"Homeless For The Holidays" is an Infuriating Christmas Movie 

WE HIT THE GOAL BUT LET’S SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN RAISE!!

“You just got Christian’d” and then throws up two middle fingers. Lol.

"Mom can we get Adam Sandler?" "We have Adam Sandler at home." Adam Sandler at home:

The manager making Jack cashier and then just standing next to him telling him he's doing it wrong is such a manager thing to do, the most realistic part of the movie

This movie is very "I uphold the sexist gender roles that demand women stay at home, but I'm bitter that my wife doesn't work"

“If Santa ain’t bringing you a purse he’s bringing you a curse”-Kurtis Conner, 2020

The most realistic part about this movie is people being shitty for no reason while you are working in customer service.

Absolutely love the "Joseph and Mary were homeless" thing this plot hinges on given that they were just... travelling? They had a home???? But who am I to question such an *Unusual Santa*?

I'll give you a bit of the inside scoop on this film. It was written, directed, and produced by the director who also played the mean guy in the bathroom who shoved paper towel down the neck of Jack's penguin costume. He and his wife also did the casting. The director also edited the film... The casting was mostly done through cattle calls in NE Indiana. There was not a lot of direction going on during filming so that's the only defense I can give to a lot of the bad acting in the film. Nothing like "project," or "try that differently..." There weren't a lot of takes on the film either... meaning, each scene was only shot a few times...sometimes only 2-3 takes. I believe the budget was something like $10,000. The members of the cast were only given the scenes they were in. We knew zero about the film other than what we'd read in auditions and the scenes we appeared in. So there was no context given to anything we were doing. None of the actors were paid. Not even the leads. The leads were given... I think 2-3% of the proceeds of the film? Something like that. None of the supporting cast or extra were paid anything. They didn't even cater food during filming. Being on set wasn't much different than being in a community theatre production - except there wasn't any rehearsals. I've done a lot of theatre, playing leads and large supporting roles, and was extremely disappointed in my own performance. But again, we weren't getting much direction so none of us really had any idea we sounded or looked that bad. Wardrobe... came from our own closets...there was no costume department. There was very little to no make-up done. Props were off the cuff...no prop dept. So, again, 10K budget... very little direction... And an interesting tid bit... the mean mom and the fighting kids at the restaurant were actually the wife and kids of the actor who played Wesley. So... there's the dirt.

For those who aren't familiar with yugio terminology, "fuck this movie" implies that Kurtis is not enjoying the film

I love how the son is just a raging socialist.

Fun fact: That whole "work for free for a week" part is actually, uh, *very illegal* (in the US, at least). Unless you are doing an internship through an accredited university or trade school program, or volunteering for a nonprofit, companies are *required by law* to pay you at least minimum wage. And even in unpaid internships, companies have to be *very* careful about what work you do - basically, if you are providing anything of value to the company (such as designing a shirt, flipping a burger, or yes, even tendering payment from a customer), then you *must* be financially compensated for it. The department of labor has very strict rules about what constitutes an internship vs. employment. This is also why many companies in the US have stopped doing unpaid internships - in *2015 alone,* Warner Music paid out 4.2 million dollars, NBC paid out 6.4 million dollars, and Viacom paid out 7.2 million dollars due to lawsuits involving unpaid internships. As a Smart, Professional Hardworking Bad Dad and Business Guy, Jack should fucking know this. In fact, he could have stood to make a fair bit of money trying to get people to work for free and then suing the burger joint. Homeless for the Holidays? More like Class Action Christmas, baby!

I love it when you think you're watching a normal movie but in the last 5 minutes it swerves hard into being a Christian movie. A few years ago I watched this movie about a couple getting tortured at a shady motel. It was your average shitty horror movie until the couple escaped the motel where they met Jesus fucking Christ himself who told them they died in a car crash, and that the motel was actually Hell, and they were sent there because the woman had an abortion earlier that year.

“all the good toys are in stock 😼” “😐”

When dad doesn't understand distribution of wealth: 😐

I was homeless for 6 years and I can honestly say that the holiday season was fucking excruciating for me at the time. If you are able to be safe inside with loved ones for the holidays you are truly blessed. And if there is any way you can help someone who does NOT have that ability it means so much more to them then you'll ever realize!

