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Help for the Holidays (2013)

because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too

Genre : Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Bradford May

Synopsis

Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?

Actors

Summer Glau
Summer Glau
Christine Prancer
Dan Gauthier
Dan Gauthier
Scott Vancamp
Eva LaRue
Eva LaRue
Sara Vancamp
Izabela Vidovic
Izabela Vidovic
Ally Vancamp
Mason Cook
Mason Cook
Will Vancamp
Jessie Lande
Jessie Lande
Gabby
John Brotherton
John Brotherton
Dave Gabriel
Steve Larkin
Steve Larkin
Santa
Tom DeTrinis
Tom DeTrinis
Village Elf
Ben Adams
Ben Adams
Doorman
Jesse Bean
Jesse Bean
Photographer
Loren Lester
Loren Lester
Daniel
Jerome V. Green
Jerome V. Green
Hot Dog Man
Valorie Hubbard
Valorie Hubbard
Hannah
Madison Dae Clarion
Madison Dae Clarion
Classmate (uncredited)

Crews

Bradford May
Bradford May
Director
Abbey Cleland
Abbey Cleland
Writer
Bob Sáenz
Bob Sáenz
Writer
Dora Hopkins
Dora Hopkins
Script Supervisor
Abbey Cleland
Abbey Cleland
Story
Larry Levinson
Larry Levinson
Executive Producer
Amanda Phillips Atkins
Amanda Phillips Atkins
Co-Executive Producer
Randy Pope
Randy Pope
Co-Executive Producer
Lincoln Lageson
Lincoln Lageson
Producer
Lawrence Shragge
Lawrence Shragge
Music
Maximo Munzi
Maximo Munzi
Director of Photography
Craig Bassett
Craig Bassett
Editor
Scott H. Campbell
Scott H. Campbell
Production Design
Vahn Armstrong
Vahn Armstrong
Art Direction
Linda Louise Sheets
Linda Louise Sheets
Set Decoration
Evan Waters
Evan Waters
Costume Design
Michael Spezzano
Michael Spezzano
Makeup Department Head

Trailers and other movies

Help for the Holidays | Trailer

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