Surviving Christmas (2004)
Overview
Drew Latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, he revisits his old childhood home in the hope of reliving some old holiday memories – but he finds that the house in which he was raised is no longer the home in which he grew up.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $45,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,793,624.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.814 |
Directed By
Mike Mitchell
Crew
Deborah Kaplan
Harry Elfont
Joshua Sternin
Mike Mitchell
Jennifer Ventimilia
Mary Jane Fort
Juel Bestrop
Caroline Hanania
Tom Priestley Jr.
Patricia Whitcher
Craig McKay
Jeanne McCarthy
Lisa Hoyle
Melissa Yonkey
Randy Edelman
Makiko Carlson
Eliza Coleman
Tad Griffith
Doug Coleman
Linda Perlin
Joey Box
Betty Thomas
Jenno Topping
Peter Lyons Collister
Erin Stam
TOP CAST
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 Vanglider
Udo Kier
Heinrich
David Selby
Horace Vanglider
Stephanie Faracy
Letitia Vanglider
Stephen Root
Dr. Freeman
Sy Richardson
Doo-Dah Understudy
Tangie Ambrose
Kathryn
John 'B.J.' Bryant
Cabbie
Peter Jason
Suit
Phill Lewis
Levine the Lawyer
Tumbleweed
Santa
Kate Hendrickson
Santa's Photographer
Bridgette Ho
Five Year Old
Hailey Noelle Johnson
Little Girl
Sean Marquette
Older Brother
Caitlin Fein
Freeman Twin
Amanda Fein
Freeman Twin
Kent Osborne
Marley
Bill Saito
Christmas Past
Mike Bell
Christmas Present
Amy Halloran
Fanny
Josh Siegel
Young Scrooge
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
Melanie Taylor
Choir
David Atkinson
Choir
Linda Kerns
Choir
Precious McCall
Choir
Reynaldo Duran
Choir
Cynthia Marty
Choir
Anika Noni Rose
Choir
Michael Kosik
Choir
Jon Simanton
Elf
Allison Queal
Elf
Kacie Borrowman
Elf
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