'Twas the Night Page #2

Synopsis: A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): Nick Castle
Production: Hal Roach Studios
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
TV-G
Year:
2001
84 min
246 Views


OOH!

OK!

OK. THOSE, TOO.

JUST PLEASE:

DON'T DAMAGE MY COMPUTER

AND--AND--AND...

AND DON'T HURT ME.

OH, WE'RE NO GONNA HURT YOU OR

YOUR COMPUTER, NICK.

NO. WE'RE

GONNA LEAVE THA TO OUR VICE PRESIDEN OF COLLECTIONS--ELIOT.

OH, BOY, ANOTHER ONE

LIKE YOU.

I DON'T THINK

I CAN TAKE--

ELIOT?

THAT'S ME.

[CRACKS KNUCKLES]

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YEE-AAAAAH!

AAAAAAAH!

Both:
AAAAAH!

AAAAH!

YEEE-AAAAAH!

AAAAAH!

AAH.

30 LARGE IN CASH

CHRISTMAS MORNING

OR YOU, NICK,

ARE THE COCOA.

[NASALLY] I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND. OK.

OH, THAT'S HOT.

OH, DID BILLY

BURN HIMSELF?

IT'S OK.

LET HARRY BLOW.

LET HARRY BLOW.

NOW GO UNTIE HIM!

OK.

OK.

OW.

[SNIFFS]

UH, GUYS, WAIT.

UH, I'M GONNA NEED LAPPY

IF YOU WANT ME TO MAKE

ANY HEADWAY ON YOUR CASH.

NO, I DON'T--

TCH, TCH, TCH,

TCH, TCH!

OK.

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. [COUGHS]

AND, NICK...

DON'T TRY TO LEAVE

TOWN, EITHER. OK?

OR ELIOT HERE WILL

START BY DISABLING

YOUR PRECIOUS:

HARD DRIVE THERE,

AND THEN HE'S

GONNA WORK HIS WAY

UP TO YOU.

YEAH.

I'M NOT LEAVING TOWN.

GAME'S OVER.

IT'S TIME TO GET OUT.

WHOA!

FIRE IS BURNING SLOW

NOW WHERE'S

THAT MISTLETOE?

OH, OH, OH, OH

DEAR:

IT'S GETTING

KIND OF HOT IN HERE

I NEED A TASTE:

OF CHRISTMAS CHEER

HOPE HE GETS HERE QUICK

I NEED:

A SAINT NICK, NICK

I GUESS:

IT JUST HAD TO BE

ALL WRAPPED UP FOR ME

ACK!

Man:
OK, YOU GOT IT?

HERE WE GO.

HE TRADED IN HIS REINDEER

FOR A LIMOUSINE:

HE'S WEARING PURPLE TROUSERS

INSTEAD OF RED AND GREEN

ON 2.

READY?

OOH. AAH.

AAAAAAH!

GO ON.

HEY!

Children, chanting:

WE WANT SANTA!

WE WANT SANTA!

WE WANT SANTA!

[CHANTING]

OOH!

MURRAY, HURRY UP.

THERE'S ABOU A THOUSAND BRATS

WAITING FOR US OUT THERE.

HEY, YOU, ELF.

YOU SEE SOMEONE:

GO IN THERE?

OH, GREAT.

WHAT NOW, NICK?

MURRAY.

[WHISTLING]

JUST IN:

THE NICK OF TIME.

HEY!

WHAT THE--

COME HERE!

Children, chanting:

WE WANT SANTA CLAUS!

WE WANT SANTA CLAUS!

OHH!

YOU!

[DOOR CLOSES]

YOUR ELF'S

WAITING FOR YOU.

[DEEP VOICE]

OH! YES, YES.

HO HO!

WELL, UH,

THANK YOU, ELIOT.

HEY, HOW DO YOU

KNOW MY NAME?

WELL, I'M SANTA,

AM I NOT?

HO HO HO!

HA HA HA!

HAVE YOU BEEN:

A GOOD BOY?

OF COURSE:

I'VE BEEN A GOOD BOY.

HAVE YOU REALLY?

YES.

OK.

Store elf:
HERE HE IS,

THE GUY YOU'VE BEEN

WAITING FOR--

SANTA!

SANTA?

EVERYBODY...

JUST BE GOOD:

FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

HELLO?

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

GOTTA FIND A PLACE

TO HIDE OUT.

BUT WHERE?

MURRAY!

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE

WITH THESE KIDS.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

[CHUCKLING]

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

HO HO! ALL RIGHT!

John:
OK.

EVERYBODY READY?

YUP.

"'TWAS THE NIGH BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

"WHEN ALL THROUGH

THE HOUSE,

"NOT A CREATURE

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