A Merry Friggin' Christmas

Nov 7, 2014

1h 22m

★ 5.4

Spend it with the ones you loathe

Overview

Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Sycamore Pictures

A Merry Friggin' Christmas Trailers

Cast

Boyd Mitchler

Joel McHale

Luann Mitchler

Lauren Graham

Nelson Mitchler

Clark Duke

Hobo Santa

Oliver Platt

Shauna Welnke

Wendi McLendon-Covey

Dave Welnke

Tim Heidecker

Donna Mitchler

Candice Bergen

Mitch Mitchler

Robin Williams

Douglas Mitchler

Pierce Gagnon

Vera Mitchler

Bebe Wood

Rance Welnke

Ryan Lee

Pam Welnke

Amara Miller

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