8-Bit Christmas

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	Winslow Fegley	Jake Doyle (Young)
	Neil Patrick Harris	Jake Doyle (Adult)
	Steve Zahn	John Doyle
	June Diane Raphael	Kathy Doyle
	Bellaluna Resnick	Lizzy Doyle
	Sophia Reid-Gantzert	Annie Doyle
	Che Tafari	Mikey Trotter
	Santino Barnard	Evan Olsen
	Max Malas	Jeff Farmer
	Brielle Rankins	Tammy Hodges
	Braelyn Rankins	Teddy Hodges
	Cyrus Arnold	Josh Jagorski
	Chandler Dean DeBoer	Timmy Keane
	Jacob Laval	Conor Stump
	Katia Smith	Tiffany Keane
	Tom Rooney	Dr. Timothy Keane Sr.
	David Cross	Dealer
	Kathryn Greenwood	Mrs. Hugo
	Louise Nicol	Miss Sherman
	Erica Levene	Mrs. Trotter
	David MacInnis	Mr. Halberg
	Monica Dottor	Mrs. Keane
	Jordan Oladimeji	Boy #1 (Toy Aisle)
	William Poulin	Grumpy Wreath Man
	Sofie Michal Maiuri	Katie Sorrentino

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Director	Michael Dowse
Writer	Kevin Jakubowski
Producer	Richard Brener, Whitney Brown, Kevin Jakubowski, Celia Khong, Allan Mandelbaum, Nick Nantell, Nikki Ramey, Rick Rickertsen, Jonathan Sadowski, Mary Solomon, Tim White, Trevor White
Musician	Joseph Trapanese
Photography	Samy Inayeh

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My quick rating - 6,2/10. The last movie was the wrong one LOL, fixed it. This was a good family flick for the holidays about a dad (Neil Patrick Harris) who is feeling out of touch with his daughter and tells her the fantastic story of his 1980 quest to get his own Nintendo. Very much a retro take on A Christmas Story that doesn't have quite the impact nor with but still is entertaining enough. The kids that make up the majority of the movie are very well done and have their individual personalities that keep it amusing. The story itself is definitely rooted in my exact generation since I remember not having the Nintendo yet and still playing my Atari so I am sure there is a little bias and nostalgia in my rating. I also didn't go through the adventures through the city of Chicago (more nostalgia anyone?) but I am sure the scenes in the malls and the huge stations at the store where you could actually play the machine will be familiar as well. I had fun with it and did get a kick out of the whole thing. Very family-oriented and worth watching. Check it out for your next Christmas if you missed it this year!!

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