Summaries

Willow Creek, Alaska, is going through a depression because the local cannery has shut down putting many of the residents out of work. Ray and Pete are truck-driving brothers, different as day and night, who are hired by an old friend to bring Christmas presents and one huge surprise from sunny California up to there. Along the way, Ray, Pete, and the latter's son, Michael, argue and get stuck in a blizzard, but they finally reconcile with each other.—Jeff Olsen

Ray and Pete are truck-driving brothers. Their personalities contrast each other. Pete is the responsible one, while Ray is wild. Al, the man they work for who is also a friend of their father's, thinks he can finally get Ray to straighten up but it requires him to go to Willow Creek, Alaska on Christmas. But to make sure he gets there, Pete needs to go with him. And they don't get along. And Pete's son, Michael, who blames him for his mother leaving them is forced to go with them. So they make their way to Willow Creek but Ray and Michael makes problems. And along the way they run into Jessie, a girl Pete asked out but when they went on a double date with Ray, she gravitated to him. And as usual Ray messed it up.[email protected]

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Keywords
  • christmas
  • christmas eve
  • pregnant wife
  • baby son born
  • brother brother estrangement
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Dec 19, 1987
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Language English German
Filming locations Dawson, Yukon, Canada
Production companies ITC Entertainment

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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