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Dec 21, 2023 · From New Line Cinema and HBO Max comes “8-Bit Christmas,” a humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas. Watch the 8-Bit Christmas trailer here.
8-Bit Christmas: Directed by Michael Dowse. With Winslow Fegley, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, June Diane Raphael. In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.
- Michael Dowse
- 3 min
Dec 20, 2023 · That is, until the winter of 2021. Last Christmas, HBO Max gave us their heart in the form of a new holiday classic, 8-Bit Christmas. The film not only won me over with its charm, but it’s ...
Dec 10, 2021 · Based on Kevin Jakubowski's novel of the same name, HBO Max's 8-Bit Christmas details the story of Jake (Neil Patrick Harris) as he tells his daughter, Annie, of a decades-old adventure as he and his friends tried to procure a Nintendo for Christmas in 1988. As their journey unfolds and he relays how superficial his childhood was, it becomes ...
- Staff Writer
Summary: In 1980s Chicago, a ten-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation - the latest and greatest video game system. Director: Michael Dowse. Writers: Kevin Jakubowski. Cast: June Diane Raphael as. Steve Zahn as Johnny Doyle.
Nov 24, 2021 · Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that the book-based 8-Bit Christmas has mild language and bullying, but it's ultimately a kid-friendly feel-good comedy. The tale flashes back to a character's childhood in the late 1980s, so some of the comedy and portrayals -- particularly the angry dad -- can feel outdated. And there's….
Nov 24, 2021 · “8-Bit Christmas” just isn’t for the actual original players of Nintendo, even if it has plenty of familiar growing up elements like ogreish bullies, Boy Scouts, and baseball cards. And the comedy’s reliance on puke and poop jokes more cements that this flashback movie is for kids, who might be more forgiving of the numerous sequences that set up something kinda funny and then let them ...
