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SCTV Channel

Release Date:  12/20/1983
Country of Release:  Canada
Length:  45 minutes
MPAA: 
Medium:  Video
Genre:  COM
Release Message:  Marty (Eugene Levy) listens to the radio swerves to avoid director Frank Bailey in the road, hits his head, and enters the surreal town of Krebbsville.
Description:  Marty Simmons interrupts the shooting of Frank Bailey's latest Christmas picture, fires Bailey, puts his own director (Toby) on the job to turn it into a teen sex comedy. Driving back home, Marty listens to the radio (Jackie Rogers Jr and the Queenhaters), swerves to avoid Bailey in the road, hits his head, and enters the surreal town of Krebbsville. Going My Way: Entering a church to get some help, he finds Bing Crosby directing some choirboys. No one can see him. Father Fitzgibbons enters with the sad news that Krebbs has pulled the plug on the orphanage. Bailey (who can see him) shows up and gives Marty a tour of the town. Miracle on 34th Street: At Krebb's Department Store, Santa Claus is fired for not pushing the right products. A Christmas Carol: Into the town cinema, Marty watches himself enter A Christmas Carol on the screen to witness several of Krebbs' former acquaintances vying to make money from his death in Dickensian England, and then goes into the street for Krebb's funeral procession. Inevitably he finds that Krebbs is himself. He wakes up and mends his ways. An extraordinarily happy ending ensues. Frank Bailey - Charles Palmer; Marty Simmons - Levy; Jeannie - O'Hara; Clark Gable, Edward G Robinson (voice only) - Flaherty; Judy Holliday (voice only) - O'Hara; Announcer - Levy Film Set: Husband in movie - Short; Amy (Wife in movie) - Martin; other movie cast - extras; Grandma - extra; Uncle Bob - extra; Repo men - extras; daughters/towel girls - extras, Jessica Steen; Toby Durant - Short; Comedy writers - Paul Flaherty, extras; waiter - McAndrew; crew - extras; Jackie Rogers Jr, Queenhaters (on radio) - Short; crew - extra (also appeared as Luigi Dispilatro); Governor of New York - extra (also appeared as Larry Preston); Pope - extra; Mitch Miller - Flaherty Going My Way: Father Bing Crosby - Flaherty; kids - extras; Father Fitzgibbon - John McAndrew; Mother Crosby - Flaherty Miracle on 34th Street: Mr Sawyer - Short; Distraught Mother - Martin; Santa Claus - extra; kids, elves, shoppers - extras A Christmas Carol: Coroner - Short; Publisher - Flaherty, Secretary - O'Hara, Woman - Martin; funeral procession of characters from the rest of the film - extras