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and present A film by Rob Williams TLAreleasing.com MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY A GUEST HOUSE FILMS LLC PRODUCTION A ROB WILLIAMS FILM Starring KEITH JORDAN ADAMO RUGGIERO HALLEE HIRSH KELLY KEATON DEREK LONG ALISON ARNGRIM WITH IAN BUCHANAN AND GATES MCFADDEN CASTING BY JUDY COOK EDITED BY DENISE HOWARD MUSIC BY AUSTIN WINTORY ORIGINAL SONGS BY JAKE MONACO AND JEN HANSEN DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY IAN MCGLOCKLIN SINCLAIR PRODUCED BY RODNEY JOHNSON MATTHEW MONTGOMERY ROB WILLIAMS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ROB WILLIAMS MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY SYNOPSIS Olaf “Gunn” Gunnunderson , an out-and-proud gay college student, is done with finals and ready for Christmas break. He says goodbye to his boyfriend Nathan Stanford and makes his way back home for the holidays. Still in the dark about their son’s sexuality, Gunn’s parents ( Anya and Sven ) invite over his high school sweetheart, Abby Mancuso , in an effort to fix him up. Gunn manages to get through the ordeal when Nathan shows up at their doorstep unannounced. Nathan is shocked to learn that Gunn is not out to his family, but he agrees to put on a charade for the parents until Gunn is ready to tell them the truth. The boys stumble through a series of close calls and almost-outings, navigating their way through minefields such as holiday shopping with mom and a Christmas party at the neighbors. They each try to gauge what the parents know or suspect, while Abby, being far less innocent than she seems, catches on right away and becomes the boy’s new best friend. As the family grows closer to Nathan and more inquisitive about his personal life, Gunn must decide if he’s ready to come out before the truth does. MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY ROB WILLIAMS DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT I love Christmas movies. Maybe it’s the inevitable happy endings, maybe it’s the sense of hope and wonder they provide, maybe it’s just blatant wish fulfillment of seeing loving families around the Christmas tree. Whatever the reason, I love them, and that’s the main reason I wrote and directed Make The Yuletide Gay . The fact that there are so few gay-themed Christmas movies also made me want to create something new, something that gay youth could watch with their parents during the holidays. I especially wanted to create a film which showed a coming-out process that wasn’t traumatic or violent, but encouraging and full of love and support. And if you can throw in a cheesehead and Kelly Keaton’s adorable Wisconsin accent, all the better! As one character says in the movie, “We all want to be what our parents want us to be, and we all hide things from them.” Maybe a gay teenager will see this movie and decide not to hide his true self from his parents, and maybe he’ll find out that they love him no matter what. You couldn’t ask for a better Christmas wish than that. MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY CAST (in order of appearance) Professor Daniel Van Devere STEVE CALLAHAN Olaf “Gunn” Gunnunderson KEITH JORDAN Thomas WYATT FENNER Nathan Stanford ADAMO RUGGIERO Anya Gunnunderson KELLY KEATON Man in Bathroom JIM WHARTON Peter Stanford IAN BUCHANAN Martha Stanford GATES MCFADDEN Sven Gunnunderson DEREK LONG Abby Mancuso HALLEE HIRSH Heather Mancuso ALISON ARNGRIM Diego MASSIMO QUAGLIANO Bad Sweater Guy KEVIN F. SHERRY College Students JESSICA DEGASE MEAGEN JOHNSON VALERIE LOY AMANDA MAGDALENO-ARBIZU MELISSA OROZCU Party Guests ANDREW BLUESTONE SUZANNE CLAY LANE DUBROC NANCY FINBERG DOUG PRINZAVELLI JESSICA TILK AUSTIN WINTORY MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY CREW Casting JUDY COOK Director of Photography IAN MCGLOCKLIN SINCLAIR Editor DENISE HOWARD 1st Assistant Director MIKE DROBINSKI 2nd Assistant Director ERALD SEJDINI 1st Assistant Camera JAXON WOODS VAN NESSA MANLUNAS ALEX CASON 2nd Assistant Camera PAUL D. HART Gaffers JOSH DAY JEFF FRY KEN WALES Key Grip ROB BERREY Swing / Grip & Electric OWEN JONES Swing / Driver BRIAN EASTVELD Steadicam Operators NICHOLAS DAVIDOFF DAVE ISERN Sound Mixer RYAN KAISER Sound Designer BILLY PICCIANO Script Supervisor APRILL WINNEY Key Makeup RICKY FLORES Makeup Assistant JAE LEE Hairstylist JULIE MUELLER Set Decorator JT TEPNAPA Production Assistants ANTHONY PALATO MIKE JUSTICE CRAIG DARR Art Department Production Coordinator SCOTT SIMMONS Art Department Production Assistants MEAGAN JOHNSON AMANDA MAGDALENO-ARBIZU Craft Services Production Assistant JASON LAYVAS Production Office Interns ANDREW BLUESTONE ALAN WETHERN Catering 360 BY GAVIN GLENN Craft Services KIT & KABOODLE CRAFT SERVICES Graphic Design BRIAN WINKELER, ROBOT HOUSE CREATIVE Publicity GRAPEVINE PUBLIC RELATIONS Payroll Services WELLS FARGO BUSINESS PAYROLL Legal Services DOYLE & MILLER LLP Insurance PREMIER CLASS INSURANCE SERVICES “Hope” Painting Courtesy of CATHERINE KRUEGER Original Score Composed by AUSTIN WINTORY Original Songs by JAKE MONACO AND JEN HANSEN SONGS “This Christmas Time” Written by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen Performed