| Cup of Cheer | |
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| Directed by | Jake Horowitz |
| Written by | Jake Horowitz Andy Lewis |
| Produced by | Daniel Everitt-Lock Jake Horowitz Andy Lewis |
| Starring | Storm Steenson Alexander Oliver Liam Marshall Jacob Hogan |
| Cinematography | Daniel Everitt-Lock |
| Music by | Braden Barrie |
Production companies | Sideways Dog Productions True Perspective |
| Distributed by | IndieCan Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Cup of Cheer is a Canadian comedy Christmas film, directed by Jake Horowitz and released in 2020.[1] A parody of the Hallmark Channel lineup of romantic Christmas television movies, the film stars Storm Steenson as Mary, a journalist who returns to her hometown of Snowy Heights to write a story about smalltown Christmas cheer, only to meet and fall in love with Chris, the owner of a hot chocolate shop at risk of failing due to the impending launch of a corporate chain competitor next door.[2]
The cast also includes Liam Marshall as Chris's brother Keith; Jacob Hogan as Arthur, a British time traveller who insists that everybody must pronounce his name Authuh; and Helly Chester as town busybody Mrs. Clovenwitch.[3] The film's broad humour, and parody of genre tropes, have been compared by critics to Airplane!, The Naked Gun and the Scary Movie series.[3]
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Supremely silly Cup of Cheer parodies the spoof-proof Hallmark Christmas movie canon". The Globe and Mail, November 2, 2020.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Cup of Cheer is a naughty Christmas comedy, and that's nice". National Post, November 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Jonathan W. Hickman, "Cup of Cheer: Christmas spoof is profane throwback". Newnan Times-Herald, November 6, 2020.