Trading Christmas (2011)
Emily misses her daughter Heather, who is attending college in Boston. Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her mom’s dependence on long-standing holiday traditions. This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study. After Emily arranges a house-swap with Charles, an English professor from Boston who wants Washington State’s solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas. Unaware of the house swap, Emily’s best friend, Faith walks in on Charles at Emily’s house and in Boston, Ray, Charles’ brother responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at Charles’ condo. Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances? Or have there been one too many surprises already?
Director: Michael M. Scott
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Tom Cavanagh as Charles Johnson |
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Faith Ford as Emily Spengler |
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Gil Bellows as Ray Johnson |
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Gabrielle Miller as Faith Kerrigan |
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Emma Lahana as Heather Spengler |
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Andrew Francis as Jason |
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Lucy Jeffrey as Sarah |
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Travis Turner as Walter |
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Alvin Sanders as Bus Driver |
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Eric Keenleyside as Security Guard |
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Michael Coleman as Tony |
| Writing | Debbie Macomber | Novel |
| Directing | Michael M. Scott | Director |
| Production | Harvey Kahn | Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Graham | Writer |
| Camera | Adam Sliwinski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alison Grace | Editor |
| Production | Candice Elzinga | Casting |
| Production | Lindsay Chag | Casting |
| Art | James Steuart | Art Direction |
| Art | Melissa Morden | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Hetland | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Carroll | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tana Lynn Moldovanos | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Amanda Alexander | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | James Jandrisch | Original Music Composer |