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Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the “12 Days of Christmas” to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters and save Christmas for everyone. Candy Cane Lane is directed by American filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, director of the doc film The Black Godfather previously, plus many features including House Party, The Great White Hype, The Ladies Man, Serving Sara, Marshall, Safety, & Black Cotton Star. The screenplay is written by Kelly Younger (Muppets Haunted Mansion). Produced by Brian Grazer, Charisse M. Hewitt, Karen Lunder, Eddie Murphy. (courtesy First Showing)
Wishing for the best Christmas ever?
What could possibly be wrong with a wish so wholesome, and fulsomely festive? It’s practically the very definition of warm and fuzzy wishing.
But what if, and work with me here, in wishing that, you inadvertently got a little too teeny-tiny selfish and a tad over eager and signed yourself over to the mischievously destructive whim of a naughty elf? That might colour things a bit differently.
Which is does most definitely in the new teaser trailer for Candy Cane Lane which proves it may be possible (say it ain’t so!) to have too much of a good thing.
Just how much is too much? We find out on 1 December 2023 when Candy Cane Lane premieres on Prime Video.