Every sentence Jack says has the same cadence as the fucking “I’m not at the beach, THIS IS A BATHTUB” guy

"Jesus made his family homeless as a baby" is so goddamn funny to me

“chicken boobs! chicken boobs! chicken boobs!” this felt like a fever dream

When i was homeless i would literally sleep in a park, get harrassed by other homeless people walking by, keep all of my stuff in a shopping cart next to me while i slept, had to sleep on the concrete sometimes because of the sprinklers, and hid my blankets and pillows on a roof to make sure they wouldn't get taken and i didn't have to keep them w me all day, I'd get teased and laughed at, pictures taken of me, people recording themselves giving me a dollar, food thrown at me, all kinds of shit, i can't believe how its portrayed here

Okay, so I know the kid wasn't directed to act well/can't act well, but his expressions are funny as fuck, and I thank him for his sacrifice (given that he's a grown adult now who probably looks back at this time at cringes). edit: honestly this kid just looks like he dissociates through every family interaction... and honestly? same

why would the MARKETING GUY be blamed for a packaging error anyways? that makes no sense??

I’d argue the son is the best actor. He’s had to develop complete apathy to survive in this crazy family

“They might not even be able to afford CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!” Screw food, heating, housing, medicine, etc. they need some Tickle Me Elmos.

I like how jack actually donated money instead of just walking away like some people would be he gets cursed still lmao

that was the cleanest and most suburban white people homeless camp ive ever seen.

This movie is just rich people imagining what being poor is like and getting it completely wrong

This movie went from based to cringe so quickly 😭😭 I almost thought it was going to be anti-capitalist but it was just "if ur homeless just pray lol"

“Movies are either Christian or normal.” Then what on earth is Gooby?

This kids dad acts more like a child than he does.

This movie is basically just rich people imagining how poor people live.

I would make some points like how women can work and that homelessness isn’t like that but the people in this comment section covered that pretty well. I will say though that I was lied to: ice water does not cure depression

3:19 Is nobody else concerned that this Santa literally cursed someone (and by association, their entire FAMILY) to be homeless because that person didn’t donate ‘enough money’? I mean, how did the Santa even know it was being selfish? What if the guy didn’t have a lot of cash money on him? What if he had already donated to a different charity and didn’t have a lot left over? What if he was poor and didn’t have a lot of money to spare??

Listen, I know that boy has no emotion, but his expression after telling his dad about wealth inequality and his dad completely missing the point is a mood

idk why but "DO NOW INHALE FUMES" is the funniest fucking shit to me

the scene where the mom was singing and Kurtis was the emotionless son TOOK ME TF OUT.

Holiday for the homeless: Nice, calming, shows charity to those less fortunate than us Honeless for the holidays: *a threat*

Fast food employees being treated like garbage is the most realistic part of this movie.

To speak in Yugioh Terms: The writer for this movie hates his wife.

What I really don't understand is how at 3:20 He's cursed for not giving enough money, when he's clearly giving, like, a pretty generous amount. Those are clearly quarters, I hate to be a pessimist for the holidays but that's certainly more then most people donate to charity santas. They clearly want him to be a scrooge-like character so it makes no sense for him to donate money at all.

Imagine jack's son when he was born wasnt crying and just get an emotionless face, literal nurses going to be weirded out

the movie was like 'if youre homeless just buy a house

i think my life goal is to become a terrible actress in movies like this just so i can see myself in a kurtis connor video

Late to the party but singling out one guy and firing him for a mistake is actually pretty dang common. They just don't say it that clearly. honestly that's why I think Bezos stepped down. Too much bad press associated with his name but they didn't change company policies about bathroom breaks

It's awesome you put a fundraiser. My family is at risk of homelessness for the holidays. It's tough times!

Jack literally has the most punchable face I’ve ever seen, this movie is a perfect example of how out of touch wealthy people are w reality

High School Essay: "Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." Grad school esssy: "Jack questioned, for the first time ever, whether the glittery splendor of North American consumerism was really enough to fill a holiday with a genuine sense of joy.

Love how god/santa completely ignores all the other homeless people

The fact that Rocky’s script was written in 3 days, and this movie’s script was made in 3 weeks, is crazy.

The misprint could have said “internal use only” instead of “external use only” and that would have made 10000 times more sense. Such bad writing lol

You’re telling me the dad from ‘homeless Christmas’ ISN’T a slightly distorted Adam Sandler

Man, this is accidently really a good representation of an abusive relationship. Seriously, that wife is *textbook* abusive. Also, I like how the movie tried to have an Anti-capitalist message by... Treading out the message of capitalism unopposed.

Kid: Dad, the wealth inequality has substantially increased since the neoliberal policies were placed. Also, due to regular economy crash and lack of labour laws, one can't even be certain that certain if he can keep his job and put food on the table. Dad: Yeah... but you know what that means? We must distract ourselves with consumerism as long as we can.

Kurtis is a better actor in his joke scenes than these people in an ACTUAL movie. Edit: Mama mia 5.1K likes?

As someone who was deeply invovled in the church for 20+ years, I can confirm that movies are, indeed, either Christian or normal.

"YOU'RE NEVER AT HOME, YOU'RE ALWAYS WORKING!" [gets fired] "WE NEED AN INCOME!!" literally can't win lol, also i hate how working is demonized in these family films, i get family is important but you can't just decide to skip out on work to spend time with family lmao, if someone works a lot that's usually not their choice

Craziest story I have for when I was homeless is the night I almost got shot. I was sleeping in a car and saw two guys fighting like 10 yards from my car. I just laid back and hoped they wouldn’t notice I was awake and watching. Next thing I know one guy ran to his truck after getting knocked down and other dude was running after him. Next thing I know other homie is running away. Now I lived in the hood, I know people don’t just run. Other dude comes around from the truck and has a whole ass colt 45. I laid back mad fast and just clutched my sword, my biggest comfort I’ve had since I was 12 and swordsmanship saved my life. Like 10 seconds later I hear the gun go off. Next morning when I get out of the car the bullet is in the door. I’m still convinced that the soul of my best friend saved my life that night. Being homeless is not some fun time that’s easy. It’s dangerous and is one of the worst times in a persons life

the actual moral of the story: if you don’t donate enough to the church god will make you homeless

Tfw your skin product says “DO NOW INHALE FUMES” and you’re like “oh okay”

I actually was homeless during Christmas once. I asked my parents if I could stay with them and they made me sleep on the floor of a storage closet.

Actually seeing a Santa in June wouldn’t be weird in the Southern Hemisphere. Because Christmas is in summer here sometimes they’ll do like “Christmas in June” celebrations. It’s just like a thing companies use to make more money.

This was less representative of actually being homeless and more just a bunch of white people glamping :/

Your hair doesn’t even look like a mullet anymore, it’s hobbit hair now

Wait a minute, if Jack is this marketing genius, why didn't he walk over to the competitors the moment they fired him? Wouldn't a Big Business Boy be aware of his own reputation, lmao?

Quality Assurance and former Regulatory (labeling) specialist here: A company will _absolutely_ throw you under the bus if it was directly your fault that a bunch of people got sick due to your negligence. When the FDA comes cracking down on your factory, everything gets flipped upside down, everyone's in a rush to cover every @$$ that can be covered, and if they narrow it down to one person, that person (and probably their manager, possibly going way up the chain even to the VPs) is on the chopping block. If you put "peanut free" on something and some kid goes into anaphylactic shock and dies, someone's going to jail, and everyone's shouting "not it." At best, if no one's dead, the FDA will be breathing down your company's neck for years and the brand will lose public trust, and at least someone will be asked to resign.

wow, there’s actually people that don’t get an extra greeting. what a sad, sad life

Mad respect to that kid for trying to radicalize his dad

i got completely slapped in the face with the main character having the same first and last name as the old man from resident evil 7 and now i realize just how much more interesting a movie that would be

in the boy's defense, if my mom started singing "joy to the world" i wouldn't be showing any emotion either- well, maybe one- annoyance- but that's it-

Wait a minute... Did Santa’s curse cause the misprint and did he intend for this whole elaborate plot to happen... meaning that he knowingly HOSPITALIZED 200 PEOPLE just to teach ONE person to be more generous

The worst part is that they act like homelessness is some fictional concept and not something that real people deal with.

