Saving Christmas Night | |
Genre | Fantasy Adventure |
Created By | Aaron Moon |
Directed By | Jimmy Tesler |
Produced By | Aaron Moon |
Written By | Aaron Moon Jenny Breskin |
Starring | Tyler Posey Ian Nelson Bradley Steven Perry Mia Talerico Joseph Marco Katherine McNamara Shay Mitchell |
Production Company | FCOM Productions |
Budget | $12 Million |
Country of Origin | United States |
Language | English |
Original Channel | Fanfic Channel |
Release Date | December 25, 2014 |
Running Time | 95 minutes |
Saving Christmas Night is a Fanfic Channel Original Movie, scheduled to premiere on December 25, 2014. The movie started its production late July 2014 and concluded on September 2014. It filmed in Vancouver, BC.
Premise[]
James Porter is just an average guy, who does not believe in the magic of Christmas. He has no time for the holidays and is bitter on those who do, especially his family. On the eve of Christmas, while babysitting his three siblings, an object mysteriously crashes onto their backyard. Will James' perspective on Christmas change?
Cast and Characters[]
- Tyler Posey as James Porter
- Ian Nelson as Jake Porter
- Bradley Steven Perry as Jared Porter
- Mia Talerico as Jamie Porter
- Joseph Marco as Hunter Summers
- Katherine McNamara as Sydney Winslow
- Shay Mitchell as Heather Summers
Production[]
Filming[]
Saving Christmas Night started filming in Vancouver, BC on July 2014. Burnaby Mountain Secondary School was a stand in for Rivers High School, the school that the characters attend at.
Casting[]
Tyler Posey landed the role in March 2014. He was meant to portray Hunter Summers, but the role of James Porter was dropped by Ross Lynch, who at the time was busy production with Wonder Studios. Joseph Marco was then cast in the role of Hunter Summers.
Reception[]
Ratings[]
The United States premiere of the film received a total of 11.8 million viewers during its first airing, making it the top rated Fanfic Channel Original Movie. The movie delivered 2.6 million viewers in Canada, 2.1 million viewers in the United Kingdom, 1.8 million viewers in Australia, and 1.6 million viewers in Japan.
During its December 25 release, the film received 6.7 million viewers in South America, 1.2 million in Italy, 879,000 in France, 1.4 million in Malaysia, 4.8 million in the Philippines, 129,000 in Singapore, 3.4 million in China and 3.3 million in Russia.
Broadcast[]
The film premiered in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Japan on December 25, 2014. It premiered on December 25, 2014 in South America, Italy, France, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China and Russia.
DVD Release[]
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 28, 2015 in the US and Canada, March 3, 2015 in Asia and March 5, 2015 in Europe, South America and Africa.