I feel like the woman's family didn't believe him not because they're gullible, but because this is a common occurrence. I bet her last bf was kidnapped too. It might even run in the family; her dad may have been kidnapped. This is just a quirky fun tradition for them

holiday in handcuffs sounds like a movie about the sad inside life of a prisoner during Christmas

A fun BTS fact the entire cast (minus Mario Lopez) got horrific food poisoning on set and they kept filming. So in some scenes you can see them sweating and looking broken

"Doing one crazy thing does not make a person crazy" sounds like something a crazy person would say

giving herself an at-home perm right before a job interview tells me everything I need to know about how unhinged this woman is

The old guy saying “back that ass up” while pointing a gun at Mario Lopez is equally unsettling and hilarious.

Unnecessary love story? Bdsm? Kidnapping a man because u're single? Literal sex handcuffs? A gun? Hell ye thats kids friendly A gay couple? Hell no, think about the children

kurtis switching from calling her “trudy” and “judy” throughout the video and not noticing is killing me

kidnapping, adultery, deceit, divorce, and guns. the true meaning of christmas

i want to be invited to the *KurtisConnerIsOverTheMoonBecauseHe’sSoHappyThatHeMadeAGoodPoint* party

It's funny that she mentions "tie me up, tie me down", because that's the name of a movie where a guy kidnaps a woman and tries to make her fall in love with him, and in the end she does bc of Stockholm syndrome, but it's played off like a cute happy ending 🤪

Movies always make it seem like eating leftover Chinese food is like a sad thing, when in reality every time I have leftover Chinese food, i just be like "OH FUCK YEAH, LEFTOVER ASIAN FOOD!!!!"

I'm so excited for the introduction of "squeet" into the Kurtis Conner lore.

She literally committed aggravated kidnapping, and did it at gun point, and managed to discharge the gun during the kidnapping. That's like 20 years in prison minimum lmao

Her crimes consist of: Kidnapping, threat of bodily harm with a deadly weapon, owning firearm without a license, reckless endangerment with use deadly weapon, discharging firearm without license, discharging firearm in uncontrolled area, bail jumping. Everything should round up to around 30-40 years in prison.

"Remember guys, kidnapping is ALWAYS ok if you're a girl kidnapping a guy!" -This movie

saying "stole a person" instead of kidnapping is my new favorite thing

I like that the movie became insane within the first 10 minutes. She’s like “Aw my boyfriend left me :(… ok time to commit a crime!”

The “check-off/Chekhov’" joke is absolutely fucking top tier 😭😭😭😭

After watching this I watched the entire movie, and I'm genuinely shook. It's horrifying that they completely gaslight the audience AND the captive. As a male victim of an abusive female, it's personally particularly frustrating- if a male kidnapped a female in a lifetime movie it would be a REALLY different vibe, and that's infuriating.

I'm really sick of curly hair being seen as messy and unkempt

Not only did she kidnap him but she kidnapped him at gun point. That’s literally an additional charge lol.

So Stockholm syndrome is actually empathizing with your captor, not falling in love with them, which is also something that happened in this movie

I feel compelled to rewrite this movie but as a genuine horror story, its so creepy

I hate movies when all the parents care about is whether their daughter has a mate. They don't even care that he goes around telling people that he's been kidnapped which is a pretty big red flag. They just accept it because at least he showed. Pretty low standards for your kid.

"watching a youtuber make fun of it 14 years after its official release" honestly, the only way i watch movies

"Captor? I hardly knew her!" It's not just a pun. It is a perfect encapsulation of the flaw in this plot.

I haven't seem anyone note this: The pistol is an early flintlock. You can point at whoever you want, unless you have actual black powder, a lead ball, and have the knowledge on how to manually load a flintlock, you aren't going to be able to fire that thing. And even if you do, the lack of rifling means you'll have to be EXTREMELY lucky it if hits the intended target, even at fairly close range. Putting aside that this means her boss had all that laying around (flintlocks can't remain loaded for extended periods of time and still fire, so no the gun wasn't just loaded to begin with), you can only fire it once before you need to reload it. Which means as soon as she shot the seat, she was COMPLETELY UNARMED and David could have taken that chance to free himself.

this movie feels like role playing online with *that* one person who likes to twist the story so they can get their way.

