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About
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
Theatrical
Nov 26, 2008
Box Office
$164.1M
Budget
$80.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 24, 2009
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Spyglass Entertainment, Wild West Picture Show Productions, Type A Films, Birnbaum/Barber Productions
Quotes
See all →Holidays as a Nightmare for Some
Tagline
Pour eux les fêtes sont un vrai cauchemar. (For them the holidays are a real nightmare.)
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Family Gatherings in a Single Day
Tagline
His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →V
Vince Vaughn
Brad McVie
R
Reese Witherspoon
Kate
Robert Duvall
Howard McVie
S
Sissy Spacek
Paula
M
Mary Steenburgen
Marilyn
Jon Voight
Creighton
K
Kristin Chenoweth
Courtney
J
Jon Favreau
Denver McVie
T
Tim McGraw
Dallas McVie
K
Katy Mixon
Susan McVie
J
Jeanette Miller
Gram-Gram
C
Carol Kane
Aunt Sarah
C
Colleen Camp
Aunt Donna
J
Jack Donner
Grandpa
D
Dwight Yoakam
Pastor Phil
S
Skyler Gisondo
Connor McVie
S
Steve Wiebe
Jim
P
Patrick Van Horn
Darryl
C
Cedric Yarbrough
Stan
B
Brian Baumgartner
Eric
