Nothing Like the Holidays
Brief Synopsis
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It's Christmas time and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother's safe return from combat overseas. For Jesse, coming home has rekindled feelings for an old flame, although she can't seem to forgive him for leaving. His older sister Roxanna, a struggling actress, has been chasing her Hollywood dreams for years with little to show for it. And much to the dismay of their mother Anna, eldest brother Mauricio brings home a high-powered executive wife who would rather raise capital than a child. In the course of one eventful week, traditions will be celebrated, secrets revealed and major life decisions made. It all begins when Anna announces to her children she is divorcing their father Eduardo. The shock waves from this familial upheaval prompt Roxanna, Mauricio and Jesse, each in their own way, to reevaluate the past and rethink the future. But when the Rodriguezes learn that one of their own is facing a true crisis, they instinctively pull together: Old resentments are forgotten, familial bonds are re-affirmed and the healing power of laughter works its magic as the family discovers they are much stronger than they ever realized.
Cast & Crew
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Alfredo De Villa
Director
John Leguizamo
Debra Messing
Freddy Rodriguez
Alfred Molina
Jay Hernandez
Film Details
Also Known As
Humboldt Park
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Holiday
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG)
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
It's Christmas time and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother's safe return from combat overseas. For Jesse, coming home has rekindled feelings for an old flame, although she can't seem to forgive him for leaving. His older sister Roxanna, a struggling actress, has been chasing her Hollywood dreams for years with little to show for it. And much to the dismay of their mother Anna, eldest brother Mauricio brings home a high-powered executive wife who would rather raise capital than a child. In the course of one eventful week, traditions will be celebrated, secrets revealed and major life decisions made. It all begins when Anna announces to her children she is divorcing their father Eduardo. The shock waves from this familial upheaval prompt Roxanna, Mauricio and Jesse, each in their own way, to reevaluate the past and rethink the future. But when the Rodriguezes learn that one of their own is facing a true crisis, they instinctively pull together: Old resentments are forgotten, familial bonds are re-affirmed and the healing power of laughter works its magic as the family discovers they are much stronger than they ever realized.
Director
Alfredo De Villa
Director
Cast
John Leguizamo
Debra Messing
Freddy Rodriguez
Alfred Molina
Jay Hernandez
Luis Guzman
Eddie Martinez
Michael Reyes
Gennae Bewernick
Mary Leay
Vocals
Gennae Sanders
Vocals
Ana Maria Alvarez
Jessica Zweig
Marcia Wright
Elizabeth Peña
Cedric Young
Llou Johnson
Jessica Camacho
Brian Sills
Tony Castillo
Manny Sosa
Claudia Michelle Wallace
Patrick Zielinski
Brandy Mcclendon
Jaslene Gonzalez
Anthony Crawford
Vocals
Tanya Saracho
Alexander Bautista
Sam Dyer
Gail Rastorfer
Ulises Acosta
Vanessa Ferlito
Ramses Jimenez
David Hernandez
Johnny Starks
Nydia Rodriguez-terracina
Scott Troha
Lead Man
Manny Perez
Cheryl Hamada
Melonie Diaz
Crew
Karen Lynn Accattato
Makeup
Bryan Adams
Song
Bruce Ahlfeld
Foreman
Fabian Andres Alicastro
Song Performer
Fabian Andres Alicastro
Song
Kwame Amoaku
Location Assistant
Fabio Angelini
Song
Laurel Beck
Set Production Assistant
Javier Bennassar
Supervising Sound Editor
Adam Berry
Set Production Assistant
Sam Bertone
Rigging Electrician
Derek Bird
Digital Effects Artist
Cindy Bond
Visual Effects Producer
Fernando Briones
Key Rigging Grip
Al Broadbent
Painter
Reid Brody
Executive Producer
Eadra Brown
Hair Stylist
Neil Brown
Song
Tom Bullen
Music Engineer
Mary Buono
Hair Stylist
Tom Busch
Unit Production Manager
Tom Busch
Coproducer
Kenny Cabrera
Craft Service
Mark Calderon
Song
Harold R. Caldwell
Accountant
Ramon Campos
Song
Dru Anne Carlson
Script Supervisor
Robert Carlson
Camera Operator
Robert Carlson
Steadicam Operator
Joe Carpita
Assistant Camera
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Mark Castelaz
Chief Lighting Technician
Rafael Cepeda
Song
Jimmy Chin
Transportation Captain
Daniel Clancy
Production Designer
Kimberly M Clancy
Set Decorator
Johnathan Clark
Assistant Camera
Willie Clarke
Song
Christopher Cleek
Set Designer
Yana Collins Lehman
Post-Production Accountant
Orlando Vallejo Con La Orquesta Riverside
Song Performer
John Coniglio
Editor
Paul Coniglio
Editor
Antoine Contreras
Song
Anthony Crawford
Song
Celia Cruz
Song Performer
Joseph Czerw
Dolly Grip
