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Trivia: The setting is a little different (9-year-old Izzy is left alone at school), but "Home Alone" fans should recognize some parallel scenes. For example, the parents say, "We did it again" (forget to pick up Izzy after school) and run frantically through the halls; severe winter weather interferes with reaching Izzy; Izzy raids the refrigerator and pigs out on junk food; Izzy considers riding a skateboard down the steps, etc. Of course, there are stupid thieves who break into the school.

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Trivia: A modern variation of "A Christmas Carol" (1843 book by Charles Dickens). Department store owner Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge visits her past, present, and future. Also entitled, "Miracle of Christmas: Ebbie's Story".

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Trivia: The movie is relatively long, listed as 120 minutes. After some credits (which appear to mark the end), there is a "One Week Later" scene. This is followed by some goofs/outtakes. About the last 10 minutes are credits, accompanied by a Christmas song and music. (01:46:45 - 01:47:10)

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Trivia: "Traditionalist" Hank sees the decorated Christmas tree along the street and says, "This is not a Christmas tree... that should be a star on the tree." Stars may be the most (or among the most) popular tree-toppers today, but baby Jesus and an angel are the earliest tree-toppers.

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Trivia: Hanging onto Christmas traditions may not be the only theme in the movie. Hank's building is located on "S. Industrial Av." Interspersed among vast Christmas decorations are signs for traditional oil/gasoline companies, including "Standard Oil", "Pennzoil", and "Keystone Gas." There is even a "Firestone" sign - it takes several gallons of oil to make one tire. Ironically, electric toy trains are traditional. (00:37:50 - 00:42:32)

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Trivia: Grumpy Cat (AKA, "Tardar Sauce") dies in 2019 at age 7 (4/04/12 - 5/14/19) due to urinary tract infection complications. Her small size (a little over 4#) is due to a form of dwarfism and her grumpy look is attributed to an underbite. Although not revealed, it is estimated that Grumpy Cat earns millions of dollars (perhaps as high as $100 million) during her short life as an internet sensation and "movie star."

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Trivia: Mall security guard George tells Zack and Donny that he is not a jerk - he is a "Mastermind." Grumpy Cat thinks, "Oh no, yeah, you're a limp short of being Keyser Soze." Keyser Soze refers to the main antagonist (played by Kevin Spacey) in "The Usual Suspects" (1995). (01:01:10)

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Trivia: "Traditionalist" Hank insists, "There's no green in candy canes. Green is for peppermint sticks. They [candy canes] should be red [striped]." Original candy canes are solid white (no red stripes) and are straight sticks (not shaped like canes). Hank's age is not disclosed, and traditions can change over time, so Hank's assertions cannot be classified as a "character mistake." (00:03:17)

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Trivia: NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani says, "Dream, believe, plan, and work" in his 1/02/1994 inauguration speech. Mayor Giuliani goes from TIME magazine's 2001 "Person of the Year" and status as "America's Mayor" due to his leadership following the 9/11 attacks to a number of scandals, legal issues, and indictment/arrest in 8/2023 related to his role in challenging Biden's 2020 election results. (00:29:25)

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Trivia: Neil (thief) sees the rag doll on the chair and says, "Holy Smokes, this is old." The "Raggedy Ann" doll begins as a book character in "Raggedy Ann Stories" (1918), but is created three years earlier by cartoonist Johnny Gruelle. Raggedy Ann and brother Raggedy Andy dolls are still manufactured today. The Raggedy Ann doll in the movie appears to be circa 1940s and might sell for $100 - 200 (used) on E-Bay. Dolls imprint with the 9/07/15 patent date may worth $1,000 - 3,000. (00:35:20)

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Trivia: Country of origin is Austria and spoken language is German, with no English subtitles available on "Prime Video".

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Trivia: Mary is chained outside in the cold and asks Father Munhauser if she can come inside. Father Munhauser replies, "I'll let you sleep in the attic if you can recite for me 'Leviticus Chapter 3'", which she cannot. Leviticus Chapter 3, probably most commonly known as the "Peace Offering," is about 500 words long. (00:01:35)

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Trivia: The correct spelling of Kylee Bush is "Tracey", as shown on the "Congratulations" banner at her office and under "Cast" at the end of the movie. Movie-related websites (including IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and The Movie Database) apparently receive the same listing for "Cast", which incorrectly spells her name "Tracy". (00:22:30 - 01:26:28)

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Trivia: The "Prime Video" includes a goof/factual error stating: "At 18:26 when Ben looks in the refrigerator there is definitely light illuminating the interior despite there supposedly being no electricity in the house. In addition, he sets his flashlight on the table so it can't be from that." To the contrary, there is no apparent power outage. Jack leaves Ben a note stating "Keep lights off. Stay hidden" and Ben later flicks off the light switch. The reported "factual error" is nonfactual. (00:04:35 - 00:12:07)

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Trivia: Alan pulls the tape out of a cassette cartridge a couple of times. Cassettes are phased out decades ago, but are making a comeback. Some old, hard-to-find music cassettes (of questionable value and selling price) are being sought by fans. (00:18:55 - 00:29:07)

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Trivia: The "Prime Video" trailer is in English but the movie is in Spanish with no English subtitles available (or working). There is a small amount of English dialogue.

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Trivia: After the credits (first set) roll and the song ends, there is another 2 minutes of the movie. Mortician Leila Walsh examines and catalogs the personal effects of Stephen Jenson - and finds something "interesting" in his pocket. (01:04:00 - 01:05:20)

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Trivia: Richard's New York MD license plate has the "Statue of Liberty" along the left side. MDs with the special plate usually (if not always?) have the "Universal Symbol of Access" between the letters "M" and "D", as well as "Physician" written along the bottom of the plate. [Possibly a "factual error."] The "Universal Symbol of Access" allows some otherwise unauthorized parking areas to be used and extends parking time. (00:34:58)

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Trivia: In "The Moment After" (1999), Monte Perlin plays the role of Lieutenant Fredricks, but he is Commander Fredericks in "The Moment After II: The Awakening" (2006). The spelling Fredericks is used at the end of both movies under "Cast." (Respective time codes used). (01:27:07 - 01:29:25)

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Trivia: 29-year-old Hopper Penn plays the role of 18-year-old "Jacob McNeely", son of "Charlie McNeely", played by 67-year-old Billy Bob Thornton. Hopper Penn is the biological son of Robin Wright, who plays "Josie".

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