Christmas Break-In (2018)

[bunniefuu]

♪♪

We got a go for an exit.

I love it when you get
all Special Forces.

Let's go! Move it!

You didn't tell me we were
stealing loose change.

-It all spends the same.
-[softly] I guess.

-You locked it, really?
-Yeah, I didn't want anyone to steal it.

Hurry up. I'm freezing.

-Look what Santa got my girl.
-Ah!

[chuckles]

-Ah, voila!
-Oh, that's cute.

[chuckles]

Barbi, baby.

This ride is a joke.

Hey, you know I don't have a car.

I had to borrow
this one from work.

Never mind, by tomorrow night,
we'll be in Acapulco.

Did we have to bring him?

Rico, sweetheart,
he's my brother.

And he was dropped on his head
when he was a baby.

Okay.

Plus,

if we need someone
to take the blame,

he'll be perfect.

I love the way you think.

-Are we ready, Neddy?
-You got it, sis.

-[ice cream truck music plays]
-Uh...

-Turn that off!
-I-- I can't.

-I said turn it off!
-I can't, I think it's broken. I can't.

-I'll break it for good.
-No, no, don't touch that!

[screams]

I should... I should have maybe turned off
the ignition before he did that.

Just take a right
and get on the freeway.

Sorry, Rico.

♪♪

[alarm blaring]

Today, I will hold you
in my arms for the first time.

Hey, look here, world,

Izzy's getting personal
with her guitar poster... again.

Get out of here before I tell Cindy
you use Mom's concealer on your pimples.

You do that...

and I won't take you to the guitar store
when Mom and Dad forget.

Don't worry.
I made sure they remember.

[alarm beeping]

[grunts]

[Pete] Izzy!

-Pete, what's wrong?
-Honey, look at this.

[Heather laughing]

Honey,
she's just excited about her guitar.

I have a pitch meeting this morning
and I can't go in look--

What?

[chuckles]

-I can't believe she would...
-Well, she's just really excited, honey.

[weatherman] That's right, Jason.

A massive storm is rolling in
later tonight,

covering some areas
in upwards of 12 inches of snow.

So, get your shopping done early,

and plan on staying in
for the next couple of days.

[news anchor]
In today's top story,

America's debt crisis continues
to spiral out of control.

[Pete] Right, right.
So, we'll push the pitch till 11,

uh, reschedule the lawyers
for Thursday, next week.

Right?

Dad, I got it.

Okay.

Hey, have you guys seen
my storyboards?

-Did you check your office?
-Ah, yes, okay.

[Pete] You still there?

Yeah, no, those figures,
those are just the estimate.

We get the real numbers next week.

Yeah.

[Izzy] Mom, I'm nine.

I can cut up my own breakfast.

Uh, microwave pizza
isn't exactly breakfast, Izzy.

Yeah.

Hey, did you hear there was a robbery
at the Salvation Army last night?

They stole a ton of coins.

-[Heather] Excuse me.
-Hey!

Eat your pizza.

-[scoffs]
-Uh, yup, got it.

Um, do you guys know where
my quarterly reports are?

-Over there.
-Thank you.

Okay, bye.

Oh, and Izzy, forehead graffiti.

Remember when you
forgot my last three recitals?

All right, all right, all right.

I'm sorry about that, but could you find,
like, a less permanent way

to remind your dad and I?

Oh, the milk's already out.

The good news is is I don't have to
exfoliate my forehead for about ten years.

[Pete] I have to admit, Izzy.

Your spelling is really good.

I can tell you've been
working on that in school.

Dad, I'm nine.
I know how to spell.

[chuckles] Okay.

Listen, we know how important today is,
you know,

since you have been
reminding us daily

of the one-day-only, half-off guitar sale
for the last six months.

And your dad and I are so proud of you
that you've been saving up your money

to buy one yourself,
unlike someone with his new car.

Nick.

-Hello.
-Nick!

-What?
-Headphones.

Oh, Izzy. Don't forget to take
the record back to Ray.

Yeah, yeah. I got it.

So, your mom is going to be there
when school gets out.

No, I'm not, honey.

What do you mean?
I have lunch with the Madisons.

-Mm-mm. You rescheduled that for Friday.
-Did I?

-Mm-hm.
-[Pete] Oh, man. All right.

I'm going to have to make sure
I see that in my calend--

-[cell phone vibrating]
-Sorry, honey.

-[cell phone ringing]
-Hang on one second, honey.

-Hello.
-Hello.

-Ready to go?
-Hold on.

-[Pete] Right, yeah, yeah. No, I...
-[Heather] No. Okay, so...

[Pete] I said we were gonna reschedule
that for next week.

[Heather] Yeah, the numbers
haven't changed. They're the same.

-[Pete] Uh, huh. Right.
-[Heather] I'll be there as soon as I can.

[Heather] Okay, all right.

Let's go.

Oh!

-Izzy!
-Izzy!

[Izzy] Three o'clock!

♪♪

Those air guitar skills are going
to come in real handy, you know,

when Mom and Dad forget
to get you the real one.

-They're not gonna forget.
-Can you even hold a guitar?

Yeah, I practice every day
at school with Ray for rock club.

Oh, right. I forgot
about guitar lessons with the janitor,

-"Eddie Van Mop Bucket."
-You should hear him. He's really good.

-Is it true what they say about him?
-What?

That he's, like, an ex-jailbird
running from the FBI?

Have a nice day, Nick.

Hey, if Mom and Dad do forget,
I'll be at David's.

-With Cindy?
-No, we're just flying drones.

Sure, it's all about the drones,
isn't it, Nick?

Hey!

[girl] My mom got us tickets
for the second row.

[girl 2] No way.

-Hey, Izzy, did you get your guitar yet?
-This afternoon.

-Oh, cool!
-I know.

We're going straight to the shop,
right after school.

Oh, bye, Izzy.

[boy] Whoa!

Thanks, Izzy.

-Have you landed that ollie yet?
-Close.

