[BELL CHIMING]
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♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ♪
♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ♪
MERRY CHRISTMAS! TIME TO GET UP!
IT'S TOO EARLY!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
NOT TILL NEXT YEAR!
TIME TO GET UP!
♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ♪
OH, PLEASE, SANTA, GIVE ME THE ONE THING I ASKED FOR!
MARK! BECKY! HURRY UP!
MOM! DAD! COME ON! SANTA'S BEEN HERE!
I HOPE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S MY IDEA...
THAT'S NOT THE REASON AND YOU KNOW IT.
HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS?
THAT'S TYPICAL.
JANICE...
THIS IS NOT ABOUT US.
THIS IS ABOUT THEM.
MARK! BECKSTER! I'M MAKING COCOA!
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FIVE PRESENTS WITH MY NAME ON THEM!
WELL, SOMEBODY WAS EXTRA SPECIAL THIS YEAR.
DO YOU THINK SANTA GOT MY LETTER?
I'M SURE HE DID, HONEY.
THAT IS SO PATHETIC.
I'VE GOTTA TWEET THAT.
"NOT ONLY DOES MY BROTHER THINK
THERE'S A BOGEYMAN IN THE CLOSET,
HE ALSO STILL BELIEVES IN SANTA--"
[DAD SNATCHES CELL PHONE]
HEY!
IT'S CHRISTMAS.
OH, MY GOD, REALLY?
NO WAY. SHE SAID THAT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
HOW COME SHE GETS TO KEEP HER CELL?
HANG UP, BECKSTER.
NO WAY.
BECKY WILL CALL YOU LATER, TIFFANY.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST DID THAT.
[BROTHER CACKLES]
I TOLD YOU THESE WERE A MISTAKE.
TIFFANY KNOWS YOU'VE GOT A CRUSH ON HER.
WRONG!
THEN WHY'D YOU TELL BRAD YOU LIKED HER?
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
HEY, THAT'S MY PRESENT!
HEY, YOU TWO!
COME ON!
STOP!
COME HERE!
HEY, GUYS! [CRASHING]
OKAY, OKAY, IT'S GOING.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. QUICK.
YOU'RE STEPPING ON MY FOOT!
COME ON.
IT'S BLINKING!
OKAY, EVERYBODY.
SAY "FRUIT CAKE."
OKAY.
FRUIT CAKE.
[RAPID BEEPING]
DAD, I SAID "PAD", NOT "POD."
I THOUGHT WE AGREED, NO MORE ELECTRONICS.
AND SERIOUSLY, FOUR GIGS?
THAT WON'T HOLD EVEN HALF MY TUNES.
DO YOU LIKE IT? IT'S FOR SCHOOL.
I CAN'T WEAR THIS.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE MY MOTHER BOUGHT IT.
I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THEN YOU WEAR IT.
COOL, A PUZZLE WITH 500 PIECES. WANNA HELP?
NOT EVEN IF YOU PAID ME.
I WANT MY CELL PHONE BACK.
NO. NOT UNTIL TOMORROW.
THIS BITES. THIS WHOLE DAY BITES.
HEY, MARK!
IF YOU DIDN'T INSIST
ON SPOILING THEM WITH ALL THESE GADGETS...
CAN I RETURN THIS DRESS AND GET SOMETHING I WANT?
NO. YOUR MOTHER BOUGHT YOU THAT DRESS
AND YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR IT.
I'D RATHER DIE FIRST!
HEY! THAT IS NO WAY TO TALK TO YOUR MOTHER.
I WAS TALKING TO YOU!
BECKY...
HEY!
PLEASE, SANTA...
I TOLD YOU TO LOCK THIS LAST NIGHT!
I DID!
[MOTHER]: WHERE DID THIS STORM COME FROM SO FAST?
OH, MY GOD.
IF THE FLOORS GET WATER¡MARKED,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SAND THEM DOWN
BEFORE THE VIEWINGS--
IT'S OKAY.
