoms

Dad Chandler
Markie Post

Mom Chandler
June Lockhart

Grandma
Kyle Howard

Jake Chandler
Vanessa Evigan

Katie Chandler
Gabrielle Miller

Jessica
Layla Alizada

Lucy
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on December 23, 2018

'Misery' if it were a romantic comedy / Christmas movie

“Holiday in Handcuffs” (2007) stars Melissa Joan Hart as the underachiever of a liberal family in the Seattle area. When her beau breaks up with her right before her family’s Christmas get-together, she kidnaps a man and forces him to go to the rented cabin as her boyfriend (Mario Lopez).

The plot takes “Misery” (1990) and “Buffalo '66” (1998) and morphs them into an amusing romcom / Christmas flick. Melissa was pregnant during shooting, but still cute & winsome. Markie Post appears as the mother and it’s nice to see her again.... read the rest.

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