By his daughter’s hand, Crane Kings will decide to skip Christmas completely until he decides to go home, causing blows when they have to celebrate the last minute of saints.

Director: Joe Roth Writers: John Grisham (novel), Chris Columbus (screenplay) Letters: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd

So strange as it may seem, Crane Kings, winning a couple of their merry Christmas spirit, has decided for the first time skipping a year of festivities this year when their daughter, Blair, leaves Peru, after joining the Peace Corps. With the intent of saving a pile of the amount of $6 000 – plus the spent holiday season last year, Crane Kings has decided to invest the money on a solar cruise, 10 days in the Caribbean, with a lot of his friends and neighbors chagrin. But it’s easier said than done, and in advance, threatening phone calls and angry protests with snow-covered sidewalks betrays that there’s definitely no simple exit from the treacherous couple who have changed their backs for Christmas. And then, unexpectedly, Blair and her new hubby comes home, unaware that the empty family nest is far from ready for the event. Does the Crane Kings “generate” Christmas anything in less than a few hours?