by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen “Fall Into Love” Written by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen Performed by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen “For The Holidays” Written by Sandy Ayala Performed by Jake Monaco “In My Defense” Written by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen Performed by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen “Good King Wenceslaus” Music - Traditional Lyrics by John M. Neale Performed by Derek Long “Deck the Halls” Music and Lyrics - Traditional Performed by Kevin F. Sherry and Derek Long “O Holy Night” Music by Adolphe Adam Lyrics by Placide Cappeau Performed by Derek Long “Waited So Long” Written by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen Performed by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen “Gloria” Written by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen Performed by Jake Monaco and Jen Hansen SPECIAL THANKS Twin Bridges Screenwriting Salon Joe Bratcher & Judy Farrell Human Rights Campaign Point Foundation Love and Pride Ginch Gonch Creative Entertainment Services FUZE KitchenAid FIJI Water Brown-Forman PRO.P.AG.AND.A. Global Entertainment Marketing WWF Keyes Woodland Hills Honda Nancy Boy Lorrie Pazdera Windham Beacham Patricia Johnson Diane Boies Lucie Lena & Sean Dent Chris Daniel & Jim Schnobrich Los Angeles Mission College Tracy K. Rice Erin Farrell Lyric Hyperion Theater Café Alan Becker Los Angeles Parks & Recreation Service FilmLA NewOnTheCharts.com Screen Actors Guild MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY CAST BIOS KEITH JORDAN Olaf “Gunn” Gunnunderson Keith Jordan began his career in New York City where he received his BFA in Acting at Marymount Manhattan College. Upon graduation, he performed skits on “Late Night With Conan O'Brien,” booked roles in various independent films in NYC and secured various television and radio spots. Soon after, he landed a role in the film Suburban Girl , starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. Now a full-time resident of Los Angeles, Jordan continues to focus his acting career in film and television. Since relocating to Los Angeles, he has enjoyed growing success in the industry, including securing the role of Superman's Jimmy Olsen in a viral Internet marketing campaign for the Six Flags theme parks, as well as the lead role in the new feature film, Make The Yuletide Gay . ADAMO RUGGIERO Nathan Stanford Adamo Ruggiero is an experienced actor and host. He began his career in Community Theatre at a very young age. In 1996, he landed his first professional job as Cupid in Stage West’s Christmas production of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.” In 2000, he was accepted to Cawthra Park Secondary School (a performing arts school in Mississauga) where Adamo played leading roles in “Godspell,” “Carnival,” “Auntie Mame” and “The Bath” as well as directed “Sure Thing” by playwright David Ives for the Ontario’s SEARS Drama festival. In 2002, Adamo landed his first professional television job, premiering in the second season of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” as Marco Del Rossi. Throughout his seven years on the show, his role as a gay teenager has garnered much attention. In 2004, Degrassi received its first GLAAD Media Awards nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for Adamo’s starring episodes entitled “Pride” (part 1 & 2 ). In January 2008, Adamo “came out” as a young gay actor in an exclusive TV interview with eTalk and a cover story in Fab, Canada’s premiere gay scene magazine. In an attempt to share his story with other struggling gay youth, he has lent his name to The Trevor Project (an organization that helps suicidal gay and questioning youth) where he shot an international PSA alongside Roseanne Barr, T.R. Knight, Kristin Davis, John Goodman and Neil Patrick Harris. He also produced and starred in a PSA for the “Report Homophobic Violence, Period” (RHVP) campaign for Toronto’s 2008 Pride Festival. In April 2008, Degrassi was nominated for its second GLAAD Media Award where Adamo was invited to present at the legendary Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, alongside such stars as Ellen DeGeneres, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Stone and Tom Ford. Adamo recently starred in his first feature in LA entitled Make the Yuletide Gay -- a gay themed, coming of age Christmas story where he plays the films supporting character Nathan Stanford. Adamo’s next project takes him to the live stage! In March 2009, he will star in the Toronto premiere of “Dog Sees God: Confession of a Teenage Blockhead” --- a modern adaptation of the iconic Peanuts comic strips. Adamo plays Van (Linus), the pot head, girl obsessed yet insightful best friend of C.B. (Charlie Brown). Adamo is also an experienced television host, having hosted/co-hosted such shows as the “MTV Hills After Show,” “Video on Trail,” “Canada’s Next Top Model,” the 22nd and 23rd annual Gemini Awards as well as hosted multiple stories on CTV’s hit entertainment show “eTalk.” Adamo most recently hosted the first season of YTV’s hit series “The Next Star” where he led the national search for Canada’s next young singing sensation.