TY - ADVS AU - Levine,Jonathan AU - Gordon-Levitt,Joseph AU - Rogen,Seth AU - Mackie,Anthony AU - Caplan,Lizzy AU - Bell,Jillian AU - Kaling,Mindy AU - Shannon,Michael AU - Goldberg,Evan AU - Weaver,James AU - Trost,Brandon AU - Baker,Zene AU - Beltrami,Marco AU - Hankins,Miles ED - Columbia Pictures, ED - Good Universe (Firm), ED - LStar Capital (Firm), ED - Point Grey Pictures, TI - The night before PY - 2016///] CY - Culver City, CA PB - Columbia Pictures KW - Male friendship KW - Drama KW - Parties KW - Feature films KW - lcgft KW - Comedy films KW - Christmas films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Video recordings for people with visual disabilities KW - Fiction films N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2015; Anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1); Special features: Making one epic party: 20 minutes of on-set shenanigans; Cast gag reel; Whale juice: extended strip club scene; The spirit of Christmas; Midnight mass with Nana; Drunkest Santas on the block; Director of photography, Brandon Trost ; editor, Zene Baker ; music, Marco Beltrami and Miles Hankins; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Mindy Kaling, Michael Shannon; MPAA rating: R; for drug use and language throughout, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity. CHV rating: 18A; for substance abuse, coarse language N2 - Ethan, Isaac and Chris have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they're entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball; the Holy Grail of Christmas parties ER -