Christmas Coupon

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.

Christmas Coupon
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Daniel Knudsen
Written by	Daniel Knudsen
Produced by	Mark A. Knudsen Michelle Knudsen Tel K. Ganesan G.B. Thimotheose
Starring	Courtney Mathews Aaron Noble Bobby Laenen Sheena Monnin Daniel Knudsen Napoleon Drew Jacobs Tim Kaiser
Music by	Sean Anthony Kisch
Production company	Crystal Creek Media
Distributed by	Crystal Creek Media Kyyba Films
Release date	December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Courtney Mathews as Alison Grant
• Aaron Noble as Ivan Hall
• Bobby Laenen as Bobby
• Sheena Monnin as Lauren Holmes
• Daniel Knudsen as Chris McGill
• Nepoleon as Agent Kumar
• Drew Jacobs as Drew Williams
• Tim Kaiser as Nicholas Hodge
• Justin Mane as Thomas Holmes
• Tenley as Chloe Williams

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.^[1] Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin co-stars in Christmas Coupon. It is the second American film that Indian actor Napoleon was a part of.^[2][3] Napoleon plays Ivan Hall’s major league sports agent in the film. 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.^[4]

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.^[5] The Dove seal of family approval was awarded to Christmas Coupon by the Dove Foundation.^[6] The movie was released on December 2, 2019 following a sold out premiere event near Detroit, Michigan.^[7]

References

1. Drake, Monica (November 22, 2019). "Local couple stars in holiday flick 'Christmas Coupon'". The Oakland Press. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
2. Suganth, M (June 30, 2019). "Napoleon plays a sports agent in this American film". The Times of India. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
3. Ramachandran, Mythily (July 2, 2019). "Tamil actor Napoleon goes to Hollywood". Gulf News. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
4. Subramanian, Anupama (5 July 2019). "Napoleon prefers Hollywood to politics". The Asian Age. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
5. "Actor Napoleon plays a sports agent in his second Hollywood project, Christmas Coupon". Cinema Express. July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
6. "Christmas Coupon Awarded the Dove Seal of Family Approval". Dove Foundation. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
7. Drake, Monica (December 3, 2019). "Oakland County-filmed 'Christmas Coupon' premieres for sold-out crowd in Novi". The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Christmas Coupon at IMDb