Dashing in December

{{Infobox film

| image = Dashing in December Poster.jpg

| caption = Official release poster

| director = Jake Helgren

| producer = Autumn Federici
Jake Helgren

| writer = Jake Helgren

| screenplay = Jake Helgren

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| narrator =

| music = Chad Rehmann

| cinematography = Lars Lindstrom

| editing = Sean Cain

| studio = The Ninth House

| distributor = Paramount Network

| released = {{Film date|2020|12|13}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Dashing in December is an American romantic holiday drama film written and directed by Jake Helgren.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title='Dashing In December' Trailer Features Andie MacDowell And Gay Cowboys In Love|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dashing-in-december-gay-christmas-movie-andie-macdowell_n_5fb2d72ec5b6a466466fea8f|access-date=2020-11-25|website=HuffPost Canada|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title='Dashing in December' Is the Gay Cowboy Christmas Romance We Need|url=https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/11/13/dashing-december-gay-cowboy-christmas-romance-we-need|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.advocate.com|language=en}} The film stars Peter Porte, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Andie MacDowell, Caroline Harris, Carlos Sanz, and Katherine Bailess.{{Cite web|title=Andie MacDowell unwraps queer Christmas romance 'Dashing in December'|url=https://ew.com/movies/andie-macdowell-dashing-in-december/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=EW.com|language=EN}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title='Dashing in December' Brings a Western Twang to the Gay Holiday Movie Season: WATCH|url=https://www.towleroad.com/2020/11/dashing-in-december-trailer/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Towleroad Gay News|language=en-US}}

Premise

Wyatt Burwall (Porte) finally returns home for the holidays in an effort to convince his mother Deb (McDowell) to sell the family's Colorado ranch. A romance unexpectedly ignites between Wyatt and the dashing new ranch hand Heath Ramos (Di Pace), who dreams of saving the beloved property and the ranch's magical Winter Wonderland attraction while reawakening the spirit of Christmas in Wyatt's lonely heart.

Cast

Peter Porte as Wyatt Burwall
Juan Pablo Di Pace as Heath Ramos
Andie MacDowell as Deb Burwall
Caroline Harris as Blake Berry
Carlos Sanz as Carlos
Katherine Bailess as Willa

Production

Despite the story taking place in Colorado, the movie was filmed in Utah, in different cities including Salt Lake City, Midway and Heber City. Most of the material was shot in September 2020, and the filming wrapped on October 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/where-was-dashing-in-december-filmed|title=Where Was 'Dashing in December' Filmed?|first=Devan|last=McGuinness|work=Distractify|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=December 15, 2020}}

Release

The film was released on December 13, 2020 by Paramount Network with simulcasts on Pop TV, Logo TV, and TV Land.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-20|title=Paramount's 'Dashing In December' Is LGBTQ Christmas Movie|url=https://www.tvshowsace.com/2020/11/20/paramounts-lgbtq-christmas-movie/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Tv Shows Ace|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/paramount-network-dashing-in-december/|title=Paramount Network Reveals LGBTQ+ Centered Christmas Movie Dashing in December}}

Accolades

Dashing in December was nominated for the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/glaad-media-awards-32nd-annual-deadlines-new-hollywood-podcast-representation-inclusion-diversity-lgtbq-1234681899/|title=GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=January 28, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128190335/https://deadline.com/2021/01/glaad-media-awards-32nd-annual-deadlines-new-hollywood-podcast-representation-inclusion-diversity-lgtbq-1234681899/|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=2021-01-28}}