Christmas in Paradise
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| writer = {{ubl|Matt Dorff|Coraly Santaliz|Alejandro Berrios}}
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| director = Sheldon Larry
| starring = {{ubl|Charlotte Ross|Colin Ferguson|Devon Werkheiser|Josie Loren|Kenton Duty|Aria Wallace}}
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| music = Dave Resnik
Luis Marin
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = {{ubl|Sarah Soboleski|Brenda Friend|Bill O'Dowd|Matt Dorff|Michael Espensen|Carlos Vazquez|Jose Gilberto Molinari-Rosaly}}
| editor = Nick Link
| cinematography = P.J. López
| runtime = 90 minutes
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| network = Lifetime
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Christmas in Paradise is a 2007 American Lifetime television Christmas movie which originally aired on December 15, 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-11-26-holiday-tv_N.htm|title=A taste of television holiday fare, classic to current|author=|date=November 27, 2007|work=USA Today}} Starring Charlotte Ross, Colin Ferguson, Devon Werkheiser, Josie Loren, Kenton Duty and Aria Wallace, the film tells the story of two families who find companionship during a Caribbean Christmas holiday, only to have their idyllic vacation disrupted by an unexpected visitor from the past.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E7DF163EF936A25751C1A9619C8B63|title=What's On Tonight|author=Kathryn Shattuck|date=December 15, 2007|work=New York Times}}{{cite web|url=http://www4.vindy.com/content/entertainment/359867555308030.php|title=Strike can't ruin classic holiday TV|author=Rick Bentley|date=November 22, 2007|work=Fresno Bee|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231144/http://www4.vindy.com/content/entertainment/359867555308030.php|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} The movie was filmed entirely on location on the island of Puerto Rico in 2007,{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962745|title=Exotic locations, tax breaks a big incentive|author=Rachel Wimberly|date=April 11, 2007|work=Variety}} and has subsequently been rebroadcast on Lifetime every year during the holiday season as an annual Christmas film.{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/enquirer/access/1693517341.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30%2C+2008&author=&pub=Cincinnati+Enquirer&desc=Holiday+TV+lineup&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131210301/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/enquirer/access/1693517341.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30,+2008&author=&pub=Cincinnati+Enquirer&desc=Holiday+TV+lineup&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Holiday TV lineup|author=|date=November 30, 2008|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer}}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12C4072B49512990&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Holiday TV Schedule|author=|date=November 26, 2009|work=Greensboro News and Record}}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CNLB&p_multi=WFMB&p_theme=cnlb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1342D96126A007F0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=TV Time – Friday Prime Time|author=|date=December 17, 2010|work=Waukesha Freeman}}
Synopsis
Two families looking to escape painful holiday memories take a vacation to an exotic Caribbean island over Christmas. A widowed mother, Dana (Charlotte Ross), and her two sons, Chris (Devon Werkheiser) and Michael (Kenton Duty) meet a divorced father, Dan (Colin Ferguson), and his two daughters, Blair (Josie Loren) and Nell (Aria Wallace) when their cruise ship docks in Puerto Rico. Despite a rough start, the parents and kids begin to develop bonds over the course of their stay at a beautiful Puerto Rican beach resort. It looks like an idyllic Brady Bunch holiday for the two families as Dana and Dan try to put their personal tragedies behind them and begin to grow closer, until an unexpected visitor from the past appears and threatens their tentative romance. What promised to be a joyous Christmas filled with fresh hope and new relationships turns complicated as each member of the two families must sort out their feelings and choose their own path.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=czBEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TbEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3932,3223822|title=Tonight's Best Bets – Christmas in Paradise|author=|date=December 15, 2007|work=The Albany Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/christmas-in-paradise|title=Christmas in Paradise – Official Movie Site|author=|accessdate=July 24, 2012|work=MyLifetime.com}}
Cast
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! Actor !! Role !! Ref. | ||
Charlotte Ross | Dana Marino | rowspan=8; text align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/christmas-in-paradise/cast/291525|title='Christmas in Pradise' Cast and Details|author=|accessdate=July 31, 2012|work=TV Guide}} |
Colin Ferguson | Dan Casey | |
Devon Werkheiser | Chris Marino | |
Josie Loren | Blair Casey | |
Kenton Duty | Michael Marino | |
Aria Wallace | Nell Casey | |
Marta Martin | Madeline | |
Abimael Linares | Julio |
Home video
On October 18, 2011, Lifetime, in association with A&E Entertainment, released a double-feature DVD of Christmas in Pradise along with Deck the Halls in the North American Region 1 DVD format.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Paradise-Halls-Colin-Ferguson/dp/B005DTGBN8%3F|title='Christmas in Paradise'/'Deck the Halls' Double-Feature DVD|author=|date=October 18, 2011|work=Amazon.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1105269}}
- [http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/christmas-paradise/ Christmas in Paradise] at MyLifetime.com
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Category:American Christmas television films
Category:2007 television films
Category:Lifetime (TV channel) films
Category:2000s Christmas films
Category:2000s English-language films