Can't wait to see it.

[Ray whistling]

Morning, Ray.
Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you, Izzy.

-Hey!
-You brought Jett.

Hi, girl.

I figured with all the craziness
before Christmas break,

no one would notice.

So, today's the big day.

-You excited?
-Yeah. Oh, and before I forget.

Thanks for the loan.
Hope I haven't worn it out.

Oh, not likely.
I would've done it long ago.

-Ready for a guitar lesson?
-Yeah.

Yeah.

-[laughing]
-[Izzy] Let's get 'em.

All right.

[Ray] Yeah.
Here we go.

Ah!

Yeah.

Maybe I'll get a glass case
and mount mine on the wall, too.

Huh, kind of hard to play a guitar
with it mounted in a glass case.

[Izzy] I'll just store it in there
after I'm done with it each day.

Keep the dust
and junk off it, right?

Well, I guess it could work.

How come you never take
Gloria out of her case?

Oh, man.

Holding that guitar brings back
a whole lot of memories...

both happy and sad.

Maybe I should come up
with a name for my guitar.

That is, when I get it.

Yeah, you got ten minutes
before school starts.

-You ready to rock?
-Yeah.

[laughing]

Hey, they gonna do some
rocking here this morning.

Yeah.

[man on radio] In case you hadn't noticed,
that storm we were expecting tonight

has decided to arrive
a few hours early.

Snuggle up, campers,
it's starting to come down.

Hey, so this vehicle's not really rated
for this kind of weather.

Just thinking we maybe might want
to find a place where we can just,

kind of, hunker down
and let it pass.

Relax,
the further south we get,

the more this snow
is going to let up.

That's right.

Um, south?

Yes, south, as in Acapulco.

-Mexico.
-[both laughing]

Um, Barbi, I don't think
we're going south.

What are you talking about?

Well, you said,
"Go right onto the freeway."

And I-- that's what I did.

What? I said, "Go right,

and then get on the freeway, going south!"

-Are you kidding me?
-Ugh!

We've been going the wrong
way for the last three hours?

Ned, turn this around now!

Okay, let me just find
a spot to--

-Argh!
-Ah! Okay. All right.

Everybody, just sit back.

Here we go.

[blues guitar riffing]

-[Ray laughing]
-[Izzy] So, Ray,

how'd you learn to play so well?

Well, there was a time in my life
when I had a...

a lot of free time
on my hands.

It seems like learning to play the guitar

was better use of it than...
a lot of other options.

Oh.

Yeah.

Used to make some of the worst times
in my life a lot easier to take.

-That's for sure.
-[bell ringing]

Ah, time to go to school.

Ah, Ray,
couldn't we just forget to show up?

It's the day
before Christmas break.

All we're going to do
is watch videos.

Oh, come on,
I mean, just because you in rock club,

doesn't mean you can skip class.

Hell, you're trying to get
this old guy in trouble?

Okay, okay.

You can come back at recess.

I'll give you one last lesson
before break.

I'll be here.

All right.

-[teacher] Madison.
-Here.

-[teacher] Connor.
-[Connor] Here.

-[teacher] Aubrey.
-Here.

Isabelle.

Isabelle?

Oh.

[sighing] Here.

[video playing in background]

-[man on TV] Now then, who is ready?
-[kids] We are!

-[man] Who is?
-We are!

All right then.

Let's begin.

[Heather]
And if you look at quarter three,

you can see that costs are down
for the fourth quarter in a row.

Now, if you compare, um,
where we were a year ago,

you can definitely see the difference.

[Izzy] Hey, Ray.

Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, that was quick.

For you maybe.

To me, that was the longest morning
of my life.

Hey,
there's your guitar over there.

-Are you ready to jam?
-Obviously.

[phone ringing]
Wait a minute here, Izzy.

Yeah, hello.

Oh.

Oh, Mr. Mitchell.

Oh, okay. Yes, sir.

I'll get to it right away.

Okay. All right.

Hey, I got to cut this short, Izzy.

Apparently, Miss Hawthorne
has a wicked draft in the classroom.

From what?

One of the covers fell off
one of the vents

from the old heating system and
they didn't put them on that well anyway,

but I got to go down
to the basement and fix it, okay?

More keys?

Uh, the-- the--
these are the masters, you know.

The ones I don't use that often.

Okay, I got to go down
to the basement.

Um, you didn't see anything,
right?

See what?

That a girl.

Sound effects.

[whirling sound]

Am I in the presence of
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

[teacher] Wait, stop.
We're missing the fog.

Izzy, where's the fog?

Come on, guys.
We have an audience tonight.

Sorry, sorry.

Okay,
let's take it from the top.

Uchh, you've got to be kidding.

One, two, three.

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh ♪

Hey!

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

[principal on speaker]
Attention, all teachers and students,

if you've looked out the window,
you can see the storm

that was predicted to hit tonight
has gotten here early.

In order to ensure everyone's safety
we've, unfortunately, decided

to cancel tonight's performance of
A Christmas Carol.

Sorry, everyone,
we'll reschedule it for January.

It's a great story for New Year's, too.

Oh, man.

What happened to Christmas?

All right.

[Barbi] Ugh!

Isn't there any way to get any
more heat out of this piece of garbage?

It's an ice cream truck.

At least, we're headed somewhere warm.

Finally.

Soon enough, with all this cash,

it'll be unlimited margaritas
for everyone on the beach.

[laughs]

Ah!

Yeah, I still don't feel good about
stealing money from the Salvation Army.

That's supposed to be
for poor people at Christmas.

Don't worry, Ned.
It's all insured.

Like banks.

-Really? Oh.
-[softly] Yes.

Oh, that's great!

[ice cream truck music plays]

[music stops]

[man on radio] Authorities may
have a break in that robbery this morning.

A witness who may have seen the crooks

had described the getaway vehicle as...

[laughing] get this, an ice cream truck.

This group of criminals is now being
dubbed as "The Ice Cream Truck Bandits."

