Holiday in Handcuffs

Trudie Chandler is a struggling artist working as a waitress who has just failed a job interview and been dumped by her boyfriend, Nick. With Christmas approaching and her parents expecting to finally meet Nick, Trudie takes drastic action: she kidnaps David Martin, a customer at the restaurant where she works, and forces him to accompany her to her family's remote holiday home and pose as her boyfriend. David tries to alert the family to what has happened, but as the days pass and the holiday spirit takes hold, he finds his feelings toward his captor changing, and the pair grow closer despite the unusual start to their relationship.

This television romantic comedy was directed by Ron Underwood, whose filmography includes Tremors, City Slickers and Santa Baby, and it was written by Sara Endsley. Melissa Joan Hart stars as Trudie, with Mario López as David and supporting turns from Timothy Bottoms, Markie Post, June Lockhart and Kyle Howard.

The film holds a rating of 6.1 out of 10 on IMDb from more than 7,000 votes, and 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB.