

Battle of the Bulbs
2010-12-18 · 89 min · ★ 4.9
Bob and Stu are former best friends who still hold a grudge from an argument they had when they were teenagers. Now, they hope to settle the score with a different kind of competition: who can out-bulb the other in their town’s annual Christmas decorating contest.
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- Directors
- Harvey Frost
- Production companies
- Pitchblack Pictures, Lighthouse Pictures, Daniel L. Paulson Productions
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Daniel SternBob Wallace
Matt FrewerStu Jones
Allison HossackMindy Wallace
Teryl RotheryMary Jones
Emily TennantSusie Wallace
Tim HenryMr. Sutton
Ryan GranthamTim Wallace
Maxine MillerLesley McKane
Luis JavierJoe
Jorge VargasRaymond
C. Ernst HarthWalter Duncan
Morgan BraytonHelen Duncan
Daryl ShuttleworthFire Marshall
Ellie HarvieDoris
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