'Twas the Night Page #3

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
248 Views


WAS STIRRING,

"NOT EVEN A MOUSE.

"THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG

BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE

"IN THE HOPES

THAT SAINT NICHOLAS

SOON WOULD BE THERE."

[DOORBELL RINGS]

OH, WHO ON EARTH

COULD THAT BE?

NOBODY MOVE.

MAYBE IT'S SAINT NICHOLAS.

I DON'T THINK SO, PETER.

SAINT NICK DOESN'T USUALLY

COME TO THE FRONT DOOR.

HO HO HO!

SANTA?

ARE YOU SURE YOU GO THE RIGHT HOUSE?

WELL, 300 WALNUT.

OH.

SOMETHING'S HERE. OOP.

NICK?

HA HA HA!

SAINT NICK TODAY.

WHOO!

NICK. WHAT ON EARTH

ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HELLO, GORGEOUS.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO

STAY SO YOUNG AND PRETTY

MARRIED TO THIS:

STICK-IN-THE-MUD, HUH?

Peter:
UNCLE NICK!

OH, IT'S PETER COTTONTAIL!

HEY, I DON' HAVE A COTTON TAIL.

OH, NO?

THEN WHAT IS THIS, HUH?

OH...

ABBY? WHERE'S KAITLIN?

AND WHO IS:

THIS RUNWAY MODEL

WE HAVE HERE?

STOP!

WELL, LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'RE ALL GROWN UP.

WELL, THERE HE IS--

DAN THE MAN.

[BOTH IMITATING KUNG FU

MOVIE SOUND EFFECTS]

WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO!

HOW YOU DOIN'?

GREAT.

DID YOU GE MY E-MAIL?

YES, I DID.

OH, LOOK AT THEM

TOGETHER.

YEAH?

AND MAY I SAY:

THAT I LOVE TIBET.

THE HIMALAYAS:

ARE JUST OUTSTANDING,

AND I'M SO DOWN

WITH OAXACA.

VERY COOL PYRAMIDS.

BUT I SEE:

YOUR FIRST SUMMER

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION:

IN THE PRINCIPALITY

OF MONACO.

MONACO.

OUI, OUI.

MONACO? OH, FOR--

SOAKING UP THE RAYS

ON THE BEACH BY DAY

AND STICKING I TO THE CASINOS

BY NIGHT.

I CALL I "THE KILLER Bs"--

BEACHES, BABES,

AND BIG BUCKS.

OOH, I COULD

GO WITH THAT.

I COULD GO WITH THAT.

OK, HERE WE GO.

1, 2, 3, GO.

OH, MAN! YOU'RE

GETTING FASTER.

WHAT'S THAT,

BEEN PRACTICING NOW?

NO, NO.

INCOMING!

WHOO! WHOO!

WHOA!

OH, COME ON,

LITTLE BROTHER,

DON'T PRETEND YOU'RE

NOT HAPPY TO SEE ME.

OH, OF COURSE

HE'S HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

IT'S JUST WE WEREN' EXPECTING YOU, NICK.

THE SPANISH WEREN' EXPECTING THE INQUISITION,

BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP

TORQUEMADA.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT FAIR

THAT YOU GOT ALL THE BRAINS

AND I GOT STUCK:

WITH JUST GOOD LOOKS.

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE, NICK?

WHAT, HONESTLY?

IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

WELL, THERE'S NO PLACE

LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS,

IS THERE?

AND THERE'S NO PLACE

I'D RATHER SPEND

SOME QUALITY TIME

THAN RIGHT HERE....

WITH MY FAVORITE NIECE

AND NEPHEWS.

WHY IS IT I HAVE TROUBLE

BELIEVING THAT STORY?

[PAGER BEEPS]

Nick:
WHO'S UP

FOR SOME HOUSE HOCKEY?

ME!

OK, NOW WHERE DID WE

SET IT UP LAST TIME?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT,

RIGHT AROUND HERE.

CAN I BE GOALIE?

OH! THERE'S BEEN

A MAJOR OUTBREAK

OF THAT NEW:

REINDEER FLU.

THE EMERGENCY ROOM'S

OVERRUN.

OH. NO, JOHN.

NOT TONIGH OF ALL NIGHTS?

WELL, THAT'S

WHAT I GE FOR MARRYING

A DOCTOR.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GE FOR BEING A DOCTOR,

BECAUSE THEY'RE

CALLING EVERYBODY.

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