• High on Christmas

  • Hannah Mescon & Dreux Moreland
  • Set Up
  • Comedy
  • 2019
  • Black List
  • Hit List
  • 73
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Market: Mon, 16 Dec 2019Sold: Mon, 16 Dec 2019
Producer: David Carrico, Bobby Hoppey, Adam Paulsen
ManagerAmar Hansen, Jacob Perlin, Charlie Scully (Anonymous Content)
ProductionValparaiso Pictures
A stoner comedy about one family trying to save Christmas from itself after Santa eats the wrong batch ofcookies.
When Santa accidentally breaks into their house and gets stoned on holiday pot cookies, a couple must figure out how to save Christmas for the rest of the world, while also being very high.
After accidentally feeding Santa Clause pot cookies, a suburban couple must help him save Christmas.
After Santa Claus accidentally eats a batch of weed cookies on Christmas Eve, a suburban house couple must take matters into their own hands and save Christmas.
Film
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Drugs, Holiday, Dark Comedy, Parody, Dysfunctional Family, Husband/Wife, Parenthood
108
R
High
F
Unspecified
43
Average
The Santa Claus, Bad Santa, The Tooth Fairy
Modern day. Takes place over one night. A few scenes at the end show a year later.
Suburban neighborhood, airport, Santa's Workshop, Miami (beach, nightclub, mansion), Egypt, Buenos Aires, New Zealand, church, Grand Canyon
The MERCERS, a wealthy suburban family, prepare their house on Christmas Eve. The family includes the parents TOM (40s), former wild guy, and LEAH (40s), uptight, and their kids HARPER (17), hippie-to-be, and LILY (7), mean-girl-to-be.

The family takes a Christmas picture and exchanges presents. Lily gets a cat she names SKITTLES. Leah gets a phone call from her sister SASHA (35), current hippie.

Leah picks Sasha up from the airport. On their way home, Leah lays some ground rules: no strange men, no drugs, etc. They get home and Sasha gives the girls their Christmas presents.

Later, while Leah and Tom are in the other room, Sasha laces cookies with THC. She gives the parents the cookies and goes out for a drink. Leah and Tom fall asleep and are awakened by a crash in the kitchen. They investigate and find…

SANTA? Thinking he’s an intruder, Leah knocks him out. Tom and Leah realize that Sasha must have laced their cookies because they are high. Santa wakes up and Leah wants to call the cops, but Tom thinks this guy might really be Santa. Lily walks in and Santa uses a candy cane to wipe her memory. They realize this really...