Saving Christmas
Saving Christmas (also known as Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas) is a 2014 American faith-based Christmas comedy film. It was directed by Darren Doane and written by Doane and Cheston Hervey, based on an original story by Kirk Cameron. It was theatrically released by Samuel Goldwyn Films on November 14, 2014.
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| Directed by | Darren Doane |
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| Cinematography | Andy Patch |
| Edited by | Postmill Factory |
| Music by | Brian Popkin |
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| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $2.8 million |
The movie stars Cameron as a fictionalized version of himself. In Saving Christmas, Cameron, after explaining his views on Christmas directly to the audience, tries to convince his fictional brother-in-law, played by the film's director, that Christmas is still a Christian holiday.
The film received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was nominated in six categories for the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards and won four, including Worst Picture. It also became the lowest-rated film on the IMDb Bottom 100 List within one month of its theatrical release, and is now considered one of the worst films of all time. Despite being panned by professional critics, Cameron defended the film, alleging that the low reviews were part of an atheist smear campaign that was allegedly hatched on Reddit.