8-BIT CHRISTMAS – Official Trailer

How far would you go to score the ultimate gift? Watch the new holiday classic #8BitXmas on November 24 with the whole family, streaming exclusively on @HBOMax. 

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From New Line Cinema and HBO Max comes “8-Bit Christmas,” a humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

The film stars Neil Patrick Harris (upcoming “The Matrix Resurrections,” “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) and Winslow Fegley (“Come Play,” “Fast Layne”) as the adult and young Jake, respectively, June Diane Raphael (“Long Shot,” “Grace and Frankie”), with David Cross (“Pitch Perfect 2,” the “Kung Fu Panda” films), and Steve Zahn (“The White Lotus”).
Michael Dowse (“Coffee & Kareem”) directed the film from a screenplay by Kevin Jakubowski, based on his book of the same name. Tim White, Trevor White, Allan Mandelbaum, Jonathan Sadowski and Nick Nantell produced, with Nikki Ramey, Richard Brener, Celia Khong, Kevin Jakubowski and Whitney Brown executive producing.

Dowse’s creative team included director of photography Samy Inayeh (“Utopia Falls”), Production designer Andrew Stearn (“Awake,” “Ready or Not”), editor Trevor Ambrose (“Schitt’s Creek”) and costume designer Avery Plewes (“Ready or Not,” “The Umbrella Academy”).

New Line Cinema and HBO Max Present a Star Thrower Entertainment Production, “8-Bit Christmas.” The film will debut exclusively on HBO Max on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

“8-Bit Christmas” has been rated PG for rude humor and some mild violence, language and suggestive references.

[OptmiusPrime]

It’s like A Christmas Story, but set in the ‘80s and with an NES instead of a BB gun.

[MACsDaddyNotYours]

Squeezing the last ounce of nostalgia the 80's have before we go into the 90's full-time

[paperboi]

at least it has a 99% chance of being better than the home alone remake

[azunk]

I wouldn't trade growing up through that decade for anything. I have home videos from Christmas 1989 of me opening Metroid, Mega Man 2, Dragon Warrior, Wizardry, and DuckTales. I wasn't able to watch the games played on Twitch before opening the box, so everything was new and a mystery from the second you pulled out that instruction manual or that month's issue of Nintendo Power magazine. Hearing those 8 Bit opening songs through my 13 inch Zenith television the second I pushed the power button was amazing! These weren't just games. NES shaped my future from the Friends that I made in Elementary School to the communities I joined in my High School/College years. And now I do programming and compose 8-bit music 30+ years later.

[girlfriend]

''It's the 80s stuff got real" 😅

[NoCureForMe]

"How much 80's do you want to cash in on?"
WB: "Yes."

[bignerd]

Given the movies we get nowadays, this is a surprising breath of fresh air

[dinomuhamedovic]

Barney doing The Ted Mozby, form his Playbook to impress some girl by telling a story to her daughter.

[rothsothy]

Oh man, this has that A Christmas Story and Jingle All The Way vibes except with a Nintendo system! and hittin' HBO Max? I'm so ready ❄️

[sleddogs]

As someone born in 1976 and salivating over an NES this hit me right in the feels on the timeline and age. I’m still a huger gamer to this day.

[arbzmalik]

Interesting fact: I saw this movie being filmed in my city of Toronto Canada

[someguy]

This feels like a movie future generations would call a classic and would watch every christmas.

[SriIyer]

Barney Stintson telling his Daughter a story of his childhood

[thefirstofthelastones]

Man forget Home Sweet Home Alone, this is a Christmas movie that folks should look forward too right here!

[mrjesus]

Neil Patrick Harris telling the story reminds me of so many stories he told in
How I met your mother. I miss that show.

[danielkelsosmith]

"Video games have been doing strange stuff to children."
Found the Karen

[Vivek-mtyp]

Whenever I see Neil Patrick Harris, I am reminded of the legendeaaary Barney Stinson, God I miss that show😂

[Korcsmaros]

It feels like a REAL Christmas movie we haven't seen for years!

[Super_Middleman]

I actually do remember that the first kid in the neighborhood to get one suddenly became everyone's best friend.

[mr.moviemafia]

I don’t know what this is, but that title alone has me intrigued