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1. From the outset, you can tell that the movie must be taking place around Christmas time. The hustle and bustle of shopping is softened by the peacefully-falling snow, and overlaid on this beautiful scene we have the sounds of a choir. What is the name of the choir that sings the lovely Christmas carol during the opening credits?
2. The storyline in the movie begins with our two "heroes", Caroline and Lloyd Chasseur (played by Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey, respectively), in the office of a Dr. Wong. They are having a heated, witty argument in front of the good doctor. What branch of medicine is Dr. Wong a "good doctor" of?
3. Our good friend Denis Leary appears shortly into the movie, playing a cat burglar named Gus. Gus runs into some bad luck robbing the mansion of a wealthy amusement park owner, and runs into the homeowner's large guard dog. What is the dog's name? (This is revealed later in the movie).
4. Back to Caroline and Lloyd: Caroline goes into a small grocery store to pick up some last-minute items for Christmas dinner, where she runs into a rather upset Gus, who promptly takes her hostage. In the background, other shoppers are having their own tribulations; what common Christmas goodie is being discussed in the background conversation during this scene?
5. We are soon introduced to Jesse, Caroline and Lloyd's highly-intelligent, but somewhat-immoral, son. Jesse is attending a military school due to his repeated bouts of juvenile delinquency. After a confrontation with the school's militant commandant, wherein we discover that Jesse is blackmailing him, Jesse corrects Commandant Siskal as to the pronunciation of his family's last name, Chasseur (pronounced shaw-sair). Where does Jesse state this name comes from?
6. Soon after arriving at Caroline and Lloyd's expensive abode, Gus realizes that he has possibly made a fatal error in kidnapping such a querulous couple. Even at gunpoint, the two will not stop fighting! He increases the tension between the two battling lovebirds when he asks them for a cigarette, at which point Lloyd discovers that Caroline has lied about quitting smoking. Where does Caroline reveal that she has hidden her cache of cigarettes?
7. Eventually, Lloyd's brother and sister-in-law arrive with their two children. The family sits down to dinner, only to find themselves part of a rather strange holiday ceremony: Caroline, who has studied a country's certain method of cooking, adorns each person at the table with a wreath-like hat topped with burning white candles. Caroline explains that this ceremony was derived from the death of a certain saint; which saint was it?
8. Having already informed their family members that they are seeing a therapist for their problems, Caroline and Lloyd decide to have Gus play the role of Dr. Wong. At dinner, Lloyd's vicious mother Rose asks "Dr. Wong" to explain his style of therapy. Connie, Caroline's sister-in-law, states that "Dr. Wong's" methods sound suspiciously like something she recently heard on what talk show?
9. After retiring to the living room for dessert, Gary, Lloyd's brother, suggests that they put on some Christmas music to help inspire their holiday mood as they open their gifts. Connie, Gary's wife, suggests that they put on music by which holiday artist, since the artist is Gary's favorite?
10. As the police close in, the Chasseurs panic; Gus has helped them resolve so many of their family problems, they don't want to see him go to jail! Caroline and Jesse begin arguing over places to hide Gus; as our last question, where are the three main locations they suggest hiding Gus before finally sending him off through the path in the woods?
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