Holiday in Handcuffs is a made-for-television Christmas movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez, originally aired as part of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas on December 9, 2007.
Synopsis[]
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Would-be painter Gertrude "Trudie" Chandler loses her waitress job and boyfriend Nick on Christmas Eve - her only shot not to feel like her family's black sheep. To replace the ideal son-in-law with even hunkier dream-prince, David Martin, she kidnaps him at gunpoint to attend the family holidays in a secluded luxurious log cabin. Crazy lies prevent David from convincing the Chandler family he's not Nick and from escaping. After finally passing a rescue call to his spoiled fiancée, David decides to play the perfect catch to make her undoing worse. Before the police rescues him, he and the family adore each-other, the others all prove imperfect, David and Trudy reassess after getting to know each-other.
Availability[]
The movie was released on DVD on October 7, 2008. It was re-released along with Snowglobe on October 13, 2009.
Cast[]
Actress/actor | Character(s) |
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Melissa Joan Hart | Trudie |
Mario Lopez | David Martin |
Markie Post | Mrs. Chandler |
Timothy Bottoms | Mr. Chandler |
June Lockhart | Grandma Dolores |
Kyle Howard | Jake Chandler |
Vanessa Lee Evigan | Katie Chandler |
Gabrielle Miller | Jessica |
Layla Alizada | Lucy |
Marty Hanenberg | Mr. Portnoy |
Benjamin Ayres | (The Real) Nick |
Travis Milne | Ryan |
Cedric De Souza | Taj |
Marion Eisman | Mrs. Barber |
Karen Hines | Maria |
Maureen Jones | Barbara |
Matt Embry | Slick guy |
Andrea D'Amours | Office worker |
Stafford Lawrence | Old man |
Greg Lawson Rod Heatheringston |
Officers |
Gerrick Winston | Steve |
Nkechi Odina | Clerk |
Christian Fraser | Guy in car |
Taison Gelinas | Kid |
Raymond Yu | Diner Patron |
External links[]
Freeform Original Movies | ||
Family Channel Era (1996-97) | Christmas Every Day • The Christmas List | |
Fox Family Era (1998-2000) | Like Father, Like Santa • The Ghosts of Christmas Eve • Special Delivery | |
ABC Family Era (2001-15) | Three Days • Picking Up & Dropping Off • Christmas in Boston • Chasing Christmas • Santa Baby • Christmas Do-Over • Christmas Caper • Holiday in Handcuffs • Snowglobe • Snow 2: Brain Freeze • Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe • The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation • Christmas Cupid • Desperately Seeking Santa • 12 Dates of Christmas • Home Alone: The Holiday Heist • The Mistle-tones • Christmas Bounty • Holidaze | |
Freeform Era (2016-present) | Holiday Joy • Angry Angel • The Truth About Christmas • Life-Size 2 • No Sleep 'Til Christmas • Same Time, Next Christmas • Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas |