It's a Wonderful Binge

It's a Wonderful Binge
Release poster
Directed by	Jordan VanDina
Written by	Jordan VanDina
Produced by	Jeremy Garelick Will Phelps Ryan Bennett Molle DeBartolo
Starring	Dexter Darden Eduardo Franco
Distributed by	Hulu
Release date	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It's a Wonderful Binge (formerly titled The Binge 2: It's a Wonderful Binge) ^[1] is a 2022 American comedy film and a Christmas-themed sequel to the 2020 film The Binge . Written and directed by Jordan VanDina, the film stars Dexter Darden and Eduardo Franco. ^{[2] [3]} The film was released on December 9, 2022 on Hulu. Like its predecessor, the film received generally negative reviews from critics.

Cast

• Dexter Darden as Hags
• Eduardo Franco as Andrew
• Tim Meadows as Keegan
• Kaitlin Olson as Mayor Spengler
• Patty Guggenheim as Delray Donna
• Tony Cavalero as Pompano Mike
• Paul Scheer as Soup Anderson
• Karen Maruyama as Grandma
• Danny Trejo as Angel
• Nick Swardson as Uncle Kris
• Steve Little as Craig
• Zainne Saleh as Sarah
• Marta Piekarz as Kimmi

Production

The film was shot in Syracuse, New York in February 2022. ^[4]

Release

The film was released on Hulu on December 9, 2022. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Reception

The film has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews. ^[9]

Alex Maidy of JoBlo.com gave the film a negative review, calling it “a bad movie and an even worse comedy.” ^[10]

Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic awarded the film two and a half stars. ^[11]

References

1. Herbert, Geoff (December 10, 2022). "'It's a Wonderful Binge' premieres in Syracuse: Movies are better with friends (review)". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
2. Mahler, Matt (December 9, 2022). "Exclusive: It's a Wonderful Binge Stars Discuss Hulu's Lit-Up Holiday Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
3. Grobar, Matt (December 21, 2021). "American High Gets Into Franchise Business With 'The Binge 2: It's A Wonderful Binge' As Hulu Greenlights Sequel; Jordan VanDina To Direct In Feature Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
4. Herbert, Geoff (December 9, 2022). "'It's a Wonderful Binge': How to watch 'The Binge' sequel shot in Syracuse". Syracuse.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
5. Marco Vito Oddo (November 7, 2022). "First 'It's a Wonderful Binge' Images Give a Taste of a Drug-Infused Christmas Celebration [Exclusive]". Collider. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
6. Christopherson, David (December 15, 2022). "Exclusive: Laugh Along With Some Hiliarous Outtakes From Hulu's The Binge 2: It's A Wonderful Binge". MovieWeb. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
7. Herbert, Geoff (November 7, 2022). "'It's a Wonderful Binge': First look at American High's first Christmas movie in Syracuse". Syracuse.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
8. Herbert, Geoff (December 5, 2022). "'It's a Wonderful Binge': How a jokester made a seriously fun movie in Syracuse". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
9. "It's a Wonderful Binge". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
10. Maidy, Alex (December 13, 2022). "It's A Wonderful Binge Review". JoBlo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
11. Goodykoontz, Bill (December 9, 2022). "'The Binge 2: It's a Wonderful Binge' isn't too stupid. It's not stupid enough". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

External links

• It's a Wonderful Binge at IMDb
• It's a Wonderful Binge at Rotten Tomatoes