No one enjoys the holidays more than Brad and Kate. Every December 25th, this happily unmarried, upscale San Francisco couple embark on a holiday tradition they have shared every year since they met--ditching their crazy families for a relaxing, fun-filled vacation in some sunny exotic locale. There, sipping margaritas by the pool, they toast the season, knowing they have once again avoided the chaos and emotional fallout of their four respective households: divorced parents, squabbling siblings, out-of-control kids and all the simmering resentments and awkward moments that are the hallmarks of every family Christmas. But not this year. Shorts and sunglasses packed, Brad and Kate are trapped at the San Francisco airport by a fogbank that cancels every outbound flight. Worse yet, they are caught on camera by a local news crew, revealing their whereabouts to the whole city--and to their families. With no escape and no excuses, they are now expected home by Brad's father. And Kate's mother. And Brad's mother. And Kate's father. Four Christmases in one day. As they brace themselves for a marathon of homecomings, Brad and Kate expect the worst--and that's exactly what they get. But as Brad counts down the minutes to their freedom, Kate surprisingly finds herself tuned to the ticking of a different clock. At the end of the day, each will gain a new perspective on where they came From--and where they're going. Getting to know themselves and each other as they really are could finally give them a chance at the kind of love they've only been playing at.

Director:
Seth Gordon	Director
Cast:
Louise Del Araujo	as Lead Man
Mike Helbig	as Lead Man
Cinematography:
Jeffrey L Kimball	Director Of Photography
Daniel C. McFadden	Camera Assistant
Gregory Irwin	Camera Assistant
Jerry Patton	Camera Assistant
David J White	Camera Assistant
Will Dearborn	Camera Assistant
Michael D Weldon	Camera Assistant
John Young	Camera Assistant
Bob Hall	Assistant Camera
Geoffrey Haley	Camera Operator
Daniel C Gold	Camera Operator
Leo Napolitano	Camera Operator
Aaron Schuh	Loader
Geoffrey Haley	Steadicam Operator
Steve Irwin	Video Playback
Writer:
Matt Allen	Screenplay
Caleb Wilson	Screenplay
Scott Moore	Screenplay
Jon Lucas	Screenplay
Matt Allen	Story By
Caleb Wilson	Story By
Marion Tumen	Script Supervisor
Trudy Ramirez	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Gary Barber	Producer
Roger Birnbaum	Producer
Jonathan Glickman	Producer
Guy Riedel	Executive Producer
Peter Billingsley	Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer
Michael Disco	Executive Producer
Mark S. Kaufman	Executive Producer
Richard Brener	Executive Producer
Mary Rohlich	Associate Producer
Derek Evans	Coproducer
Udi Nedivi	Coproducer
Jody Levin	Executive In Charge Of Production
Andrew Matthews	Executive In Charge
Paul Broucek	Executive In Charge
Editing:
Mark Helfrich	Editor
Melissa Kent	Editor
Julia Wong	Editor
Brian Ufberg	Assistant Editor
Dov Samuel	Assistant Editor
Laura Yanovich	Assistant Editor
Jade E Chatham	Assistant Editor
Music:
John O'Brien	Music
Tom Calderaro	Original Music
Alex Wurman	Original Music
John Eidsvoog	Original Music
Jon Kull	Original Music
Larry Rench	Original Music
Jeffrey Schindler	Original Music
Bob Bowen	Music Supervisor
Jeffrey Schindler	Music Conductor
Irving Berlin	Song
Frank Loesser	Song
Leroy Anderson	Song
Meredith Willson	Song
Alphonsus Cassell	Song
J. Fred Coots	Song
Haven Gillespie	Song
Ray Evans	Song
Jay Livingston	Song
Mike Leander	Song
Gary Glitter	Song
Hoyt Axton	Song
Joseph Beal	Song
Jim Boothe	Song
Walter Kent	Song
Kim Gannon	Song
Buck Ram	Song
Robert Allen	Song
Al Stillman	Song
Tom Petty	Song
Bing Crosby	Song Performer