Oh, fantastic!

This storm may come in handy.

After all this snow

the police are gonna have their hands full
with accidents all day.

[laughs]

[muttering]

I'm thinking we should get
off the road, at least until dark.

Excellent thinking, Rico.

[bell ringing]

Merry Christmas, everyone.

And have a good
Christmas break, okay?

Where are they?
Where are they?

[softly] Is it in here?

Wait. Oh, my phone! Mom!

[doorbell ringing]

-Hey, man.
-[David] Yo, you brought the parts.

Get out of this weather, man.

[hip hop music plays]

-Hi, Nick.
-Hey, Cindy.

Uh... didn't know you
were going to be here.

Yeah, well.

Someone had to keep you boys
out of trouble.

[chuckling] Great.

I mean, that's cool.

Oh, Izzy.

They're late again, aren't they?

Oh, no. I just talked to them.
They're on their way.

I guess the snow
is slowing everybody down.

-They're on their way?
-Yeah, like, ten minutes away.

Make sure they take you straight home
after you get your guitar.

This entire town
is shutting down soon.

Uh, speaking of,
don't you have a gig to get to?

Yeah, I better hit the road.

But I...

I can't leave you out here
all alone.

Don't worry.
They're on their way.

-You don't want to miss your set.
-No.

Oh, okay, but you can't wait out here
in the freezing snow.

Come on inside.

Hmm, there you go, baby.

I thought Jett liked the snow.

She loves snow,

but I don't love
wet dog smell in my car.

-Have a great Christmas, Ray.
-You too.

Something wrong?

You sure I can't take you
to meet your parents somewhere?

Nah, they'll be here any minute.

Now, if anything changes,
you just call me, okay?

I mean, and I'll come and get you.
Gig or no gig.

You hear?

Yeah.

Ah! Have a great Christmas break.

Come on here, girl.
Come on, Jett.

Okay.

They're just stuck in traffic.

They'll be here.

They'll be here.

Sorry, I didn't want to disturb you,
but I'm heading out

and I wanted to wish you
a Merry Christmas.

Oh, Merry Christmas
to you too, Mindy.

-I'm sorry I was so...
-I know.

-Crazy day.
-Yeah.

Before I go, one question?

Mm-hm. Sure.

What's with the three
on your hand?

Uh...

Merry Christmas, Mindy!

-Hey, honey.
-Pete, we did it again!

-No!
-Yes!

[nervous muttering]

Ugh!

I can't believe this is happening!
Why me?

Are you there?

I thought
you were picking her up.

Okay,
I'll meet you in the lobby.

[both] Oh!

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

Come on, Izzy.

-[rock music playing]
-[exhales]

-Oh!
-Crap.

-Really?
-Yes.

We better hurry.
It's gonna get dark soon.

Ugh!

[Izzy on speaker]
Well, boys and girls,

it's that time once again.

No, I'm not talking about Christmas.

That only happens once a year.

But being forgotten
by my parents happens all the time.

So, what do I do now?

Well, I may be here
all by myself, but--

I'm here all by myself!

♪♪

[screaming]

Yeah!

Mm, maybe not.

-The school phone line is out.
-Oh, man!

You know what?
I'm going to try Ray.

Who's Ray?

That's Izzy's guitar teacher,
slash, school janitor.

Oh, oh.

[phone ringing]

Hey, hey, hey, Heather.

Merry Christmas, okay...

Thank you.
Merry Christmas to you, too.

Listen, have you seen Izzy?

I have her phone, so we haven't been able
to get a hold of her.

Well, Izzy's back at the school.
No one's picked her up yet?

Uh, you know, what?

We're on our way, but with the snow,
it's, uh, it's really slowed us down.

So, we should get there soon.

Okay,
I just left there a while ago.

I'll head back
and make sure

she has some company
till you guys get there.

-Okay?
-Oh, thank you so much.

I really appreciate it.
We'll get there as soon as we can.

Oh, okay.

Well, girl.
We got to go back. Okay.

-Nick?
-Yeah.

[cell phone ringing]

-Hey, Mom, what's up?
-Nick. Uh, thank goodness.

-Where are you?
-At David's, why?

Well, your sister,
she's stuck at school, we think.

You think...
Are you kidding me?

You forgot her again?
Today, of all days?

I know. I know.

We really feel terrible about it,
but, uh, we're on our way.

I could try to get there,
but the weather's bad here, too.

They haven't even plowed yet, but...

No, no, no.
You know what? You stay there.

I don't want you driving.
It's too dangerous.

Your dad and I,
we just wanted to check on you,

-make sure you were okay.
-Mom.

Call me when you find her.

I will, and don't worry,

I won't tell Izzy
that you're worried about her.

Yeah, I'm going to hang up now.

Okay, got a hold of him.

-It's getting bad out.
-Man, this is intense.

I know.

I hope we get there soon.

[ice cream truck music plays]

[Barbi] Ah... Ah...

Acapulco...

Acapulco, Acapulco.

Hey, what are you doing?

-Shut up! I'm visualizing.
-[music dies down]

We need to get out
of this truck, pronto.

And go where?

There's nothing out here except
for that abandoned school over there.

Wait, what?

It's not abandoned.

Just closed.
For Christmas break, probably.

It's perfect! Pull over.

Might even be some grub there
for my Barbi.

Not now.

-Pick up the pace, Ned. Come on.
-Come on, Ned.

I'm so sorry.

I can hear her tummy growling.
Let's go.

[guitar chord rings out]

Show's over, folks.
Thanks for coming.

[Ned] It's moving.

[brakes squeak]

[emergency brake engages]

Let's do this.

[Ned] Oh-oh-oh.

Let's see what you got.
Break that window.

What kind of a man are you?

I'm... I'm a man.

A good man.

You're a disgrace.

I'll show you a disgrace.

Rico, I am so sorry.

Did...

I got you good.

Ugh!

There!

[exclaims]

[Rico] Oh!

