Stuck in a holiday funk where your sick of the HOME ALONE’s and CHRISTMAS VACATIONS? Try one of these not-so-classic holiday movies on for size, they may make you remember why you like the traditional ones so much…
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
Yeah, Arnold Schwarzenegger was once in a Christmas movie. It’s almost as great as KINDERGARDEN COP, but not quite.
BABES IN TOYLAND (1986)
This one only deserves to be remembered for its hilarity and nothing more. Why exactly did the director think it would be a good idea to mash nursery rhymes with the Christmas holiday?
ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS
Did you know that the loveable buffoon, Ernest P. Worrell, once saved Christmas? He also once saved Halloween, camp, jail, and Splash Mountain.
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Remember 90’s teen heartthrob Justin Taylor Thomas? He was Zac Efron before Zac Efron was Zac Efron… and then he did a Christmas movie, and no one else really knows what he’s been up to.
SANTA WHO?
Yes, there IS a holiday movie about Santa suffering from amnesia. Best part: Santa is Leslie Neilsen.
CASPER’S HAUNTED CHRISTMAS
Yeah, the plot for this is as weird as it sounds… and it co-stars Mary Poppins herself, Julie Andrews
OLIVE: THE OTHER REINDEER
Aside from the odd buzz character in THE SIMPSONS and FUTURAMA, this is the only thing that their creator, Matt Groening, has ever voiced acted in. Why? We don’t know, but we’re intrigued.
RICHIE RICH’S CHRISTMAS WISH
There is only one Richie Rich, and his name is Macaulay Culkin. Not only did Culkin not reprise the role, none of the other actors did either. Regardless, it’s a cheesy, cheesy movie that’s good for buzz noise in the background while you’re wrapping gifts.
MUST BE SANTA
Gotta love Canadian programming! At the time of this movies release in 1999, it was considered one of the biggest, most expensive projects ever done by the CBC. Yeah, we thought it’d be better too…