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The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

Top Cast

  • Keith Jordan

    Keith Jordan

    Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson

  • Wyatt Fenner

    Wyatt Fenner

    Thomas

  • Hallee Hirsh

    Hallee Hirsh

    Abby Mancuso

  • Kelly Keaton

    Kelly Keaton

    Anya Gunnunderson

  • Derek Long

    Derek Long

    Sven Gunnunderson

  • Alison Arngrim

    Alison Arngrim

    Heather Mancuso

  • Adamo Ruggiero

    Adamo Ruggiero

    Nathan Stanford

  • Ian Buchanan

    Ian Buchanan

    Peter Stanford

  • Gates McFadden

    Gates McFadden

    Martha Stanford

Overview

The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

Rating

6.2 / 10
85 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Oct 10, 2025

    Now the obvious double-entendre in the title does not bode well... No, it's not a great film, but actually it is watchable. Two young lads are together at college but when one - "Gunn" (Keith Jordan) has to go home for the festivities, he reverts to his "straight" persona. His perfectly fashioned boyfriend "Thomas" (Wyatt Fenner) is abandoned by his disinterested family (his mother is "Dr. Crusher"!) so decides to visit his unsuspecting in-laws instead. Once he arrives, he has the status of a college room-mate and we follow some daft escapades as they try to keep the charade going whilst sneaking in the odd bit of nookie and poor old "Gunn" has to fend off the unwanted attentions of local girl "Abby" (Hallee Hirsch). It's all a bit of a stereotypical tale, but there are some fun contributions from mother Kelly Keaton (she has some fun with who sleeps where on the bunk beds!) and the writing is not always cringemaking. The ending - well, what do think is going to happen? It'a a Christmas film, after all - and not the worst I've ever seen either.

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