[Rico] You sack of...
[exclaims]

Rico.

[Rico grunts]

Great teamwork, guys.

I'm so sorry, Rico.

-Can you see okay?
-No.

-'Cause I can't see anything.
-I can't focus here.

I know you need to focus,
but the roads,

-it's like really icy and slippery.
-Okay, I need to focus, okay?

-I know you need to focus.
-Honey, you just need to stop.

-Okay?
-Okay.

Look out!

I knew I should have driven.

[engine stalling]

[Pete] I got this.

Let me go check this out.

-[Heather] I can't even open...
-The door, yeah, I got it.

-No.
-You stay here.

[Heather] Well, I don't have much choice.

[Heather] Oh, it's cold!
Be careful.

[Pete] Okay.

Oh, man.

Oh-h*... [mock sobbing]

No.

Oh!

Okay.

-Honey, are you okay?
-Yeah.

I've got good news
and bad news.

If we stay in here,

we've got about one or two hours
before we freeze.

-What's the good news?
-That is the good news.

What's the bad news?

If we want to get Izzy,
we got to go out there, start walking.

Let's go. I have to go out your side
because my door...

-All right.
-...won't open.

I'll help you.

-Okay, please do.
-[Pete] Oh, it's slippery.

-I know, be careful.
-[Pete] Okay, come on.

[Chris] ♪ On Christmas Day
In the morning ♪

♪ I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day ♪

[Pete] Okay.

Just keep moving.

Oh, there's a truck.
I'm going to go flag him down.

-[Pete] Oh, hey!
-[exclaims]

-Oh, honey!
-Help me!

[Pete] Oh!

Snow angels?

Right.

Come on, we got to go.

This is where our kids get this from.

Ah, come on, girl.

Come on.

There you go.

Hey, Jett!
Where you going?

Izzy?

Izzy!

Hey, Jett.
What are you doing here, girl?

And...

where's Ray?

[Rico] Stop struggling.

Did you guys bring
some buddies back?

Take it easy, take it easy.

This looks worthless.

[Ray] The longer you guys stay here,

the more chances
you take of getting caught.

The cops come by and check
on the school all the time.

Oh, please.

The police are far too busy
with the blizzard outside

to check on an empty school.

So, Mr. Janitor...

The name's Ray.

Like it matters.

We have a cozy little classroom
in a closed-off school.

So, if I were you,
I would go ahead and get comfortable

because you're
not going anywhere.

Oh, but don't worry,
we're not going to hurt you.

Speak for yourself.

We just need a place to hide out
for a little bit.

-What for?
-Oh, we're robbers.

We just pulled off
a big old heist.

Oh, so you're the ones
who robbed the Salvation Army store.

Guilty as charged.

Yeah, stealing from the poor
at Christmas.

Very classy.

Listen pal, you keep
your opinions to yourself,

or I'm going to make
things a lot harder for you.

Oh, I can see that you...

you guys are dangerous.

Maybe what--
I should have found a safe place to hide,

you know,
real safe until you guys just left.

Too late now.

So, you just sit there and shut up.

Same goes for you, Johnny.

Johnny?

That's right.

Johnny.

It's Ned.

I was trying to...

give you a fake name so
he wouldn't know who we were exactly.

Sorry, Rico.

-Ah!
-Okay, never mind.

Just all of you,
just be quiet.

I need to think.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm just thinking
warm thoughts.

-Like what?
-Mm-mmm,

us by a fire
with Izzy and Nick.

Oh, that's a warm thought, all right.

Honey, what happened
to our family?

Life.

Oh.

[drawer shuts]

-[Rico] Find anything?
-"Signing the Constitution".

Nothing valuable.

It's a shame
we don't pay our teachers more.

[Rico] I know.
They're hardly worth stealing from.

-These your friends?
-Huh?

Oh? Well, that one is my sister.

She's a sweetheart.
And that is her boyfriend.

Um, I don't know
if we're friends or not.

You know, I always wanted
to have a family and friends,

but if they were anything
like these two,

I guess
I should count myself lucky.

[Barbi sighs]

I'm hungry.

[Rico] Looky here.

Keys to the school.

Cafeteria can't be far.

Perfect.

Go find the cafeteria
and get us some food.

By myself?

It's an empty school.

What are you afraid of?

I'm not afraid.

I just--

I don't care much
for old buildings.

They smell funny.

Fine,
we'll both go together

in the funny-smelling old building.

Maybe we should lock the money up?

You know, for safekeeping.

Okay, fine. Whatever.

I'm hungry and you know
how I get when I'm hungry.

I lose my sunny disposition.

Right.
You, sunny?

[mouthing]

I mean,
I hate when that happens.

Don't.

Wow.

Big wow.

[Izzy]
Come on, Jett. Over here.

Let's find a place
where there's no windows.

What are we gonna do about Ray?

-Who?
-The janitor.

[Barbi] Oh.

I'm still thinking about it.

No windows here.

Voila!

Okay.

I think we should
just get rid of him.

Problem solved.

[both laughing]

Look at you
getting all commando on me again.

Okay, three bad guys.

They have Ray and,
clearly, no one is coming to help us.

We got to save Ray, girl.

[Pete] Oh, wow!

-I can't believe this.
-Oh, my gosh, I'm so cold.

Oh, honey, look!
I think that's a barn.

Oh, honey. What if a car comes by
while we're down there?

You know what? My toes are about
to fall off, they're so cold.

-Just for a minute. Okay.
-The barn, yeah. Good idea.

What's up, man?

You all right?

Izzy's stuck at school.
All alone.

My parents were supposed to call
when they found her, but they haven't.

So, she's probably still there.

All alone.

She's probably freaking out
by now.

Oh, man.

Look outside, dude.

No one's going anywhere in this.

I know,
but I can't just sit here.

Seriously?
You're going to go outside in that?

I think it's very cool
that you're worried.

How can I help?

Uh...

Okay.
I have an idea.

We're going to do what we came here to do
in the first place.

