Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
Acting
Kristin Chenoweth somehow giving 110% to this material.
Practical Effects
The actual light installation is genuinely impressive.
Costume
Broderick's increasingly unhinged holiday sweaters.
Director
John Whitesell
Danny DeVito
Buddy Hall
Matthew Broderick
Steve Finch
Kristin Davis
Kelly Finch
Kristin Chenoweth
Tia Hall
Alia Shawkat
Madison Finch
Fred Armisen
Gustave
Jorge Garcia
Wallace
Dylan Blue
Carter Finch
Kelly Aldridge
Ashley Hall
Sabrina Aldridge
Emily Hall
Sean O'Bryan
Mayor Young
Gillian Vigman
Gerta
Ryan Devlin
Bob Murray
SuChin Pak
Self
Jackie Burroughs
Mrs. Ryor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The house used 14,000 LED lights and cost roughly $100,000 to decorate for filming; the real owners kept some decorations.
This film epitomizes the mid-2000s 'Christmas movie as cynical product' era, greenlit entirely on the pitch 'DeVito vs. Broderick with lights'.
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