| Director | Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy film |
| Runtime | 100 min |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $1.7 million |
Chris Cringle and his wife Ruth operate a Christmas present workshop on an old isolated farm near the small town of North Peak, Alaska. Struggling with declining revenue over the years due to children becoming increasingly vicious, the United States Government, who maintains an interest share in Chris's business because Christmas is a major economic stimulus, starts cutting back on their subsidies. To remedy Chris' income loss, US military Captain Jacobs is sent to propose a two-month contract for producing jet fighter components, which is outright refused. The liaison agents override Chris's misgivings by implying that the next year's Government subsidies will likely decrease. Ruth manages to restore Chris's spirits, who grudgingly accepts their offer only this one time.
Billy Wenan, an immoral and pernicious boy who lives with his ailing old money grandmother, is the quintessential vicious child who commits despicable acts against people he considers his inferiors. On Christmas Eve, Billy receives a lump of coal from Chris, swears revenge, and hires his personal hit man Jonathan Miller to assassinate Chris. Harboring his own bitter childhood grudge against Chris, Miller sets off on a killing spree, finds Chris collecting his mail from the post office, and follows him to his home.
On Chris's farm, Miller kills the US Army guards and infiltrates the workshop until an elf worker raises the alarm. Jacobs evacuates the workers before Miller kills him and blows up the workshop. Chris fights Miller and gains the upper hand, but Miller wounds Chris using a hidden blade and then shoots Chris in the head, leaving him for dead. Ruth kills Miller afterwards, and Chris recovers from his injuries.
Backtracking Miller's assignment, Chris and Ruth pay a visit to Billy and interrupt him spiking his grandmother's milk with fentanyl to cover his check forgeries. Unfazed by the fentanyl, Chris admits he has become lax when dealing with vicious children and warns Billy that he will deal with him if he torments his fellow humans again. Billy can only give an understanding nod. Back at the farm, Chris, Ruth, and the elves start rebuilding the workshop bigger and better with renewed confidence in the future.