Christmas Caper

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Christmas Caper
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Written by April Blair
Directed byDavid Winkler
Starring Shannen Doherty
Sonya Salomaa
Stefanie von Pfetten
Ty Olsson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJames Shavick
Karen S. Spiegel
Running time90 minutes
Original release
ReleaseNovember 25, 2007 (2007-11-25)

Christmas Caper is an ABC Family Original Movie. It aired on November 25, 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas. The film stars Shannen Doherty, Ty Olsson, Sonya Salomaa and Stefanie von Pfetten. [1] [2]

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Plot

A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities back on track.

Cast

DVD

Christmas Caper was released on DVD on October 28, 2008. [3] [ better source needed ]

Filming locations

Christmas Caper was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[ citation needed ]

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