Stupid.

Okay.
There's no homes, nothing inside.

Just the woodshed and the barn.

-It's locked, but...
-I know.

I think I found something.

Come on, follow me.

Oh, Pete. I'm so cold.

Ooh!

Get this thing started.
We can ride it right on out of here.

-Honey, have you ever ridden one of these?
-No, no.

-Well, I don't think--
-But I've seen it on TV.

Well, I've watched doctor shows,
and I wouldn't perform surgery.

This isn't ours though, honey.

-I don't think you should turn this on.
-Honey, it can't be that much different

-than a car.
-Oh, my gosh!

All right. Hop on!

Woo!

All right,
you need to go slow though,

because you've never ridden
one of these, okay?

-Okay, you ready?
-Yeah, but go slow.

-All right, here we go.
-Go slow, go slow, please.

[both screaming]

-[Heather screams]
-Jump!

I think we just bought
someone's snowmobile.

And a shed.

Let's go get 'em.

[banging on door]

-[Pete] Okay, let's get in here.
-[Heather] Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my goodness.
It's so cold.

-Are you okay?
-Yeah.

Well,
I guess we owe them a lock, too.

Oh, well, put it on our tab.

[laughs]
That's right.

Along with a shed and a snowmobile.

[Heather] Oh, gosh.

-Wow! I'm going to go look around.
-Okay.

Hey, do you have any service?

-Honey, do you have cell service?
-Hold on!

Pete!

Oh, man.

What do you think?

We could just jingle
all the way there.

-Have you ever ridden a sleigh?
-Well, come on, honey.

♪ The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh ♪

We just, um, you know,
we'll hold on and, you know,

steer...
like they do in the movies, right?

Yeah, I mean,
at least horses won't go in reverse.

Ah, yeah. There's that.

I think maybe we find another option.

Oh...

I feel good about this.

[Pete] Honey, check this out.

-[Heather] Yeah.
-Yeah, come!

Good girl. Good girl.

Yeah.

Whoa! Whoa!
Okay, sit.

Yeah, honey,
she's not a dog.

Why don't you tie
her up to that right there?

You know,
like what you've seen in the movies.

-Funny!
-You'll figure it out.

[Pete] You're a real comedian.

All right, all right.

Got it. Yee-haw!

There now, easy, girl.

-I wouldn't stand right behind her.
-Your chariot awaits.

-[horse neighing]
-Pete!

[Pete screaming]

Oh, my goodness.

Are you okay?

I'm doing great.

-Are you sure?
-Yeah.

All right, then get up.

-Work in progress.
-No, get up.

-This is where our kids get this from.
-Oh, now.

Why don't you listen?

-You need to start listening to me.
-Just gotta come up with another plan.

-No, your plans are not very good.
-I'm a plan kind of guy.

I'm really starting to think
there's something wrong with you.

You love it.

[Ned] There was
a time in my life when...

cookies and chocolate pudding for dinner
would have been a dream come true.

[Barbi] When was that, Neddy?

-Last week?
-[Rico laughs]

[Rico] Maybe we should
just eliminate him now.

[Ned] No, hey, I didn't-- no.

[stammers] You didn't say anything
about eliminating.

-Barbi, I'm not gonna...
-Relax, Ned.

Rico is just being dramatic.

Right, Rico?
The janitor's tied up.

There's nothing he can do.

Give me another dip.

Oh, great.

I hate the dark.

Bad things happen in the dark.

Probably the storm.

Yeah,
it's probably the storm, right?

I guess we're stuck,
sitting in the dark.

Yeah, just sitting
in this dark, creepy old school.

Would you shut up?

I'm, like, really cold.

Are you guys freezing?

I am fine.

I've felt that kind of cold before.

You have?

That bone-chilling, heart-stopping,
soul-freezing cold.

It's not from the storm, folks.

What's it from?

Why are you even talking to him?

Hey, janitor,
I told you to shut up.

Huh. You know this building
wasn't always a school.

Fifty years ago, it was a prison.

What?

Yeah, they say that
condemned still...

walk the halls at night.

They're still paying
the price of...

of the crimes they committed
a half-century ago.

Don't listen to him.

This is...
the stories, of course...

but you have to wonder.

There's no windows open.

Where is this unnatural
cold coming from?

Dude, think it'll work?

Well, we'll find out pretty soon.

Can't believe you're doing all this
for your little sister.

David, you have a little sister.

What would you do if she was stuck
somewhere all by herself?

Yeah, I guess I'd help her.

In the meantime,
you can help me with mine.

Spencer could use a hand
with the stabilizer.

Don't worry.

It'll work.

[soft groaning]

[Ned] What is that?

Just relax.

It's the heater...
or the, the wind or something.

-Barbi, I think we need to get outta here.
-Would you relax?

You want to go out there in that mess?
We would freeze to death.

Yeah, but, that's not natural.

-That's, that's...
-Maybe a little unnerving.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Like something...
beyond the grave.

Exactly.

-It's a ghost or something.
-[Barbi] Stop it.

Something that freezes the blood
in your veins.

Okay, that's enough out of you.

Go find out what that is.

What? Me?

Yes, you.

Who do you think should do it?

I just...

I don't really think we need to know
where that's coming from.

What's the matter, Rico?

Are you scared?

No.

No, I'll--

Okay, all right.

You stay.

I'll go.

-[Ray] Any last words?
-Yeah, how about shut up?

-You know...
-Don't say a word!

I'm so sorry.

Go.

[groaning continues]

It's just the wind.

It's only the wind.

It's only the wind.

Oh, holy moly crap!

[heavy breathing]

Okay, that wasn't...

There aren't any...

[groaning gets louder]

[groaning continues]

[high-pitched scream]

-What was that?
-Don't worry about it.

Everything is fine.

Right, everything's fine.

That's what the captain
of the Titanic said.

I love Leonardo DiCaprio.

One down.

[Pete] Okay, honey, let's go!

We got this.