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Stunt Double
Mikhail Davies
Song
Douglas Davis
Song
Marcus Davis
Hair
Los Ninos De Sara
Song Performer
Jennifer Deigl
Assistant Director
Susy Del Vacchio
Music
Jeff Dieter
Swing Gang
George Disalvo
Special Effects Foreman
Wileen Dragovan
Unit Production Manager
Amy E Duddleston
Editor
Chris Eakins
Adr Editor
Mike Eaves
Colorist
Stephan Endicott
Location Assistant
Taylor Estell
Set Production Assistant
Alan Ett
Song
Bob Faison
Assistant Camera
Kurt Farquhar
Song
Nora Felder
Music Supervisor
Jared Ferrie
Assistant
Henrik Fett
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Fierro
Stunts
Geoffrey Fingerhut
Grip
Marie Fink
Stunt Double
Doug E. Fresh
Song Performer
Nadia Fugazza
Assistant Editor
Gretchen Gain
Assistant Costume Designer
Zachary Gannaway
Assistant Camera
Dan Garde
Music Editor
Marshall Garlington
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Gaudio
Sound
Graeme Gaughan
Song
Corey Gibbons
Set Production Assistant
Stephanie Gilliam
Art Director
Ib Glindemann
Music Composer
Thomas J Glynn
On-Set Dresser
Ronny Gold
Song
Liz Goldsmith
Assistant Location Manager
Jorge Gomez
Consultant
Nora Gomez
Consultant
Michelle Gonsiorek
Assistant Director
Ian Green
Song
Delwin Gutierrez
Song
Jim Handley
Grip
Barbara Harris
Looping Coordinator
Demetrius Ernest Henry
Song
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Rafael Hernandez Marin
Song
Eric Hingst
Set Production Assistant
Chuck Hodes
Photography
Phillip Hoffman
Visual Effects Producer
Holli Hopkins
Set Production Assistant
Frederick Howard
Sound Effects Editor
John Hudecek
Dolly Grip
Mark Hughes
Office Production Assistant
Evin Huntemann
Grip
Orlando Irizarry
Special Effects Technician
Robert Jackson
Adr Editor
Francisco Jimenez
Song
Chanell Jones
Song
Ryan Jones
Assistant
Bonnie L. Kanner
Visual Effects Producer
Susan Kaufmann
Costume Designer
Julie A Keller
Product Placement
Scott Kevan
Director Of Photography
Paul Kim
Executive Producer
Sharon D King
Casting
Vanessa King
Costumer
Michael Kohnhorst
Director Of Photography
Goro Koyama
Foley Artist
Ashley Kravitz
Rights & Clearances
Bobby Kreiling
Set Production Assistant
Frank Krenmuller
Special Effects Technician
Christopher Kroll
Assistant Editor
Rob Labrecque
Production Accountant
Twee Lam
Song
Twee Lam
Song Performer
Ted E Larkowski
Transportation Coordinator
Mary Leay
Song
Richard Lederer
Assistant Director
Rick Lefevour
Stunt Coordinator
Scott Liggett
Song
Jeremy Long
Electrician
David Lukasik
Chief Lighting Technician
Travis Mackay
Adr
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Daniel Maldonado
Stunts
Daniel Maldonado
Stunt Double
Jon Maldonado
Stunts
Helen Marchfield
Hair Stylist
Lisa Markou
Visual Effects
Ricky Martin
Song Performer
Ross Martucci
Makeup
Quentin Matthys
Swing Gang
Trisha Mcdonnell
Set Decorator
Michael Mcevoy
Music Scoring Mixer
Michael Mcevoy
Music
Michael Mcgrath
Video Assist/Playback
Donna Mclain
Electrician
Carlos Medina
Medic
Almas Meirmanov
Stunt Double
David Mendez
Caterer
Danielle Metcalf
Set Production Assistant
Natalie Meyer
Stunts
Jill Meyers
Music
Roger Mocenigo
Compositing Supervisor
Jim Modzelewski
Transportation Captain
David Morenz
Assistant Camera
Peter Morenz
Loader
Beth Morgan
Costume Supervisor
Michael Morreale
Visual Effects Producer
Jean Motos
Song
Thomas Mulroe
Medic
Chris Mulsoff
Best Boy
Christopher L Murray
Grip
William Myers
Special Effects Technician
Rick Najera
Screenplay
Eugenio Navarro
Song
Thomas Nicoll
Set Production Assistant
William R Nielsen
Camera Operator
William R Nielsen
Steadicam Operator
Paul Oakenfold
Music Producer
Paul Oakenfold
Song
Sheila Oakenfold
Song
David Obermeyer
Sound Mixer
Jeremy Oddo
Animator
Margaret J. Orlando
Production Coordinator
Martin Padilla
Song Performer
Eddie Palmieri
Song Performer
Eddie Palmieri
Song
Phillip Palousek
Visual Effects
Don Parsons
Special Effects Supervisor
Ted Perkins-lopez
Other
Cheryl Pickenpack
Hair Stylist
Walter Piers
Swing Gang
Bob Poirier
Visual Effects Producer
Keith A Pokorski
Assistant Camera
K C Porter
Song
Donald Powell
Best Boy Grip
Earl Powell
Song
Larry Powell
Accounting Assistant
Naomi Prescott
Office Production Assistant
Marcus Q Quandt
Location Assistant
Rebecca Ramsey
Visual Effects Producer
Robin Reeves
Song
Leonard Rencher
Song
George Renwick
Song
Walfredo Reyes
Music
Rene Rigal
Executive Producer
Thomas J Rigden
Swing Gang
Gabriel Rivera
Caterer
Robert Rocco
Generator Operator
Freddy Rodriguez
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Humboldt Park
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Holiday
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
RELATIVITY MEDIA DISTRIBUTION GROUP (RMDG)
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Released in United States Winter December 12, 2008
Released in United States on Video October 27, 2009
Released in United States Winter December 12, 2008