Dean Martin	Song Performer
Martina Mcbride	Song Performer
Ferrente & Teicher	Song Performer
Buster Poindexter	Song Performer
Gary Glitter	Song Performer
Sarah Mclachlan	Song Performer
Bobby Helms	Song Performer
Anita Kerr Singers (Anita Kerr Singers)	Song Performer
Perry Como	Song Performer
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Song Performer
Alan Meyerson	Music Scoring Mixer
Alan Meyerson	Score Recording
Ellen Segal	Music Editor
Dean Menta	Music Editor
Title Design:
Thomas Cobb	Titles
Assistant Direction:
Rip Murray	Assistant Director
Christina Fong	Assistant Director
Clark Credle	Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	Assistant Director
Christopher Wolfe	Assistant Director
Michael Jordan	Assistant Director
Grace Liu	Assistant Director
Dance:
Joann Fregalette Jansen	Choreographer
Alllan Walls	Choreographer
Art Director:
Michael Atwell	Art Director
Oana Bogdan	Art Director
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna	Assistant Art Director
Linda Sena	Assistant Art Director
Philip Toolin	Assistant Art Director
Animation:
Mitch Paulson	Rotoscope Animator
Visual Effects:
Chris Cline	Special Effects
Robert Stromberg	Visual Effects
Matt Collorafice	Visual Effects
Katharina Koepke	Visual Effects
Sarah Grossmann	Visual Effects
Takashi Takeoka	Visual Effects
Brian Sales	Visual Effects
Lily Kerrigan	Visual Effects
Josh Hakian	Special Effects Supervisor
Paul Graff	Visual Effects Supervisor
Elizabeth Dewey	Visual Effects Supervisor
Christina Graff	Visual Effects Producer
Jessica Schulte	Visual Effects Editor
Martha Pike	Visual Effects Editor
David Waine	Special Effects Coordinator
Make-Up:
Morag Ross	Makeup
Molly R Stern	Makeup
Steve Artmont	Makeup Artist
Jill Cady	Makeup Artist
Simone Almekias-Siegl	Makeup Artist
Gretchen Davis	Makeup Artist
Andrea Pino	Makeup Artist
Janine Rath-Thompson	Hair Stylist
David Danon	Hair Stylist
Lisa Marie Alpert	Hair Stylist
Katrina Chevalier	Hair Stylist
Frida Aradottir	Hair Stylist
Yvette Rivas	Hair Stylist
Jennifer Tremont	Hair Stylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Sophie Carbonell	Costume Designer
Marian Moon Toy	Costume Designer
Virginia Burton	Costume Supervisor
Alix Hester	Costumer
Carrie Hollinger	Costumer
Jean C.J. Bone	Costumer
Tony Velasco	Costumer
Conan Castro	Costumer
Lilia Acevedo	Costumer
Courtney Ormond	Costumer
Kathleen Giordano	Key Costumer
Marilyn J Madsen	Tailor
Nancy Foreman	Tailor
Art Department:
Irmgarda Welemin	Art Department
Juliane Crump	Art Department Coordinator
Adam Tankell	Graphics Coordinator
Jamie Rama	Illustrator
Victor Martinez	Illustrator
Heidi Baumgarten	On-Set Dresser
Alan Burg	On-Set Dresser
Bryan Gettman	On-Set Dresser
Deborah Harman	On-Set Dresser
Susie Thompson	On-Set Dresser
Mike Boudreau	On-Set Dresser
Ray Camp	On-Set Dresser
Gordon Mcvay	On-Set Dresser
Richard P Pond	On-Set Dresser
Cynthia Rebman	On-Set Dresser
Peter Hudson	On-Set Dresser
Stewart Allen	On-Set Dresser
Laurence Castello	Painter
Nancy A Gomes	Painter
Todd Bennett	Plasterer
Tom Richardson	Scenic Artist
Linda S Cormany	Set Costumer
Stephen Oh	Set Costumer
Valerie White	Set Costumer
Jan Pascale	Set Decorator
Daniel Bradford	Set Designer
Dawn Snyder	Set Designer
Gary Thomas	Storyboard Artist
Brad Ableson	Storyboard Artist
Erik Grasteit	Assistant Property Master
Production Designer:
Shepherd Frankel	Production Designer
Sound:
Robert K Maxfield	Sound Department
Elmo Weber	Supervising Sound Editor
Russell Farmarco	Supervising Sound Editor
Orada Jusatayanond	Sound Effects Editor
Marc Glassman	Sound Effects Editor
Jeffrey S Wexler	Sound Mixer
Matt Hanson	Assistant Sound Editor
