Falling for Christmas Trivia | 30 facts about the movie

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1. Falling for Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas romantic comedy.
2. The film was directed by Janeen Damian.
3. This is her directorial debut.
4. The screenplay was written by Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver.
5. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, with Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez appearing in supporting roles.
6. It marks Lohan’s first role in a major production in over a decade following a series of career setbacks while recovering from addiction and legal issues.
7. Brad Krevoy and Michael Damian serve as producers on the film, which was first announced in May 2021.
8. It began production in Utah in November 2021.
9. It was released on November 10, 2022, by Netflix.
10. The movie received mixed reviews from critics.
11. It was Lindsay’s idea to sing Jingle Bell Rock on the movie as nod to Mean Girls, she didn’t think the studio would make her sing a full cover song for the movie.
12. Lindsay Lohan’s first feature length film released after a three-year break. She also serves as a producer.
13. The girl that plays the stylist (Alison Lohan) is Lindsay Lohan’s sister.
14. Strong lens flare is used during the end kissing scene to disguise the fact that Chord Overstreet is actually kissing Lindsay Lohan’s Stand-In.
15. The premise resembles Overboard (1987) where an heiress suffers amnesia and falls for the handyman.
16. Lindsay Lohan covers “Jingle Bell Rock” for the film. It was chosen for the soundtrack, as Lohan previously performed the song for a scene in Mean Girls (2004). It marks the first time she sings in a film since Last Radios Show (2006).
17. It actually snowed on location while filming.
18. Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet previously co-starred in Glee: Nationals (2012).
19. When Netflix announced on 24 May 2021 that Lindsay Lohan was making her comeback with this movie, she became trending globally on Twitter.
20. Lindsay Lohan also sings for the soundtrack of this movie she sings with rapper Ali Tomineek a cover of Jingle Bell Rock.
21. Chord Overstreet plays Jake (Sierra’s love interest). In Just My Luck Lindsay Lohan fell for a guy named Jake (played by Chris Pine).
22. Chord Overstreet was originally ask to read for the part of Tad Fairchild.
23. Netflix announced the full soundtrack would be available to stream on November 4, a week prior to the film’s premiere.
24. A performance of “Everybody Loves Christmas” by Overstreet and a rendition of “Jingle Bells” by Aliana Lohan are also featured in the movie.
25. The soundtrack album featuring the three original songs and the film score by Nathan Lanier was released on November 11, 2022.
26. The cast and crew attended a special fan screening premiere event on November 9 at the Paris Theater in Manhattan.
27. It debuted at number one on Netflix’s most watched movies list the day after its release.
28. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 55% of 31 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10.
29. The website’s consensus reads, “It’s no Miracle on 34th Street, but viewers in the mood for some fa la la la Lohan will find Falling for Christmas as easy as falling on the couch.”
30. Metacritic which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”.