Terrible Christmas rom-com but if David handled the whole "oh my god, I've been kidnapped" thing more realistically, this would be a very disturbing psychological thriller.

I absolutely adore the way Kurtis' face changes instantly as he realizes he said "Squeet"

My family watches this every year after baking cookies for 6-8 hours. We can quote the dinner scene by heart. It's a TERRIBLE movie, but it's a hell of a good time.

“Christmas wasn’t about a week ago it was about family” 15 seconds in and Kurt’s spitting absolute bars

Can you imagine how terrifying it would be to be in that situation, desperately trying to tell this family that you've been kidnapped and they're just laughing like you're telling a knock knock joke

17:48 - I have a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, and while I am still a novice as the law, something that pisses me off is how in movies cops constantly make up fake laws/threats to get what they want. Unless you physically do something that aids in the kidnapping, you have done nothing wrong. You as an individual are not responsible to stop crimes and you have no obligation to help the police to do their jobs. If any cops threaten you into compliance, I recommend remaining silent and seeking out an attorney. Having an attorney when a cop interrogates you is vital, since the police aren't always interested in seeking your best interest.

I'm so happy you brought up the apartment thing, Its so annoying that so many movies do that, where the main character live in "a poor house" or "a tiny house" when its like a fucking huge house, or amazing apartment that should be super expensive

being not only kidnapped, and not only forced into the role of being a part of a family I don't know, but having that family of strangers gaslight me and convince me into thinking I'm supposed to be there is probably my worst nightmare now cheers

I kinda feel bad for his girlfriend. Joining a police investigation yourself & going house to house is already too much effort to put into a man but then after all that he dumps her & gets with the bitch that kidnapped him. I’d be livid

Let's take a moment to appreciate the existential horror of trying to make a simple quesidilla only to come out with beef wellington

8:37 I’ve seen so many of Kurtis’s videos that I laugh internally instead of externally, but the fucking “4000 squeet” had my ROLLING 💀💀💀

“mario lopez’s characters name is david. i’m telling you that so i don’t have to keep using his full name.” …. “so mario lopez stands up” i love it here

Not gonna lie; if I said I had been kidnapped and everyone laughed then I would assume they were in on it. A whole kidnapping family.

10:15 This is such a horror concept tho imagine you've been kidnapped and no one believes you or worse people around you basically acts like its where you're supposed to be that's so scary just how that person must feel

I’m surprised Mario Lopez wasn’t also arrested, one of the most important accessories to a kidnapping is the kidnapee.

the way kurtis says he’s gonna call mario’s character david so he doesn’t need to call him mario lopez but then immediately calls him mario lopez

Lawyer here: a person “refusing to press charges” just means that the “victim” will refuse to cooperate with an investigation or testify. The prosecutor can still go forward with the case but it will be a lot harder to win without the victim’s cooperation. However, a prosecutor would likely go forward with a kidnapping case even if the victim doesn’t participate just because the nature of the crime is pretty egregious.

i’ll be stock-holm for christmas

15:30 you joked about titanic, but the radio not being used and ignoring communication from a ship that was warning them about the ice berg was one of the biggest factors in it sinking

Chekhov’s gun being reduced to “shoot that thang” is making me cry bless your head Kurtis

What you're referring to is whats called dummy plot, where the conflict that drives the story could easily be resolved by the characters displaying a normal human level of communication

id rather come to the party dumped and boyfriendless than show off my boyfriend who is insanely ranting about being kidnapped the entire time

The fact that he did cover Holiday Ham Hole in 2022 makes this way better.