Elmo Weber	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brad Sherman	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jared Marshack	Dubbing Mixer
Catherine Harper	Foley Artist
Chris Moriana	Foley Artist
Clay Weber	Foley Editor
Darrin Mann	Foley Mixer
Greg Zimmerman	Adr
Julio Carmona	Adr
Greg Steele	Adr Mixer
Ron Bedrosian	Adr Mixer
Wendy Hoffmann	Adr Voice Casting
Cameron Steenhagen	Adr/Dialogue Editor
Casting:
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Seth Yanklewitz	Casting
Brittani Simberg	Casting Assistant
Kate Caldwell	Casting Assistant
Tracy Dixon	Extras Agent/Coordinator
David Kramer	Extras Agent/Coordinator
Colleen Kenneavy	Extras Agent/Coordinator
Theresa Benavidez	Extras Agent/Coordinator
Stunts:
Nick Brandon	Stunts
James Churchman	Stunts
Tom Ficke	Stunts
Sean Graham	Stunts
Randy Hall	Stunts
Kevin Larson	Stunts
Brad Martin	Stunts
Mike Martinez	Stunts
Tarah Paige	Stunts
Heidi Pascoe	Stunts
Chad Randall	Stunts
Rex Reddick	Stunts
David Rowden	Stunts
Monty Simons	Stunts
Joe Bucaro	Stunt Coordinator
Charlie Croughwell	Stunt Coordinator
Allan Graf	Stunt Coordinator
Thomas Robinson Harper	Stunt Coordinator
Publicity:
John M Pisani	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, Llc	Production Company
Wild West Picture Show Productions	Production Company
Type A Films	Production Company
	Production Company
Todd-Ao	Production Company
Widget Post	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc	Production Company
Crazy Horse Effects	Production Company
Efilm	Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio	Production Company
Kona Cutting	Production Company
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.	Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.	Production Company
Procam	Production Company
Entertainment Clearances, Inc.	Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services	Production Company
Cast & Crew Entertainment Services	Production Company
Sony Pictures Releasing International	Theatrical Distributor
Empire	Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri	Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment One Uk	Theatrical Distributor
Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf)	Theatrical Distributor
Sf Norge	Theatrical Distributor
New Line Cinema	Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Continental Film S.R.O. (Slovakia)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Village Roadshow Greece	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Long Shong Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Distribution Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Roadshow Films Pty Ltd	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alexandra Intertrust	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Filmcompagniet	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Forum	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (Gpi)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gussi Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United Motion Pictures (Ump)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri Norway	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Columbia Tristar Warner Filmes De Portugal	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Intercom	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Caroprokat	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tuck	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Blitz Film & Video	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tripictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kinomania	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Playarte Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Italia	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Joshua Ravetch	Production
