Written by Sean Chipman and Robert Chipman, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Adrian Paul, Eric Close, Aaron Perilo, Scott Bailey and Neraida Bega in leading roles.
[1] Set during an abnormal heatwave in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, the film revolves around multiple characters whose lives intersect before, during and after a liquor store robbery.
A botched robbery leads down a destructive path for a detective (Bailey) attempting to reconcile with his estranged mother (Humes), a coming-apart-at-the-seams amateur photographer (Paul), his vindictive and murderous fiancée (Bega), her secret lover (Perilo) and a mall Santa (Close) struggling to remain sober.
Originally conceived as a short film in 2010, Christmas Crime Story was the brainchild of Sean & Robert Chipman.
In 2012, the screenplay was completed and uploaded to an online screenwriting site, SimplyScripts, and was found in May 2016 by director Richard Friedman.