{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Christmas Coupon | image = Christmas Coupon movie poster.jpg | caption = Promotional film poster | director = Daniel Knudsen | producer = Mark A. Knudsen<br/>Michelle Knudsen<br/>Tel K. Ganesan<br/>G.B. Thimotheose | writer = Daniel Knudsen | starring = Courtney Mathews<br/>Aaron Noble<br/>Nepoleon Duraisamy<br/>Sheena Monnin<br/>Robert Laenen<br/>Daniel Knudsen<br/>Drew Jacobs<br/>Tim Kaiser | music = Sean Anthony Kisch | studio = Crystal Creek Media | distributor = Crystal Creek Media<br/>Kyyba Films | released = {{film date|2019|12|02}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Christmas Coupon''''' is a 2019 American romantic holiday film written and directed by Daniel Knudsen. Produced by Crystal Creek Media, the film's plot follows a figure skater who falls in love with a hockey player.
== Plot == The movie follows Alison Grant who is a former figure skating champion. She is now teaching ice skating lessons to children at a local rink. However, her boss cancels her classes for not bringing in enough students. After being let go by the rink, Alison starts out on her own by teaching skating lessons on a friend’s pond. Alison and her nieces hand out Christmas coupons for the new class to bring in students. One of the girls who joins brings her uncle Ivan to class with her. Ivan was Alison’s old high school sweetheart who left her years before when he received an offer to play major league hockey. Initially the two are at odds with each other, but after the cold reunion passes they start to become friends again. Eventually they rekindle their relationship and fall in love.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Courtney Mathews as Alison Grant * Aaron Noble as Ivan Hall * Nepoleon Duraisamy as Agent Kumar * Sheena Monnin as Lauren Holmes * Robert Laenen as Bobby * Daniel Knudsen as Chris McGill * Drew Jacobs as Drew Williams * Tim Kaiser as Nicholas Hodge * Justin Mane as Thomas Holmes * Tenley as Chloe Williams }} Producer, Tel K. Ganesan, uncredited, appears as a man talking with Agent Kumar at the beginning of the film.
== Production == Courtney Mathews and Aaron Noble star in the lead roles. Mathews plays former figure skating champion Alison Grant and Noble plays the hockey player Ivan Hall.<ref name="TOP">{{cite web |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/local-couple-stars-in-holiday-flick-christmas-coupon/article_0477c910-0d70-11ea-8cac-9b814ff0fadb.html |title=Local couple stars in holiday flick 'Christmas Coupon' |date=November 22, 2019 |work=The Oakland Press |last=Drake |first=Monica |accessdate=November 22, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128232018/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/local-couple-stars-in-holiday-flick-christmas-coupon/article_0477c910-0d70-11ea-8cac-9b814ff0fadb.html|archive-date=28 November 2019}}</ref> Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin co-stars in ''Christmas Coupon.'' It is the second American film that Indian actor Napoleon was a part of.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/tamil-actor-napoleon-goes-to-hollywood-1.64983333 |title=Tamil actor Napoleon goes to Hollywood |date=July 2, 2019 |work=Gulf News |last=Ramachandran |first=Mythily |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}</ref> Napoleon plays Ivan Hall’s major league sports agent in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/napoleon-plays-a-sports-agent-in-this-american-film/articleshow/70002002.cms |title=Napoleon plays a sports agent in this American film |date=June 30, 2019 |work=The Times of India |last=Suganth |first=M |accessdate=June 30, 2019}}</ref> ''Christmas Coupon'' includes a performance of “It’s Christmas Time Again” by Broadway singer Tom Rhoads. It also includes additional original soundtrack songs performed by Drew Jacobs and Yasmeen Suri.
Principal photography for ''Christmas Coupon'' took place around the holiday season in 2018. Various locations near Detroit, Michigan were used for filming such as Farmington Hills, Northville and Lake Orion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Anupama |title=Napoleon prefers Hollywood to politics |url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/in-other-news/040719/napoleon-prefers-hollywood-to-politics.html |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Asian Age |date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="TOP"/>
== Release == ''Christmas Coupon'' is being distributed by Kyyba Films in India and East Asia and Crystal Creek Media in all other territories. A massive trailer launch event was held on June 29, 2019 in Chennai, India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jul/03/actor-napoleon-plays-a-sports-agent-in-his-second-hollywood-projet-christmas-coupon-12704.html |title=Actor Napoleon plays a sports agent in his second Hollywood project, Christmas Coupon |date=July 3, 2019 |work=Cinema Express |accessdate=September 18, 2019}}</ref> The Dove seal of family approval was awarded to ''Christmas Coupon'' by the Dove Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dove.org/review/18281-christmas-coupon/ |title=Christmas Coupon Awarded the Dove Seal of Family Approval |date=August 30, 2019 |work=Dove Foundation |accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref> The movie was released on December 2, 2019 following a sold out premiere event near Detroit, Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/oakland-county-filmed-christmas-coupon-premieres-for-sold-out-crowd/article_3553fb18-15fd-11ea-b4ed-0bed1d52cd3d.html |title=Oakland County-filmed 'Christmas Coupon' premieres for sold-out crowd in Novi |date=December 3, 2019 |work=The Oakland Press |last=Drake |first=Monica |accessdate=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204163552/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/lifestyles/suburban/oakland-county-filmed-christmas-coupon-premieres-for-sold-out-crowd/article_3553fb18-15fd-11ea-b4ed-0bed1d52cd3d.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.crystalcreekmedia.com/projects/christmas-coupon Official website] * {{IMDb title|id=10165624|title=Christmas Coupon}}
Category:2019 films Category:2010s Christmas films Category:American Christmas films Category:American drama films Category:Films shot in Michigan Category:2019 English-language films Category:Films directed by Daniel Knudsen Category:2019 American films Category:English-language Christmas films Category:English-language drama films