Jeff Egan	Production
Matthew Spiegel	Production Supervisor
Bonni Camen	Production Coordinator
Emily Glatter	Production Coordinator
Maya Owings	Production Coordinator
Diana Adams	Production Accountant
Calla Klessig	Production Assistant
Aaron Gordon	Production Assistant
Daniel Mccormick	Production Assistant
Benjamin L Pierce	Production Assistant
Katie Pruitt	Production Assistant
Bryan Snodgrass	Production Assistant
Anthony Baldino	Production Assistant
Gregory Santoro	Production Assistant
Michael Jacobsen	Production Assistant
Anitra Stevens	Production Assistant
Dawn Terashima	Production Assistant
Donna Tegan	Production Assistant
Kirk Anderson	Production Assistant
Robert Phillips	Production Assistant
Trenton Waterson	Production Secretary
Robert Henningsen	Production Secretary
Don Coufal	Boom Operator
Steve Graves	Best Boy Grip
James Culligan	Best Boy Grip
Robert McCann	Best Boy Grip
Lisa Joelle Curtis	Assistant Production Coordinator
Audie Aragon	Dolly Grip
Melvin Von Bulow	Dolly Grip
Scott Holmes	Driver
Elio Lupi	Driver
Tim J Whisenant	Driver
Theresa Roehner	Driver
Anthony J Anastole	Driver
Michael J Allen	Driver
Rick Bowen	Driver
Doug Dovichi	Driver
Rosemary Echeverria	Driver
Anthony Fox	Driver
J. Armin Garza II	Driver
Glenn M Friedman	Driver
Jerry Glassman	Driver
Stanley Holmes	Driver
Scott Howard	Driver
Robert Hunter	Driver
Jacob Jones	Driver
James P Jones	Driver
Dennis Lally	Driver
Joel Larson	Driver
Mark Mcdermitt	Driver
Kenneth Lucas	Driver
Don Newton	Driver
J. Larry Michael	Driver
Gregory Nutt	Driver
Adam Nutt	Driver
Joseph Kelly Padovich	Driver
Yvette Peterson	Driver
Randy Roberg	Driver
Ernie L Sales	Driver
Lee Smith	Driver
Zvi Gabriel Venyige	Driver
Brad Webert	Driver
Robert T White	Driver
Kenneth Ziegler	Driver
Tony Zahn	Driver
Joseph M Abney	Driver
Arthur Casey	Driver
Tony Dingman	Driver
Eric Hattan	Driver
John Levi	Driver
Roman Robles	Driver
David Vernali	Gang Boss
Steve Borgese	Greensman
David Pontecorvo	Greensman
James P. Bittl	Greensman
Josh Borgese	Greensman
Steven Hanks	Greensman
Victor Shelehov	Grip
Jeff Sweet	Grip
Danny Andersen	Grip
Chris Reynolds	Grip
Robert W Adams	Grip
Mike Anderson	Key Grip
Bootsy Holler	Photography
John P Johnson	Photography
Dayna Clark	Transportation
L. Chip Crosby	Transportation Captain
Krister C Johnson	Transportation Captain
James R Lowder	Transportation Coordinator
Tony Sacco	Transportation Coordinator
Marlena Thomas	Coordinator
Kim Buttlar	Coordinator
Jim Moores	Coordinator
David Kasubowski	Craft Service
Jesse G Cervantes	Craft Service
Michael Ruby	Sign Writer
Film Production - Unit:
Udi Nedivi	Unit Production Manager
Film Production - Construction/Set:
John Elliott	Construction Coordinator
Ben Nichols	Construction Coordinator
Eleanore Tebbetts	Props
Robert Brian Elliott	Props
David Barton	Props
Paul H Roberts	Props
Glen E. Hawbecker	Props
Jerry Wiskerson	Props
Michael Medina	Foreman
Randy Culberhouse	Foreman
Dominic Sandfrey	Foreman
Pete Benitez	Foreman
Gary F Tuers	Property Master
Brian Feola	Propman
Fred M Ortiz	Props Assistant
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Dan Delgado	Chief Lighting Technician
Frank Mathews	Best Boy Electric
Tony Hibbard	Best Boy Electric
Rod Janusch	Best Boy Electric
David Mong	Electrician
Glen Magers	Electrician
Michael Orefice	Electrician
Ron Orefice	Electrician
Vincent Jon Orefice	Electrician
Brandon Delgado	Electrician
Jeff Matthews	Electrician
Monty Woodward	Electrician
Earl R. Cantrell	Rigging Electrician
William G Mccormick	Rigging Electrician
Shaun Langham	Rigging Electrician
Eric Hibbard	Rigging Electrician
Darrell Mccormick	Rigging Electrician
Maurice Garrett	Rigging Electrician
