One Hell of a Christmas (2002)

Country of Origin: Denmark
Year of Production: 2002
Running Times: 94 mins
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby SR

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Easy Film/Wise Guy Productions
Executive Producers: Niels Bockenheuser, Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer: Thomas Stegler
Unit Production Manager: Niels Rask

SCRIPT
Script: Shaky González

DIRECTION
Directed by: Shaky González

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Operators: Kenneth F. Pedersen, Hector Mauricio Vega
2nd Unit Camera Operator: Kasper Gaardsøe
Lighting Technician: Oliver Grumme

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Thomas Ravn

MUSIC
Music: Søren Hyldgaard, Thomas Lester

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Another Christmas"
Written by Kris
Performed by Katrine Falkenberg

SOUND
Boom Operator: Thomas Dietl
Foley Recordist: Lars Rasmussen

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorator: Anders Jønsson

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant to Producer: Marcella Lindstad

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Daniell Edwards

CASTING
Casting: Shaky González, Marcella Lindstad, Thomas Stegler

CAST
Tolo Montana (Carlitos)
Thure Lindhardt (Mike)
Erik Holmey (the devil)
Zlatko Buric (Ibrahim)
Pat Kelman (Englishman)
Maiken Gravlund (mother)
Rickie Thorsberg (son)
Claus P. Jensen (Cowboy Jack)
Lasse Skou Lindstad (Wolfy/demon)
Salah El Koussa (Bobby)
David Bateson (Tommy)
Jaber Dahlawan (Arab)
Puk Damsgaard Andersen (waitress/stripper)
Alberto Gonzáles (prisoner)
Flemming Heigren (bar guest)
Jakob Drost Holm (bar guest in men's room)
John Kalmar (bully)
Jennifer Lynn Keef (TV news anchor)
Niels Rask (prison guard)
Maja Muhlack, Louise Lind Rasmussen (prostitutes)

PLOT SUMMARY

Carlitos is released from prison and tries to go straight for the sake of his young son. But he's about to get sucked back into a life of crime and have the most horrific Christmas imaginable.

AVAILABILITY

USA
DVD Distributors: Fangoria Films/MTI Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Denmark
Rating: 15

Germany
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for violence/gore, language, sexuality and some drug content)

TIMELINE

2002
March
29: UK - shown at the Dead by Dawn Edinburgh Horror Film Festival

December
10: Spain - video release; USA - DVD release (Fangoria Films/MTI Home Video)

2003
June
4: Denmark - DVD release

November
28: Germany - DVD release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Claw - US DVD title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Making of One Hell of a Christmas (2002)

KEYWORDS

bars, the devil, flashbacks, magic, satan, sex, streetcars, the supernatural, twist endings

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008