Gertrudge "Trudie" Chandler (Hart) is having a bad day: she is stressed about spending Christmas with her family, is late for an interview and gets dumped. At the end of the day she has a nervous breakdown and panics by kidnapping a customer from the diner where she works, David Martin (Lopez). On the trip to her parents remote cabin, she gives David the details about the weekend: he is her perfect boyfriend, Nick.
The cabin is in the middle of no-where and her mother has a "no phone" policy, so David is stuck. Trudie is tired of disappointing her career driven father (Bottoms) and high-strung mother (Post), and hopes the presence of a boyfriend will keep them off her back. David eventually decides to play along and her parents, grandma (Lockhart) and siblings (Howard and Evigan) adore him. But with his spoiled girlfriend, Jessica (Gabrielle Miller), pestering the police, how long can Trudie keep up the charade?
Ok, so there's a story here... several years ago, after having dinner with some friends, we discovered this film playing on ABC Family. We grew up watching Mario Lopez on "Saved by the Bell" and Melissa Joan Hart on "Clarissa Explains it All" and "Sabrina the Teenaged Witch." So when we saw that this was playing, we decided to give a chance... And it has been our tradition and favorite Christmas film since then. We love it.
Don't get me wrong, it isn't a great film, but there is something about it (and other ABC Family original films), that is just campy fun. You can see the ending coming a mile away, but it is an enjoyable ride. Check out this Christmas when it is playing on ABC Family.
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007) 86 minutes
Director: Ron Underwood
Starring: Melissa Joan Hart as Gertrude "Trudie" Chandler
Mario Lopez as David Martin
Tim Bottoms as Richard Chandler
Markie Post as Mom
June Lockhart as Grandma
Kyle Howard as Jake Chandler
Vanessa Evigan as Katie Chandler
Gabrielle Miller as Jessica
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