I'M GOING TO GO GET THE MOP.
RIGHT, YEAH. AND PAPER TOWELS. PAPER TOWELS!
[BOX RATTLES]
[BOX GROWLS]
[SNARLING AND GROWLING]
[FEROCIOUS SNARL]
[ANGRY SNARLING]
[RUMBLING]
MOM?
DAD?
WE SHOULD'VE BEEN HONEST WITH THE KIDS
FROM THE BEGINNING.
THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE HOUSE!
[LIGHTS BUZZ]
IT'S THE STORM.
PERFECT. THIS WHOLE DAY'S TURNING INTO A DISASTER.
THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE HOUSE!
TIMMY, NOT NOW, OKAY?
IT ATE MARK'S POD!
DID YOU BREAK YOUR BROTHER'S PRESENT?
NO, IT WASN'T ME! COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU.
SON, YOUR MOTHER AND I
ARE HAVING A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.
BUT, DAD...
DO YOU REMEMBER OUR TALK
ABOUT MAKING UP STORIES?
BUT IT'S TRUE THIS TIME!
LISTEN, BUDDY,
WHY DON'T YOU GO START YOUR PUZZLE
AND I'LL BE THERE RIGHT AWAY TO GIVE YOU A HAND, OKAY?
THERE IS TOO A MONSTER.
I JUST WANTED ONE MORE CHRISTMAS TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
[GROWLING]
[LOW GROWLING]
[SNARLING]
[GROWLING]
MARK? BECKY!
[CRASHING AND SNARLING]
MARL, THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE HOUSE!
?I KNOW. I'M LOOKIN' RIGHT AT IT.
MOVE OUT OF MY WAY. I'M TRYIN' TO WATCH--
[GROWLING]
THERE IT IS, UNDER THE COVERS!
WHAT?
[GROWLING]
WHOA!
[SNARLING]
SEE! I TOLD YOU!
[MARK]: WHAT IS THAT?
[GROWL!]
OH, MY GOD!
[GROWLING]
COME ON!
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOCK FIRST!
I COULD'VE BEEN DRESSING.
SHUT UP AND LISTEN. WE'VE GOT A...
SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S TRUE! MARK SAW IT, TOO!
IT'S ALL GNARLY AND SCALY AND SPITS ACID!
OKAY, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCARE ME,
IT'S REALLY NOT WORKING.
[GROWL]
OH, VERY FUNNY.
DON'T!
MORONS.
[GROWL!]
TIMMY!
TIMMY, MOVE!
TIMMY!
OH, MY GOD.
WHERE'D HE GO?
WHERE IS IT?
COME ON.
CLOSE THE DOOR.
WHAT WAS THAT THING?
A MONSTER.
MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE BAT FAMILY?
A CONDOR?
IT WAS IN A PRESENT UNDER THE TREE.
THAT'S CRAZY.
WHO WOULD SEND US SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
[DAD]: THOSE KIDS ARE FIGHTING AGAIN.
[MOTHER]: I'LL HANDLE IT.
WHAT IS GOING ON UP HERE?
THIS IS FROM MY DESK! WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
THE MONSTER!
YOU KNOW DADDY'S DESK IS PRIVATE!
HE'S ACTING OUT.
[MARK]: IT'S NOT AN ACT.
IT TRASHED MY ROOM, TOO.
IT'S SOME KIND OF ANIMAL...
CREATURE-THING.
IT TRIED TO ATTACK ME.
WE FOUGHT IT OFF--
IT COULD BE ANYWHERE NOW.
YOUR FATHER AND I ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.
YOU ARE ALL GROUNDED FOR A WEEK.
-TWO WEEKS. -A MONTH.
HONEST, DADDY, THERE IS A MONSTER.
"... TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT
OF REGULAR POSSESSION SCHEDULES FOR THE CHILDREN..."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT'S NOTHING.
IT'S JUST DADDY'S BUSINESS PAPERS.
ARE YOU GUYS GETTING A DIVORCE?
[GLASS SHATTERING]
IT'S THE MONSTER!
TIMMY, STOP THAT.
HE'S NOT LYING.
[MARK]: COULD IT BE A MUTATED RACCOON?
LEMUR? ESCAPED FROM THE ZOO?
[DAD]: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
YOUR MOTHER AND I WILL GO AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU THREE, TO YOUR BEDROOMS.
WE'LL TALK LATER.
I'M NOT GOING IN MY ROOM AGAIN.
NO KIDDING.
ME NEITHER.
SORRY I CALLED YOU GUYS "MORONS."
THAT'S COOL.
SORRY I MADE THAT CRACK ABOUT YOU BEING A MONSTER.
THAT'S COOL.
[CRASHING, GROWLING]
IT'S COMING FROM THE BASEMENT.
[SNARLING]
I'M SCARED.
[AGGRESSIVE SNARLING]
[DAD]: SOMEONE'S BEEN DOWN HERE, ALL RIGHT.
[MOM]: LIKE WHAT?
HOW DO I KNOW?
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ELSE.
PEACE ON EARTH, JANICE, GOOD WILL TO MEN.
[MOM]: LET'S JUST CALL ANIMAL CONTROL.
ON CHRISTMAS? THAT IS REALLY PRACTICAL.
ME? YOU'RE THE--
COULD A SMALL BEAR DO THIS?
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS, I'M SURE IT'S GONE BY NOW, RIGHT?
[GROWLING]
WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT THING!
DID YOU SEE IT?
WE SAW IT,
AND WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW!
COME ON!
HOW COULD IT DRIFT SO HIGH SO FAST?
OKAY, WE'RE NO GETTING THROUGH THAT.
I'LL CHECK THE KITCHEN DOOR.
IT'S FROZEN SHUT.
MY CELL.
AND BECK'S.
IT'S TRYING TO GET OUT!
MOM! DAD!
DRIFTS ARE ALL AROUND.
THE BACK DOOR'S SHUT. THIS LINE IS DEAD.
LOOK!
IT'S GOING TO BURN ITS WAY OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
WE'RE TRAPPED.
WHAT DO WE DO?
EVERYBODY UPSTAIRS!
COME ON!
COME ON.
IT'S COMING! IT'S GOING TO KILL US!
NO, IT'S NOT. NOW, COME ON.
[SNARLING]
HONEY, HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST WANT YOU AND THE KIDS SAFE.
[DAD]: OKAY, WE NEED TO COVER THIS TRAP DOOR.
DRAG EVERYTHING YOU CAN OVER HERE.
[MOTHER]: YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S GOING TO STOP IT?
[DAD]: YES.
[MOTHER]: C'MON, YOU GUYS. PITCH IN!
THERE'RE NO WINDOWS UP HERE.
NO WAY OUT.
IT'S LIKE THAT HORROR MOVIE I SAW AT TIFFANY'S HOUSE.
EVERYBODY WAS STUCK IN A CABIN IN A SNOWSTORM.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?
THEY ATE EACH OTHER.
BUT IT WAS JUST A MOVIE.
IT'S NOT LIKE REAL LIFE, OKAY?
HEY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.
YOUR MOTHER AND I WOULD NEVER, EVER
LET ANYTHING HURT YOU KIDS.
C'MON NOW. LET'S HUDDLE TOGETHER HERE TO STAY WARM.
DON, GRAB MARKIE'S OLD SLEEPING BAG.
HERE YOU GO, ALL RIGHT?
[GROWLING]
[GAS HISSING]
SEE, THIS... IT'S KINDA FUN, RIGHT?
REMINDS ME OF THE TIME
WE ALL WENT CAMPING AT SQUAW LAKE.
WE SAT AROUND THE CAMPFIRE,
TELLING STORIES.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.
YOU WERE TOO LITTLE, HONEY.
I REMEMBER THAT.