The dry cut to “I’m gunna Squeet” had me laughing hard for way longer than it should

Even if David dropped the charges, I can't believe her boss isn't prosecuting her for stealing his heirloom gun.

What’s wild is that they are 2 reasonably big actors who agreed to do this movie

the fact that the family was not surprised at all might imply that this was not her first time doing this

Her doing an at-home-perm just before leaving for a job interview was the first sign that this woman is off her fucking rockers

"I will NOT twerk for genuine stockholm syndrome" Truly a hero.

"Doesn't matter what crazy thing you do, as long as you're happy," Just apply that to every Batman villain. "Yes your honor, Joker did blow up a supermarket killing 30 people but he's happy isn't that all that matters?"

8:47 I CHOKED ON MY CEREAL, FOR FODS SAKE KURTIS STOP BEING FUNNY

calling leftovers “yesterday food” is gold and you can’t tell me otherwise

This could so easily be reimagined as a legit horror movie, but it's probably scarier by being presented as a wholesome family movie like here. Still, imagine being a family member of the kidnapper and realizing what is going on in the middle of the event...

10:50 he could LITERALLY just walk ouy of the house and or ask to use the phone and call someone

20:25 imagine a man kidnaps a ten-year-old and then gets away with it absolutely no consequences because the ten-year-old doesn't press charges

one thing I can always rely on: I never know how a Kurtis Conner skit will end

This is one of those movies where I think "if they were a dude they would be considered an actual psychopath" like this is a horror film played off as a cute rom com.

I feel like we should talk about how she didn't just "mess up her hair", she did a whole PERM on it as soon as she woke up. Perms are so dangerous and hard to do that you have to find a hairstylist that specializes in them... and you definitely don't do it at home. Hilarious thing to see in the beginning scene

I’m at a hockey game and the guy next to me shouted, “Shoot that thang!” and now I have “You better shoot that thang” going through my head over and over. Felt the need to share that.

Bro, as someone who developed PTSD and actual Stockholm Syndrome from being trapped in an abuse situation, your analysis of this movie is super valid. An abusive person/captor will do Anything to keep you there and you start to realize that the best thing you can do is just try to cooperate so they don't hurt you and keep your head down. Then over time, you really start to sympathize with them and make excuses for them ("they've just been through a lot", "I stress them out", etc). I rebelled as much as I could but eventually, I had to choose between that and surviving. I kind of can't believe this movie was actually made and no one saw a problem with it like,, Wtf 😬

You know what would’ve been a better movie? If the man and the woman are both complete strangers taking separate road trips to see their family/job event for Christmas. They meet at this tourist-trap town while taking the night off and go to a magic show hosted by a hotel there where a crappy magician uses these old handcuffs that won’t come off. So in order to get to their respective events on time they take a detour together on the road to find this one locksmith or key in order to get the handcuffs off and they end up bonding and falling in love during the process. Yeah Ik this sounds bad but hey; at least it’s better than one of the main characters kidnapping and holding the other main character (THE LOVE INTEREST NONETHELESS) hostage.

how the hell did she manage to successfully load a black powder pistol in a diner and not get caught?

cant wait for the ‘holiday ham hole hahaha’ video this year 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Don’t be embarrassed, Kurtis. I have “squeet” moments all the time. Like the time I combined Gwen and Stefani into “Gwefani”.

are we all gonna ignore how obsessed Kurtis is with smearing poop on the walls ???

This just sparked an old memory from when I was 8 I remember having a huge flu on Christmas day. My oldest sister was assigned to tend and nurse me and during that she watched this show like 2 times on repeat. I can only associate this show with a throbbing headache and stomach pain.

the thing that gets me with the Chinese takeout is that the container is just wide open while it's in the fridge

Can’t wait for next year’s hot new holiday hit: a very munchausen syndrome christmas

Friendly reminder that if a scenario suddenly turns creepy af when the gender roles are reversed, it was already creepy af to begin with and shouldn’t have been done You know, like this entire movie

This is slightly better then a Hallmark Christmas Movie, if only because I look at these kinds of movies ironically and it's because it's not the same copy/paste plot over and over and over again.

