''Chilly Christmas'' is a 2012

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family comedy film starring

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, Brooke Langton and Tom Arnold. In the

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the film was released under the title ''A Christmas Tail''.

Plot

Eleven year old Bobby lives in Sunshine Beach in California with his police detective father and his best friend, a dog called Chilly. His dad tells him that they are moving to New York City, where they will live in a small apartment. Chilly, being a large outdoor dog and completely unhouse-trained, must stay behind. Bobby, with help from his friends, is determined to achieve a Christmas miracle and train Chilly to live in a flat. When dog thieves come to steal Chilly, the dog remembers the house tricks Bobby taught him and uses them to avoid being caught. Bobby's dad and the police arrive to find the boy and dog safe and the thieves foiled. His Dad decides not to move away and after a second Christmas miracle, snow in California, Bobby and Chilly celebrate, knowing they can stay together.

Cast

as Patrick Cole * Bryson Sams as Bobby *

as Caps * Cassidy Mack as Kizzy * Brooke Langton as Lt. Mel Stone * Casey Graf as Jasper Harris * Tom Arnold as Quarterman * Andy Pandini as Claussen * Jonathan Kowalsky as Hale

References

External links

* *
''Chilly Christmas'' - WorldCat.org.
2012 direct-to-video films 2012 films American children's comedy films Films about dogs 2010s children's comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2010s Christmas comedy films English-language Christmas comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub