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'Twas the Night is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Nick Castle released in USA on 7 december 2001 with Josh Zuckerman
'Twas the Night (2001)
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Add to a movie list'Twas the Night is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie released in December for the Christmas holiday. Disney Channel has aired the film every year sometime in December. This was the most recent Disney Channel Christmas themed movie, until Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.
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A troubled and irresponsible man, Nick Wrigley (Bryan Cranston) was hacked by some group of criminals who are looking for a bank account code to Nick's boss. The criminals manage to find his apartment and start beating him. They tell him they want their money by Christmas. They leave and Nick decides to run away. Nick is leaving the building when the biggest member of the gang sees him leaving and chases him. Nick manages to escape when he runs to a North Pole stage where kids meet Santa Claus. He steals the costume for Santa Claus and walks to the bus stop in disguise and goes to his brother's house.Actors
Josh Zuckerman
(Danny Wrigley)
Bryan Cranston
(Nick Wrigley)
Rhys Williams
(Peter Wrigley)
Barclay Hope
(John Wrigley)
Torri Higginson
(Abby Wrigley)
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