I feel like Romeo and Juliet is the only story where the miscommunication makes sense because they’re like fourteen years old in the original and kids aren’t exactly known for common sense.

Im so confused about why he would dump his girlfriend for his kidnapper. Like she's probably capable of other things like murder and has done it before. That would be a terrifying person to be with

Love how Trudy’s hair just goes back to being normal at some point bc it was just ugly and they were over it

Cops are like that. One time I was being interrogated by the police at a hotel and one found this empty baggie (illegally) that used to have weed in it. And they were mad they weren't intimidating me. So they said I was under arrest of obstruction of justice and drug possession. Lmaoooo. I told them I wasn't going anywhere, because they were full of it, I was super hung over (it was Jan 1 in the am), and in pjs. The cop said he'd drag me by the hair and throw me in his cruiser if I didn't get up. I told him to go ahead and drag a 19 year old girl with no criminal record by the hair through the snow. After illegally searching her bag to find crumbs that wouldn't show up on a triple digit scale. In a hotel room under her name, not the guy they were after, and they pushed their way into the room. I would be happy to get him fired and possibly charged with assault. Harassment. Was I arrested? Lmfaoooooo nope! The one told me to sit down and not to move because he had a call and he'd be back. I followed the two of them down the hallway lol. I didn't have to do anything they said. It was just intimidation tactics. So, cops showing up to threaten someone with some bullshit charge to try to make them talk? Daily occurrence lol. That's how they roll. You need to know the law and your rights to protect yourself.

i just realized this was the first kurtis video i ever watched. i only remembered bc of the "smearing my shit on the walls" part and remembered being like okay yes i need to watch more of this man

With the perm, she literally could have wet her hair down and it would have gone away. We've all seen Legally Blonde right!?

This movie is the embodiment of "how can it be a hate crime if I loved doing it?"

Stockholm for the holidays.

The Chekhov joke was so underappreciated in its brilliance

For criminal charges you can’t just “not press charges” it’s the authorities (the DA) that decide whether or not to press the charges… you can only decide to not press charges on civil cases (which could be the civil case that relates to a criminal case I.E. how you get charged AND sued for killing someone)

The term “full gooby” implies the existence of half gooby and quarter gooby, and I just want to know what amount of gooby kurtis feels on a daily basis

As someone who is in film school, I can confirm "you shoot that thang" is in fact the quote

You gotta wonder what the parents thought about everything. Like, they went along with it at first bc they didn't know, but how are they feeling now knowing that their daughter just abducted a man

Love how Kurtis keeps referring to kidnapping as "stealing a person"

The cover of the movie looks like one of those “I don’t wanna be married” wedding cake toppers

16:55 *Laughs in Beauty and the Beast*

The guy on the poster looked like Danny Gonzalez for a second 😂 I honestly would totally watch a cheesy stockholm comedy starring Danny Gonzalez 🤣

About the pressing charges thing: my family was just hit by a drunk driver on New Years (im watching this video from the hospital hi) and the STATE is pressing charges because it is a CRIME. If we chose to not prosecute for damages, we could, but the crime of drunk driving is still a crime that they will follow up on….. we don’t even have a say in that.

"squeet" made me chuckle bc in high school i did tech for the addams family musical and one of the characters accidentally said "squeet" instead of square feet on stage in front of an auditorium full of people. he was 16 and he had to just keep going and say the next line while all of us nerds on headsets had to be scolded by the stage manager for laughing too much and risking fucking up the audio/light cues so thank you for that delightful memory kurtis

at 4:12 it took me a second to realize he was asking for a table for two, i thought he was just doing a peace sign lmao

My dad used to force us to watch this every holiday seasons several times often severeal a day. He absolutely loved it and none of us understood why. So glad he's dead now.