[Heather] I'm coming.

-Come on. Okay, you ready?
-Yeah.

Okay.
Giddy up!

Giddy up! Giddy up!

Come on!

Let's go!

Come on! Ha-ya! Ha-ya!

Honey, are you sure
they use goats for sleighs?

I don't know, honey.

I'm not sure of anything.

-Do I look like a goat rancher to you?
-No.

-What do people even buy goats for?
-Milk.

[softly] Oh, man.

It's okay.

[car approaching]

-Do you hear that?
-I do.

Oh my gosh, it's a car.

It's a car!

[laughing and cheering]

♪ ...or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride ♪

-Stop!
-Stop!

♪ Pa pa pa... ♪

What?

-Stop!
-[Pete] Stop!

Oh, we are so glad to see you.

What are you guys doing out here
in this weather?

Could you please help us with a ride?
Our daughter's all alone.

Come on in.

Thank you so much.

Come on Jett, let's go.

[humming]

Hey, you guys mind
if I stand up for a minute?

This old back of mine
doesn't handle sitting too well anymore.

Yes, I do mind.

What are you doing?

He is our prisoner.

[Ray] Hey, thanks.

-Do you know what your problem is?
-No.

You're soft, Ned.

Your will is soft, so is your brain,
so is your... body.

Well, maybe you're right, Barbi.

I wonder what's taking Rico so long.

You poked me real hard.

I can't stand the thought
of Izzy waiting outside in this cold.

Honey, we're gonna be there very soon.

I know.

-Are we terrible parents?
-No.

No, really, are we?

I mean, we forget
about Izzy's stuff all the time.

It's not just once in a while.
It is all the time.

Honey, we're working.

-So what? That's not an excuse, honey.
-Both of us are working.

You know, I mean sometimes
things are gonna fall through the cracks.

Yeah, our kids.

Falling through the cracks into an abyss
of Mom and Dad not being there.

You know what? We used to do
stuff together as a family.

And now we do everything apart.

-We really do.
-Yeah.

I feel like we are losing touch
with Izzy.

-And Nick.
-You know, why don't, from now on...

let's start being a real family.

I-- we have to.
We really need to take the time.

Chris, thank you so much
for helping us out.

Yeah, thank you.

You know,
this isn't really any of my business,

but I've got a feeling
your girl's just fine.

Okay, something is wrong, Barbi.

-Rico should be back by now.
-He will be back soon enough.

[sound of chains]

What was that?

-That sounded like...
-Like chains.

Yeah.

Oh, no, he's come back.

Who?
Who's come back?

The worst of them all.

Um,

Clarkson.

That-- that's what it is.

[softly] Cla...

Lewis Clarkson.

He died in his chains.

As-- as cold of a man as there ever was.

He stole the last meal of a man
headed to the electric chair.

Oh...

Yeah, let's just hope he--
he doesn't--

he doesn't get to
your missing friend, old Lewie.

-What?
-Don't-- don't listen to him.

You... shut it.

What will happen?

He's dead.

-What?
-[Ned] You look worried.

I am not worried one bit.

I should be in Acapulco!

I don't believe this.

Not for a single second.

You're right.
Probably nothing.

Barbi, can we please
just get out of here?

No.

Okay, fine.

I'll go check it out.

-And can I just say one thing?
-No.

He collects jewelry, rings,
necklaces, things like that.

If you feel something cold
on your throat,

-just...
-Keep him quiet.

Can I-- can I make a point?

-Is it a ghost observation?
-You're not...

very much like your sister.

No, she's assertive, I guess.

I mean, you're not soft.

I mean, you're just a...

a nice person.

-Thank you.
-You don't like to hurt people.

You don't like stealing
from the poor.

Are you sure you're cut out for this?

Yes, I am a robber, Ray.

This is easy to fix.

Well, I disagree.

Oh, look,
I've made mistakes in my life.

I followed others, you know?

And then one day, what happens?
I end up in prison.

-In prison?
-Yeah. But...

believe me, it's something
you don't want to experience.

Every minute the world gets further
and further away from you.

In the end,
what prison takes of you...

costs more
than what you stole is worth.

[Ned sighs]

The money.

Come out, come out,
whoever you are.

[struggling]

[Izzy] Jett, come on, help me!

[Barbi] All right, open this door!
Right now!

-[Izzy] Two down.
-Open this door!

The noise has stopped.

Maybe it's satisfied.

There were never any ghosts in here,
were there?

Yeah, you got more to be afraid...

in your two partners
than any ghost in this place.

-Hey, they-- they're not so...
-Ned...

I've had two miracles
in my life.

The first was discovering
the guitar when I was in prison.

Without it,
I don't know what I'd be now.

Maybe in a cell
next to the one that's--

that's gonna be for you.

And the other miracle
was when I found someone

who saw the part of me
I thought was long gone.

And she was a singer in a band
that I auditioned for.

We became friends and...

and then, more than that and...

eventually, she married me.

Her name was Gloria.

She passed away about five years ago.

Why-- why are you
telling me all this?

Because you need to know

that there's a life worth living
on the other side.

[Heather] I am so sorry for us
laying that guilt trip on you.

Oh, don't you worry about that.

You know, I'm something
of a student of human nature.

I know who's naughty
and I know who's nice.

Wow, that sounds like something
in a fortune cookie.

Maybe that's where I heard it.

-We ready?
-[David] Yeah.

I've programmed
the school's GPS coordinates.

And it looks like the blizzard stopped.

So that should give you clear visibility
on the way there.

We'll be watching, but...

the drones will fly on autopilot
until they reach the school.

Then they'll land themselves.

Perfect.

You think this will work?

I hope so.

-Good luck, Nick.
-Thanks.

When all this is over, you and I
should go fly drones sometime.

Yeah, we should uh--
we should do that.

Okay.

All right. Here we go.

-It works!
-It works!

It works!

Okay, okay. I'm next.

Whooo!

He's doing this.

Let's go, Nick!