Tony Graham	Rigging Electrician
Rudy Munoz	Rigging Electrician
John Critchfield	Rigging Electrician
Ian Chriss	Rigging Electrician
Greg Langham	Rigging Gaffer
Robert E Powell	Rigging Gaffer
Ryan W Cook	Rigging Grip
Don Selsor	Rigging Grip
Josh Ponek	Rigging Grip
Jeremy Selsor	Rigging Grip
Bill Foley	Rigging Grip
Jason Selsor	Rigging Grip
Bill R Sordal	Rigging Grip
Brian Bishop	Rigging Grip
Dana Baker	Rigging Grip
David Childers	Rigging Grip
Brook Johnson	Rigging Grip
Michael A Conrad	Rigging Grip
William Barr	Rigging Grip
Orlando Orona	Rigging Grip
Gregory Childers	Rigging Grip
Film Production - Video:
Chris Shadley (Fish)	Video Assist/Playback
John Agalsoff	Video Assist/Playback
Film Production - Arial:
Robert Zajonc (Bobby Z)	Helicopter Pilot
Kevin Larosa	Helicopter Pilot
Post Production:
Jay Vinitsky	Post-Production Supervisor
Scott A Jacobs	Post-Production Assistant
Matthew Morrow	Post-Production Assistant
Tom Balazs	Post-Production Assistant
Harry Muller	Color Timer
Michael Hatzer	Colorist
Marc Lulkin	Colorist
Patrick Clancey	Titles And Opticals
Location Manager:
Jeff Stanford	Location Manager
Paul Schreiber	Location Manager
Rory Enke	Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager:
Eva Schroeder	Assistant Location Manager
Manny Padilla	Assistant Location Manager
Leo Fialho	Assistant Location Manager
Tristan Daoussis	Assistant Location Manager
Brad Warden	Assistant Location Manager
Jason Black	Assistant Location Manager
Peter Moody	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Matt Cronin	Accountant
Beatriz Rivas	Accountant
Quanita C Johnson	Accountant
Jon Davidson	Accountant
Travis Scheck	Accountant
Steve Reynolds	Accounting Assistant
Jill Hahn	Accounting Assistant
Bekki Hunter	Accounting Assistant
Matt Dines	Assistant
Kelly Rigg	Assistant
Patrick Mcmahon	Assistant
Rachel Bati	Assistant
Shannon Riggs	Assistant
Jacqui Papineau	Assistant
Laura J Breakey	Assistant
Maude F Furia	Auditor
Lori Silfen	Business Affairs
Dirk Long	Caterer
Manuel Barboza	Caterer
Cristie Schoen	Caterer
Sara Carmen Alverez	Caterer
Junior Zul	Caterer
Julio Morales	Caterer
Elias Zul	Caterer
Laurie Cartwright	Finance Manager
Coriena Baer	Finance Manager
Stefanie Markman	Legal Counsel
Alex Barnoya	Medic
Mark Bosia	Medic
Dave Moorer	Medic
Nancy Mejia	Office Production Assistant
Eric M Maloney	Office Production Assistant
Julian Brown	Office Production Assistant
Joseph Malloch	Office Production Assistant
Anthony Mintos	Office Production Assistant
Brandon Hamilton	Office Production Assistant
Genevieve Mccarty	Office Production Assistant
Steve Kesmodel	Other
Romy Schneider	Other
J. Clay Tweel	Researcher
Cassandra Barbour	Rights & Clearances
Laura Sevier	Rights & Clearances
Ray Braemer	Security
Marilee Lessley	Stand-In
Barton Zeller	Stand-In
Honore Sato	Tutor
Jill Mckay	Tutor
Susan Reccius	Tutor
Christine Miller	Tutor
Carolyn Crimley	Tutor
Romy Schneider	Various
Steve Kesmodel	Various
Robert K Maxfield	Sound

Released in United States Fall November 26, 2008

Released in United States on Video November 24, 2009

Adam Shankman previously attached to direct.

Columbia Pictures was to distribute but put the project in turnaround because it conflicted in theme with Revolution Studio's "Christmas With the Kranks."

Spyglass Entertainment preemptively purchased the spec screenplay "Four Christmases" by Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson for mid-six against seven figures ($650,000 against $1,000,000).

Spyglass was fastracking the project with the goal of getting the film out in time for a Christmas 2004 release.

Released in United States on Video November 24, 2009

Released in United States Fall November 26, 2008