''Christmas Caper'' is an
ABC Family
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Original Movie. It aired on November 25, 2007 on ABC Family as part of their
25 Days of Christmas
Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas is an American annual seasonal event of Christmas programming broadcast during the month of December by the U.S. cable network Freeform. The event was first held in 1996, and has been an annual fixture of the chann ...
. The film stars
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty (, born April 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in ''Little House on the Prairie'' (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985); Kris Witherspoon in '' Our Hous ...
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Ty Olsson
Ty Olsson (born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Benny Lafitte in ''Supernatural'', real-life 9/11 victim Mark Bingham in the A&E television film '' Flight 93'', and Ord in the PBS Kids animated children's series '' ...
, Sonya Salomaa and Stefanie von Pfetten.
Plot
A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities back on track.
Cast
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Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty (, born April 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in ''Little House on the Prairie'' (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985); Kris Witherspoon in '' Our Hous ...
as Cate Dove
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Ty Olsson
Ty Olsson (born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Benny Lafitte in ''Supernatural'', real-life 9/11 victim Mark Bingham in the A&E television film '' Flight 93'', and Ord in the PBS Kids animated children's series '' ...
as Sheriff Hank Harrison
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Conrad Coates
Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Morgan in ''The Dresden Files'' and in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Jimmy Brooks' father.
Biography
Early life
Coates ...
as Clive Henry
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Stefanie von Pfetten
Stefanie Christina Baroness von Pfetten (born November 25, 1973) is a German-Canadian film and television actress.
Early life
Stefanie von Pfetten was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents are Baron Hermann von of German nobility ...
as Holly Barnes
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Sonya Salomaa
Sonya Salomaa (born 1974) is a Canadian actress, known for her performances in ''The Collector'' and '' Durham County''.
Early life
She was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Salomaa grew up in Prince George, British Columbia and attended the University ...
as Savannah Cooper
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David Lewis as Brian Cooper
* Michael P. Northey as Duffy Abramowitz
* Josh Hayden as Parker Cooper
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Natasha Calis
Natasha Calis (born 27 March 1999) is a Canadian actress known best for her role in the 2012 supernatural horror film ''The Possession'', where she plays the role of Emily Brenek, a possessed girl, as well as her role as Claire McDeere in the 201 ...
as Annie Cooper
* Donna White as Mrs. Bradley
* Jano Frandsen as Hamish Thurgood
* Jase-Anthony Griffith as Deputy Gary
* Val Cole as News Anchor
* Dax Belanger as Thurgood Guard
* Dee Jay Jackson as Cabbie
* Christina Jastrzembska as Verda
* Tara Wilson as Café Waitress
* Deni DeLory as Bug Buy Female Shopper
* Igor Morozov as Russian Fence
* Dalias Blake as Happy Hotel Guy
* Reg Tupper as Principal Grimes
* Lossen Chambers as Gossipy Neighbor
* Iris Paluly as Second Neighbor
* Tyronne L'Hirondelle as Jolly Guy
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Rob deLeeuw
Rob deLeeuw (born 1975) is a Canadian actor.
Career
His credits have included the television series '' Dark Angel'', '' Big Wolf on Campus'', '' The Business'', ''Breaker High'', and ''Special Unit 2''. In addition, he has appeared in episode ...
as Tourist
* Jason McKinnon as Thurgood Monitor Guy
* Troy Adamson as Mall Bench Guy (uncredited)
DVD
''Christmas Caper'' was released on DVD on October 28, 2008.
Filming locations
''Christmas Caper'' was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
See also
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List of Christmas films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year d ...
References
External links
Variety article*
ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas Page
ABC Family original films
2007 television films
2007 films
American Christmas films
Films set in Connecticut
2000s English-language films
Christmas television films
Films directed by David Winkler
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