Whooo!

[Barbi grunts]

[stumbling]

[Barbi] Where is my stupid phone?

Come on, come on,
pick up the phone, you moron.

[cell phone ringing]

Rico Sanders,
personal bodyguard to the stars.

-Rico!
-Barbi?

It's not a ghost, you idiot.

It's a kid!

Okay, okay, I'm coming.

[Barbi] Really?

Go check on Ned.

I don't trust him.

-Where are you going?
-I'm going to end this nightmare.

Babe?

[laughing]

Oh! Oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!

[grunts]

Ouch! Ow!

[groans]

So, are the knots too tight?

I'll manage.

[softly] Cool...

But you can solve all that
by just letting me go, Ned.

Ray, I ca...

My sister...

Okay, we can just tell them that
you escaped, and then if they catch me,

then I'll just pretend like you
knocked me down or something.

-[Rico] What do you think you're doing?
-Rico.

I'm-- I can't do this, okay?

This is wrong.

I should have never let you guys
talk me into it in the first place.

[Barbi on speaker]
Attention, students.

This is your principal speaking

and I am here to give a message
to the little

creep responsible for all the games
we've been playing today.

The games are over
and I have won...

because I have something you want.

So if you want your
friend back in one piece,

then you better give me
my money back.

Oh, and you have five minutes.

And believe me when I tell you
that what's his name?

Ray?

Well, Ray is gonna lose big time.

The clock is ticking.

Tick-tock, tick-tock,
tick-tock, tick-tock.

I hate kids.

I hate kids!

What's going on here?

I caught your brother here
trying to let the janitor go.

I should have known
I couldn't trust you.

You've always been
such a disappointment.

Always questioning me
when I ask you to do something.

Always whining...

[in childish voice]
about not wanting to hurt innocent people.

So as of right now,

you are no longer my brother.

Best news you had
in a long time, Ned.

What are we going to do about this reject?

[sighs]

Same thing
as we always planned to do.

Just a little sooner.

And what exactly is that?

You'll find out soon enough,
both of you.

[laughing]

Well, it looks like your friend
cares more about money than you.

My kind of people.

[Izzy] You're wrong.

Izzy, run! Run!

[Barbi] There you are.

You want to make a deal?

I'll give you your money.

Just let Ray go.

Listen here, you little brat!

I am through playing
games with you.

So you take me to my money right now
or things are gonna get nasty!

Just take me, but don't hurt her.

Oh, wouldn't you like that?

Move.

[Chris] We are almost there.

Good.

You know, you look really familiar, Chris.

Do I?

Where are you from?

I'm from up north, way up north.

Can I ask you a question?

What?

Does it bother you,
stealing from poor people,

especially this time of year?

What does the time of year
have anything to do with it?

When somebody has
something I want, I take it.

Geez, where'd you get
an attitude like that?

Didn't your parents
teach you anything?

Parents?

Never had much use for parents.

Speaking of, where are yours?

They get busy sometimes.

Busy?

Busy is just an excuse.

Busy is something they tell us

when they have
more important things to do.

Congratulations, kid.

You just learned one
of life's most disappointing lessons.

Well?

Hey, Rico, I guess now
that Barbi has disowned me

as her brother, I can tell you
what I really think of you.

This ought to be good.

Go ahead.

Well, quite frankly,
I don't like you.

And I never have.

And I never did.

And you're a bad guy.

You are-- you're also
an awful person. So...

Oh wow, that--

that really hurt.

How will I ever go on?

Is that it?

No.
I have one more thing to tell you.

Hmm, can't wait.
What is it?

You're really good
at tying people up.

Not.

[screams]

Let me show you
how to tie a real knot.

[grunting]

[Barbi] All right,
enough of the life lessons, kid.

-Where's my cash?
-[Izzy] Right up here.

But there's one thing I have to say.

Do I have to hear this?

Sure,
my parents are busy,

but they're not out
having fun and messing around.

They're working hard
to take care of me and my brother.

Ooh, that is a very,
very touching story, kid.

But stop stalling and tell me
where my money is.

Oh, I wasn't stalling you,
I was distracting you.

-From what?
-Her.

[growling]

I would probably let go
of me very slowly.

This is Jett.

She also loves me.

But, as you can see,
she doesn't like you very much.

So if I were you,
I'd just stand there till I get back.

Good girl. Where are you going?
Get back here!

Good dog. Good dog.

-[snarling continues]
-Shh.

Would you eat a cookie?
Do you want a cookie?

Good girl. Good girl.
Cookie, cookie.

-Izzy, you all right?
-Yeah.

I'm sorry about lying to you
about my parents coming, but...

Wait, aren't you a bad guy?

Not anymore.
It's a long story.

Where's Barbi?

Jett's guarding her. Come on.

-Oh, all right.
-Yeah.

[Pete] Okay, let's go get her.

-[Heather] Okay.
-You guys check the front.

-I'll go take a look out back.
-Okay.

-Thank you.
-Thank you, Chris.

Merry Christmas.

-Merry Christmas to you, too.
-[Pete] Merry Christmas.

All right, come on, honey.

Izzy!

Jett, you let Barbi get away

-for some cafeteria cookies?
-[Ray] Oh, shame on you.

This dog will walk over
my dead corpse for a Milk-Bone.

So, where is my ex-sister?

Oh, hey, hey!
Excuse me.

Have you seen
our daughter, Izzy?

That's your daughter?
[laughing] Good luck, buddy.

That was weird.

-Who is she?
-I don't know.

Okay.

Ice Cream Truck Bandits.

[grunts]

Hey, the school is closed, buddy!

h*-h*! I don't think so.

You are not getting away
with that Christmas money, Curly.

[ice cream truck music plays]

Piece of junk!

[screams]

[music dies down]

Hi.

Yeah, I think I might
have found those stolen coins.

[buzzing sound approaching]

[Barbi screams]

Sorry.

[Heather]
I don't know where else to go.

Mom! Dad!