BECKY DROPPED HER HOT DOG IN THE FIRE.
I BURNED MY LIP ON A MARSHMALLOW.
AND I STEPPED IN POISON IVY.
YOUR LEG SWELLED UP LIKE A BALLOON.
YEAH, THOSE WERE GOOD TIMES.
CAN WE GO CAMPING AGAIN,
NOW THAT I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER?
YEAH!
WE'RE NOT GOING CAMPING AGAIN.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE A FAMILY ANYMORE.
LOOK, YOU GUYS CAN JUST TELL US IF YOU'RE GETTING A DIVORCE.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S TRUE THAT
YOUR MOTHER AND I
HAVE BEEN HAVING A FEW ARGUMENTS LATELY.
WE KNOW.
WE'RE NOT DEAF.
WHAT IF I TRIED TO BE BETTER?
OH, NO, HONEY, THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU AT ALL.
NONE OF THIS IS YOUR FAULT.
[DAD]: EVERY MARRIED COUPLE GOES THROUGH HARD TIMES
AND WE ONLY ARGUE BECAUSE WE CARE.
[MOTHER]: YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT.
WE LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH.
AND WE LOVE YOU.
[MARK]: TIMMY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[DAD]: AND IF WE...
WHEN... WHEN WE GET THROUGH THIS,
HEY, HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TURNS OUT SANTA DIDN'T GIVE ME MY CHRISTMAS WISH AFTER ALL.
[EXPLOSION ROARS]
[ROARING]
[BECKY]: DAD! LOOK!
IT'S THE MONSTER!
[MARK]: WE'RE GOING TO BE BURNED ALIVE!
NO, NO, NO, WE WON'T!
[MOTHER]: THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY OUT OF HERE.
WITH NO WINDOWS?
WE CAN'T GO BACK DOWN THERE AGAIN.
CAN WE BREAK THROUGH THE ROOF?
NOT WITH OUR BARE HANDS.
WHY WOULD SANTA LET US DIE ON CHRISTMAS?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIE.
[CRASHING]
NOTHING IS GOING TO HURT THIS FAMILY, ALL RIGHT?
TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER THAN ANYTHING.
EVEN THAT... THAT THING!
THE CHIMNEY.
[MOTHER]: WHAT IS IT?
THE MORTAR'S CRACKED. MAYBE A BRICK WILL COME LOOSE.
GRAB ME A HAMMER OR A CROWBAR OR SOMETHING.
[MONSTER ROARING]
HERE, HERE! THIS'LL DO! THIS'LL WORK!
GOOD JOB, SON.
HERE WE GO!
GIVE ME A HAND!
RIGHT THERE.
[EXPLOSION ROARS]
OKAY, IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN,
BUT THE DRIFTS SHOULD BREAK OUR FALL.
WE HAVE TO JUMP?
YOU'LL BE FINE.
JUST LIKE A WATER SLIDE, BUT WITH SNOW.
WATCH MOMMY DO IT.
OKAY, LAST ONE OUT'S A ROTTEN EGG.
OKAY, SHE MADE IT!
C'MON! WHO'S NEXT?
ME!
[FAMILY COUGHING]
[EXPLOSION ROARS]
THE SNOW!
IT'S ALL GONE!
LIKE COMPLETELY!
[DAD]: WHERE'D IT GO?
[MARK]: THIS IS WEIRD.
MAYBE THE FIRE MELTED IT.
[BECKY]: NOT THE WHOLE BLOCK.
[FIRE TRUCK APPROACH] [MOM]: FIRE TRUCKS.
[DAD]: A LITTLE LATE.
IT'S ALL GONE.
MY COMPUTER...
ALL MY CLOTHES.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING.
WE'VE GOT THIS.
WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER.
WE'RE A FAMILY.
THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!
[CAR STEREO BLARES ROCK MUSIC]
[SANTA WHISTLES]
[GROWLS]
[SANTA]: AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!