Oh my god. The old man at 19:49 sounds so much like my great grandfather. There is no difference in their voices. I was almost falling asleep to this video, and I heard his voice and just SHOT UP. Maybe my great grandfather is god.

“¡bECoMiNG!” 20:55

Hearing the script was written in three weeks has the same energy as Jake Paul saying he made a song in 24 hours. Its not the flex people think it is.

“all the good toys are still in stock!!!” “😐”

THE SON IS THE REALEST ACTOR, wouldn't you be as depressed and nihilistic in such a family? XD I know I would

19:42 minutes in. THIS MOVIE’S KINDA BASED???????? Edit: the literal next second in the video it became about god💀💀 I thought it was socialism

i feel like skincare *definitely* should not have 'fumes'.

How does literally EVERYONE hate the main character? Actually, looking at his decision making... I hate him too.

ive only spent a small amount of time on the streets, but yeah let me tell you its nothing like "Camp Fun Time" like they portray it here lol. I definitely wasn't playing volleyball, I was trying to figure out how I was going to eat that day, and where I could find a safe place to sleep. This movie was pure ridiculousness.

The 'I won't hire you cause you're not my type' part just reminded me: There was this hardware store in a nearby town where the manager only hired attractive twenty year olds and teenagers. For years this went on, and it seems no one had a problem with this, just laughed about it. This stopped recently and there's like guys and old women working there now. Maybe he left. But I could never figure out if the manager was a creep or if this was a conscious business plan and he thought this would get more customers.

As someone whose lived through homelessness for three years. I am legitimately offended by the portrayal of being unhoused. Like, it’s not a playful romp through a tent city in a park. My experience was getting mild hypothermia from sleeping in my car and bathing at truck stops before school. It wasn’t fun. And so many people fight homelessness all the fucking time and it really pisses me off.

“Huh he looks like Adam Sandler.” Kurtis: “SO HE LOOKS LIKE ADAM SANDLER’S UNLIKEABLE QUALITIES

*westley is just in a silly goofy mood*

“kick the neighbors dog” almost made me spit out my drink

I already am infuriated at this movie just by the title lol

when ur dad doesn’t understand the distribution of wealth 😐

“It’s okay to say Merry Christmas!” -someone offended by everyone having happy holidays

As someone who is a Christian who also loves reading/storytelling, I actually avoid Christian fiction for reasons exactly like this movie. It's like either the author/producer just doesn't know what Christian values even are or they just don't care enough to create a decent storyline to present those values with. It's really sad to be honest, how most Christian fiction revolves around the plot "God magically takes care of it in the end," when that's not at all what Christianity is about.

*you’ll never be homeless if you live in kurtistown*

The ending of this movie is so messed up in that the main character, whose name I already forgot, becomes homeless as some sort of punishment for a flaw, and then once he redeems himself, everything works out for him. It's like "all homeless people are just bad people, and that's why they're homeless. If they just tried to change and become good like *the rest of us*, then all their problems would be magically solved! clearly they just dont WANT to change."

I grew up in a Christian cult and vividly remember asking my mom if Santa and god were friends. This answers my questions

My grandma was watching this and she said “This movie actually has a great message!”

Super realistic that a bunch of homeless ppl own expensive tents and left to live peacefully and aren’t being constantly harassed by law enforcement and businesses

Mom: do your homework Kid: to busy, solving the lack of low-income housing.

One time a cop thought I was homeless because I had a shitty car with a backpack in the back. He wouldn’t let me park the car in a park next to my parents house, which I went to have a private phone call lol.

It's annoying that his dad doesn't care about what his son was interested in, if he's more interested in what's going on in the world, he shouldn't tell him to "be normal" and say that at least the toys are in stock even though most people can't make enough money to support themselves.

“movies are christian or normal” as a christian........this is true

Christmas movies are created by using random word generators and then basing a plot off that

9:24 *_WE NEED A INCOME_*