-Izzy!
-Izzy!

-[Heather and Pete] Izzy!
-Mom! Dad!

Thank you.

[mouthing]

[radio chatter]

I could have been a police officer.

-There you are!
-He is the one who did it!

It was all his fault!

-He made me do it!
-You left me behind!

Shut up!

-Don't put him in my car.
-You left me.

Don't put him in my car!

[Rico] I loved her!

-Don't put him in here! Shut up!
-I loved you!

[Rico] Now I hate you
'cause you're an ugly liar!

[Barbi] How can you say that?

Hey. Hey, Mike,
can I have a minute with Ned here?

I suppose.

I told the police everything,

how you saved me
and how you helped Izzy.

Well, thanks,
but I deserve everything I get, so...

[Ray] Yes, you do.

But don't worry, the district attorney
is the bass player in my band.

He'll clear things up pretty quick
if he thinks he's doing the right thing.

-Yeah.
-Listen to me.

I meant what I said in there.

You have a friend on the outside.

Me.

How'd you like a job
as my assistant?

Yeah, I can use the help.

I would love that, Ray.

All right, Ned.

[Barbi] No!
I should be in Acapulco!

So you tricked one of them

into thinking you were a ghost
and he fainted?

-Yep.
-And you lured the other one

into a janitor's closet
and locked her inside?

-Yep.
-I can't believe you did all that.

I keep telling you guys,
I'm nine years old.

I'm not a little kid anymore.

Do you realize that this is the first time
we've all been out together

as a family
in I don't even know how long?

You know what,
I-- I say we go have dinner right now,

unless you just want to eat more pudding.

[sighs]

Things are gonna change, okay?
We promise.

Starting this Christmas.

In fact, let's call the office
in the morning

and tell them Christmas vacation
has already started.

[Heather] That's perfect.

A fresh start.

Hey, Mom?
Dad?

While we're on the topic
of fresh starts,

maybe there's something else
we can do.

Ah.

Hey, Ray.

If you don't have plans for Christmas,

we'd love to have you celebrate with us.

Thank you.

-Yeah, yeah, sure.
-[Pete] Oh, great.

[Ray] Yeah, yeah.

[laughing and playing]

[Pete] Oh my gosh.

Ah, what a great Christmas.

Yeah. Hey, and what's Christmas
without goofy slippers.

Yeah, I'll second that.

We're not quite finished yet, Mom.

-Here you go, Izz.
-Nick, thanks!

-[Pete] Wow.
-Oh!

-[Pete] Nice.
-[Nick] Okay.

I know we didn't buy a guitar
on the one-day half-off sale, but...

I figured that'll come in handy
when you do get it.

And I think that we've got
one more present for Izzy.

Yes.

Just wait one second here.

Is this...

[Pete]
I know, the empty case isn't much now,

but that guitar is gonna look great in it.

I'm so sorry we didn't
make it to the guitar sale,

but Dad and I, we are gonna get you
a new guitar after Christmas.

Don't anyone move, okay?

This is for you, Izzy.

[Izzy] Gloria!

It's time I took her out of that case
and gave her a new home.

I think she'll
really like it here.

Wow. Yesterday,
I didn't even have a guitar.

Now I have enough gear to go on tour.

Slow down, okay, rock star?

You know, maybe you should finish
elementary school first.

Well, there's only one thing
left to do.

What's that?

[all] Play something!

[rock music]

[man] ...Baker. Take four. Mark.

[Izzy] Ooh!

[director] Cut! Cut!

[Rico] What are we gonna do about Ray?

-[Barbi] Who?
-[Rico] The janitor.

What are we gonna do about Ray?

Who?

The janitor.

Who?

The actor from Lethal Weapon.

[director] Cut! Let's reset.

[laughing]

[man] Resetting, resetting...

That's right, Jason.

A massive storm is rolling in
later tonight,

kind of like these biceps.

Isabelle!

Tim Allen, this is for you.

[grunting like a caveman]

[man] That's good.

Yeah.

[screaming]

-Oh, honey! Honey!
-[Heather] Help me!

[Heather] Isn't this funny,
this job we have? It's silly.

[director]
All right. Action!

[man] Throw.

[man] Reset. Oh, boy.

-[grunting]
-Ugh, so close.

So close.

[director] Action.

[man] Oh, sorry!

-What is wrong with her?
-Oh, my gosh.

You know what?
This-- this is from you.

Yeah. Anything--

Sorry.

[man] 121, Baker.
Take two. Mark!

[Barbi] What's the matter, Rico?

This is ridiculous!

[Rico laughing] All right.

[Barbi] It's okay.

[man whispers] What is this?

[Barbi] Are you scared?

-No.
-Oh.

No.

It's just...

[man] Apple, 15 Apple.
Take five. Mark.

-[man] Rolling.
-Whoa!

I just do whatever
you tell me to do.

You wear the pants
in this family.

Yes, I do.

Are you kidding me?

We've been going...

Are you kidding me?

We've been going...

I can't believe this.

[Ned] You have to believe.

[director] That's a cut.

[Ned] I'm your own worst enemy.

[all laughing]

Come on, come on, baby.

[director] Cut!

[Izzy] You know
she's not gonna follow.

[indistinct chatter]

-[man] Wow!
-Ow!

We're gonna do what we came here to do
in the first place.

[man] Can we hold for just a second?

No, let's cut
with all that noise.

[man] 121 Charlie,
take two. Mark.

[Nick] Whoa!

This is for you, Owen Wilson.

Wow!

[all laughing]

You do that and I'm not taking--
[mumbling]

I can hear her tummy growling.

-Let's go.
-That's not her tummy.

[director] Cut!

[Nick] Whoa!

Sorry.

You know,
I was Charlize Theron's bodyguard.

I guess my chances of becoming
a police officer are over.

You kind of remind me
of my father.

He was a cop.

-[Heather] Look out!
-Oh!

[laughing]

Was that too much?

[Nick] Whoa!

Sorry.

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