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Take the 50-question quizWho plays Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles?
His take on Santa is a leather-jacketed rock-and-roller who insists he is not fat.
Who directed the first Christmas Chronicles film?
Kaytis had previously directed The Angry Birds Movie; the producer took the chair himself for the sequel.
Which Home Alone director produced the first film and directed the sequel?
He produced through his company 1492 Pictures and co-wrote the sequel with Matt Lieberman.
On what date did The Christmas Chronicles premiere on Netflix?
It landed the day after Thanksgiving in the United States.
Who plays Teddy Pierce?
Lewis had played the boy in The Babysitter for Netflix the year before.
How old is Kate Pierce in the first film?
She is the one who still believes, and the one with the camcorder.
Which actress plays Kate Pierce?
Camp had already appeared in Big Little Lies as Chloe.
Who plays Claire Pierce, the children's widowed mother?
Best known as the bride in Father of the Bride, she is married to country singer Brad Paisley.
What was the job of Doug Pierce, the children's late father?
He died in a fire, and his absence is why Teddy has lost his Christmas spirit.
Which actor plays Doug Pierce?
Hudson is Goldie Hawn's son, which makes the family casting even cosier.
Who makes a cameo as Mrs. Claus at the end of the first film?
She and Kurt Russell have been a couple since 1983, and she got a full role in the sequel.
Which New Girl actor plays Officer Mikey Jameson?
His cop spends the night trying to work out how a jailed man in red keeps knowing everything about him.
Where does the Pierce family live in the first film?
The film opens with years of the family's home videos to set up what Christmas used to feel like.
What does Teddy get up to that Kate catches on video?
She trades the footage for his help staking out Santa on Christmas Eve.
In which city does Santa's sleigh crash after the kids stow away?
The sleigh teleports mid-flight, dumping everyone hundreds of miles from home.
Which three things does Santa say he lost in the crash?
The hat matters most: without it he cannot use his magic.
What happens after Teddy and the man in red distract the police with a car chase?
Santa spends part of Christmas Eve in a holding cell, which leads to the film's musical number.
Which Elvis-associated song gets performed in the jail cell?
Kurt Russell sings lead over Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.
Which E Street Band member's group backs Santa on the jailhouse number?
Steven Van Zandt's Disciples of Soul appear as the cell-block band.
Which of these is NOT one of Santa's elves named in the first film?
The crew are Lars, Jojo, Hugg, Fleck, Bjorn and Mina, and they speak their own subtitled elf language.
Why is it so urgent for Santa to finish deliveries before dawn?
The film treats Christmas spirit as a measurable resource that falls whenever presents go undelivered.
What does Kate get for Christmas at the end of the first film?
Teddy gets a magic ornament, and, in the sequel, a hint of what it can do.
What present does Teddy receive at the end of the first film?
It is the same one his father was given as a boy.
How many households did Netflix say streamed the first film in its opening week?
At the time it was one of the streamer's biggest original-film debuts.
Where was the first film shot?
Principal photography began in January 2018, so the snow was real.
What is the first film's approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes?
Critics mostly agreed that Russell's star power carried it.
When was The Christmas Chronicles 2 released?
Like the first film, it dropped for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Where is Kate unhappily spending Christmas at the start of the sequel?
A cynical teen by now, she wants snow, not a beach and her mother's new boyfriend.
Who plays the sequel's villain, Belsnickel?
The Hunt for the Wilderpeople star's character is an elf Santa adopted, who went rogue.
Why is Belsnickel human rather than an elf?
Santa's growing neglect of him is the emotional wound the whole sequel is built on.
What holy artifact does Belsnickel want to steal from Santa's village?
It sits atop the village tree and stops time, which is what lets Santa deliver everything in one night.
To what year are Kate and Jack sent when Belsnickel's wormhole misfires?
They land at Boston's airport, where Kate runs into a teenage boy who turns out to be her father.
At the 1990 airport, who comforts a detained Kate and helps her escape?
She realises who he is only after he has gone.
Which creature does Belsnickel release into the reindeer pen?
The Yule Cat is a real Icelandic folk monster said to eat people who do not get new clothes for Christmas.
What does Belsnickel do to the elves of Santa's village?
The peaceful helpers become a horde of feral gremlins until the antidote arrives.
Which Fast & Furious actor plays Bob Booker, Claire's new boyfriend?
His son Jack becomes Kate's reluctant companion through the wormhole.
Which A Clockwork Orange star plays Hakan, leader of the forest elves?
He appears in the flashback telling how the boy Nicholas came to live among the elves.
Which legendary singer plays Grace, an airport worker in 1990?
Love is famous for 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)', and the airport becomes a musical number.
According to the sequel, where was Santa born?
The film folds in the real Saint Nicholas of Myra, born before AD 312 in what is now Turkey.
What happens to Belsnickel at the end of the sequel?
Reconciling with Santa lifts the curse.
What is the sequel's Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
That is two points below the original, on 59 reviews.
Who plays Jack Booker, the boy who travels with Kate in the sequel?
Bruno went on to play a lead in the 2020 remake of The Witches.
Kate needs to buy what at the 1990 airport to power Belsnickel's time-travel device?
Trying to buy them is what gets her detained by security.
What was the working title of the found-footage spec script that became The Christmas Chronicles?
Chris Columbus's 1492 Pictures acquired Matt Lieberman's script in 2013; it originally followed two brothers trying to prove Santa was real.
What is the name of the policeman who locks Santa in a holding cell in the first film?
Santa knows he wants to reconcile with his ex-wife Lisa, and a call from her inviting him for coffee finally convinces him.
Which two members of Little Steven's band appear on screen as the named characters Wolfie and Dusty?
The Disciples of Soul recorded 'Santa Claus Is Back in Town' with Kurt Russell on lead vocals at Van Zandt's New York studio.
Which voice actress plays the elf Jojo in both Christmas Chronicles films?
Debra Wilson voices Lars, Debi Derryberry voices Fleck and Speck, and Jessica Lowe plays Mina.
Why is Kate detained by airport security in 1990 in The Christmas Chronicles 2?
She was trying to buy AAA batteries for Belsnickel's device at Boston airport.
What hybrid animals pull Belsnickel's sleigh in the sequel?
He created the jackal-coyote crosses himself; Mrs. Claus later throws an explosive gingerbread cookie to stop a sleigh collision.
What first for Netflix did The Christmas Chronicles 2 achieve the week before its streaming release?
It played in about 32 Cinemark theatres in three cities; Netflix later said 61 million households watched in the first month.
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