LOS ANGELES — Move aside, Kevin McCallister … there’s a new Christmas movie hero. Her name is Claire Clauster, played by the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer, in Prime Video’s new original holiday film “Oh. What. Fun.”
In the film, Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic and lovable family together every holiday season. But after she planned a special outing for them, her loved ones make the mistake of forgetting and leaving her home alone. Fed up and feeling underappreciated, Clauster sets off on an adventure of her own as her family scrambles to find her. The chain of events leads Clauster to discover the unexpected magic of Christmas gone off-script.
“It’s hilarious. It has an extraordinary cast,” Pfeiffer told Spectrum News. “It really exemplifies the family dynamic in a beautiful and authentic way. It goes from these heartfelt scenes to ridiculous comedy, and somehow Michael Showalter makes it all work.”
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And as much as “Oh. What. Fun.” is a holiday comedy that celebrates every overworked host, Pfeiffer’s message to all the moms and mom-figures in the world is to just let it be and let it be messy.
“Stop working so hard,” she said. “You don’t need to. People are still going to enjoy themselves. They are going to get fed, and they probably will enjoy themselves more. You certainly will.”
Speaking of moms and mom figures, Felicity Jones, who plays Pfeiffer’s daughter in the film, told Spectrum News that “as Channon, I have a lot to say, but as Michelle, she’s the perfect mother.”
“I’ve just loved watching Michelle’s work over the years,” Jones said. “It was a fun shoot. The whole cast was really special, very lovely. What was nice was there was a combination of … we could do a little bit of improvisation … there was a playfulness to it alongside having a really strong script and direction for the story.”
“Oh. What. Fun.” is now streaming on Prime. It stars Pfeiffer, Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Danielle Brooks, Dominic Sessa, Denis Leary, Jason Schwartzman and Eva Longoria.
Click the arrow above to watch the full interview with Sessa and Moretz to discover what’s on their holiday wish this year.
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