# Switchmas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Switchmas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Switchmas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchmas > Source revision: 1339089389 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2012 holiday comedy movie}} {{Infobox film | name = Switchmas | image = Ira Finkelstein's Christmas.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Sue Corcoran | producer = Jane Charles
Sue Corcoran
Jennifer Reibman | writer = Douglas Horn
Angie Louise
Sue Corcoran | starring = [Elliott Gould](/source/Elliott_Gould)
[David DeLuise](/source/David_DeLuise) | music = Bruce Monroe | cinematography = Mark Simon | editing = Cindy Sangster | studio = Von Piglet Productions | released = {{Film date|2012|11|1}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = United States | language = English }} '''''Switchmas''''' (earlier titles '''''Ira Finkelstein's Christmas''''' and '''''All I Want Is Christmas''''') is an American [musical](/source/Musical_film) comedy film directed by Sue Corcoran. It tells the story of a [Christmas](/source/Christmas)-obsessed Jewish boy on his way to sunny [Florida](/source/Florida) who figures out how to get the Christmas of his dreams by trading airline tickets and places with another boy on his way to snowy Christmastown, [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)). This film also features [CGI](/source/Computer-generated_imagery) scenes depicting the boy's Christmas dreams. It stars [Elliott Gould](/source/Elliott_Gould) and [David DeLuise](/source/David_DeLuise) and is directed and produced by Sue Corcoran. It was originally filmed in [Leavenworth, Washington](/source/Leavenworth%2C_Washington), under the title ''Ira Finkelstein's Christmas''.{{cite news|url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/mar/04/filming-christmas-in-leavenworth/|title=Filming Christmas in Leavenworth|date=4 March 2011|work=The Wenatchee World|accessdate=31 January 2014}} At a local screening in 2012 it had the title ''All I Want Is Christmas''.{{cite news|url=https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/dec/21/worm-leavenworth-christmas-movie-gets-a-new-name-switchmas/|title=Leavenworth Christmas movie gets a new name: 'Switchmas'|date=21 December 2013|work=The Wenatchee World|accessdate=31 January 2014}} The film was included in the 2012 [Seattle International Film Festival](/source/Seattle_International_Film_Festival).{{cite web|url=http://seattlefilm.co/reviews/ira-finkelsteins-christmas-siff-2012/|title=Ira Finkelstein's Christmas (SIFF 2012)|year=2013|publisher=SeattleFilm.co|accessdate=31 January 2014|archive-date=10 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110160051/http://seattlefilm.co/reviews/ira-finkelsteins-christmas-siff-2012/|url-status=dead}} ==Plot== In [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles), Ira J. Finkelstein (Elijah Nelson) wishes he could [celebrate Christmas](/source/Jews_and_Christmas), but his parents do not want to celebrate because they are [Jewish](/source/Jewish). Ira's father, Max ([David DeLuise](/source/David_DeLuise)), a filmmaker, says he's making a low-budget, holiday [sci-fi](/source/sci-fi) movie and that he wants demanding and empty-headed Jennifer Cameo (Julianne Christie) to be the lead role. Ira's mother, Rosie (Angela DiMarco), a caterer, gets to plan a Christmas party. Ira's parents tell him that he is going to visit his grandparents, Sam ([Elliott Gould](/source/Elliott_Gould)) and Ruth Finkelstein (Meg Savlov) in [Florida](/source/Florida) for [Hanukkah](/source/Hanukkah) and that he'll have fun with them. Ira further contends that he wants to go somewhere where it snows so that he can experience an authentic Christmas. Ira's flight lands at the [Chicago O'Hare International Airport](/source/Chicago_O'Hare_International_Airport) and he is excited to see snow for the first time in real life. At an indoor kids' area he reluctantly goes over to the play area where he meets a [Christian](/source/Christians) boy named Mikey Amato (Justin Howell). Mikey tells Ira that he is from Chicago and is visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)), relatives that he hardly knows; he only knows their names and what they look like by a postcard his mom, Julie (Tracy Hyland), gave him. He also thinks it's awesome how Jews get eight nights of presents for Hanukkah. Ira tells him that he'd rather go to a place like Washington to experience Christmas. They agree to switch places, donning each other's hats, coats, and ID tags as well as Ira’s glasses but the two boys barely pull it off due to Ira's bad eye prescription... with no airport security guard suspecting anything different about them. Ira and Mikey exchange phone numbers while Mikey gives Ira the postcard of his cousins. Ira arrives at the [Seattle–Tacoma International Airport](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Tacoma_International_Airport) and is greeted by Mikey's relatives, Libby ([Cynthia Geary](/source/Cynthia_Geary)) and Walt (Tony Doupe) Wilson and their three children, Jessica ([Jenna Levin](/source/Jenna_Levin)), Clare (Shayne Hodgins), and Kyle (Jack Fleischmann). Meanwhile, Mikey arrives in Florida and is affectionately greeted by Ira's grandparents. Neither set of relatives suspects anything is wrong since Mikey and Ira look alike, nor have they seen them since they were both much younger. The Wilsons take their "cousin" to Christmastown, Washington, where they live. Ira is excited because the town is "just like in the movies". He is also inspired to make and direct a play called ''Christmas Is For Everyone''. Jessica and her friend Spike sing and play guitar on the street for money, and Clare can sing but doesn't want to do it in public. She writes a song for the play, and Jessica and Spike agree to perform in the play. Clare and Ira round up kids from town to [audition](/source/audition). Jack, a bully, sics his dog Killer on Ira, who climbs a tree to escape the dog. Eventually, Ira realizes he misses his family. After Jack's father threatens to send Killer to the pound, Clare and Ira rescue Killer, renamed Mistletoe, and put him in the play. Mikey suffers a broken arm, and when Ira's parents are called, they drop everything to rush to his side... discovering that he and Ira had switched places; Jennifer was becoming too difficult to work with and wasn't talented anyway. The truth eventually comes out to everyone but Ira's family go to Washington to surprise him on the night of the play. Mikey's family also finds out the truth, and Mikey is pleased to see his mother, who came to surprise him as well. As the play comes to an end, Ira's parents reconcile with him and tell him that they're very proud of what he's done. Soon everyone gathers for the final song:, "Christmas Is For Everyone", and they embrace each other as they learn the true meaning of family and the holidays. ==Cast== *[Elliott Gould](/source/Elliott_Gould) as Sam Finkelstein *[David DeLuise](/source/David_DeLuise) as Max Finkelstein *Elijah Nelson as Ira J. Finkelstein *Justin Howell as Mikey Amato *[Cynthia Geary](/source/Cynthia_Geary) as Libby Wilson *Angela DiMarco as Rosie Finkelstein *Shaye Hodgins as Clare *Julianne Christie as Jennifer Cameo *Jenna Levin as Jessica Wilson *Meg Savlov as Ruth Finkelstein *Tony Doupe as Walt Wilson *Jack Fleischmann as Kyle *Lance Rosen as Sol *Ashton Herrild as Jack The Jerk *Tracy Hyland as Julie ==See also== * [List of Christmas films](/source/List_of_Christmas_films) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb title|1847615}} Category:2010s musical comedy films Category:2012 films Category:2012 comedy films Category:Hanukkah films Category:2012 English-language films Category:English-language musical comedy films Category:2012 musical films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Switchmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchmas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchmas?action=history)). 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