Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping fake holiday movies plots into the ol’ VCR.
I mentioned this in the podcast piece, but I’m a fan of My Brother, My Brother, and Me (aka MBMBaM), and during the holidays, Justin used to play this game with Travis and Griffin where he and Sydnee (his wife) would write a series of fake holiday movie plots, mix them in with real movie plots, and have Travis and Griffin guess which were fake and which were real.
So, I thought it would be fun if we also played that game here at B Movies.
You’ll find five movie plots below. Four are completely fabricated, and one is real.
And no, I don’t know what it says about me that I could write these so quickly.
You’ll find the answers at the very bottom, but I highly recommend playing along because I had a lot of fun writing these, and, tbh, I could probably get the other four greenlit yesterday with little to no revisions.
Alrighty, that should do it for introductions and disclaimers.
Without further ado, let’s play A (Fabricated) Christmas Story:
Dawn We Now
Dawn and her mother, Grace, have been a dynamic duo ever since her father (and Grace’s husband) died in a tragic car accident on Christmas Eve. However, the older Dawn gets, the more she senses her mother’s loneliness.
Derek is a recent widower whose late wife promised him that he would find love again after her passing, but Derek is reluctant.
But, when Derek takes a new job at Dawn’s middle school, Dawn gets the idea to bring Grace and Derek together for a little holiday magic and to help the two of them find the love they’ve been searching for.
A Kountry Kristmas
Kelsey Kent is the VP of Marketing for her company and usually spends the holidays working and dodging her family’s phone calls. This year, her boss needs her to travel to the small town of Kountry, Tennessee to meet with a client who isn’t happy with the way their brewery is currently being marketed for the holidays.
Kelsey reluctantly agrees, only to find that the owner of the brewery is the very charming James, who might be able to teach her a thing or two about work/life balance and the importance of family.
Mr. St. Nick
Nick is living the dream in Miami, avoiding all of his responsibilities. There’s just one catch: Nick is actually the heir to the Santa Claus throne, and it’s time for him to take over for his dad. Not to mention, Nick is falling for someone while being engaged to a con artist. Can Nick balance love, destiny, and a ho-ho-ho lot of drama?
The Nutcracker and Me
Claire’s dating life is a disaster, and every swipe right is hopeless. On the way home from yet another terrible date, Claire drops into the new antique store in town to decompress. Wanting to help with Claire’s dating dilemma, the shop’s eccentric owner, Phoebe, gifts her a “special” nutcracker. The problem is, Phoebe didn’t exactly explain to Claire that this particular nutcracker can come to life. Will Claire finally find the love she’s been looking for, or is her heart destined to be cracked?
There’s No Business Like Snow Business
Aspiring screenwriter, Allie, finally gets her big break after being hired for the writing staff on a new holiday movie. The only problem is that, unbeknownst to her, Allie’s ex-boyfriend, Jack, is the director. And the bigger problem is that Jack’s now engaged to the film’s star. Can Allie and Jack move past their differences and rekindle their romance to make a holiday hit, or will Allie leave Jack out in the cold?
The real movie is…
DRUMROLL PLEASE…
Yes, I’m serious.
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