Lifetime's 'Record Breaking Christmas' sees an Illinois town band in combination to break six international records throughout Christmastime. Was it filmed there?
Perhaps this is a niche comparability, however observing a holiday Lifetime movie seems like staring at a RuPaul's Drag Race overacting Maxi Challenge, as every actor delivers their lines like they're experiencing Christmas for the very first time. Kindness and cheer are amped as much as the campiest of levels, and the corners of smiles almost kiss the clouds. But the holiday season is campy in and of itself, so it is becoming.
The latest cheese-tastic holiday film to hit cable is Record Breaking Christmas. Starring Michelle Argyris (Devil Seed) and Andrew Bushell (Kiss the Cook), the film follows Leah Hoffman (Michelle Argyris), an adjudicator for The World Record Bureau, as she "draws the short straw and is forced to travel to a small town just before Christmas to investigate its plans to break multiple holiday world records."
Though the movie is set in the tiny fictional the town of St. Drexel, Ill., it wasn't filmed in the U.S.
Where was 'Record Breaking Christmas' Filmed?
Like 15 other holiday movies of 2022, Record Breaking Christmas was filmed in Ottawa, Canada. Located in the southern area of Ontario, the Canada capital is understood for web hosting Gatineau Park, the Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill, and the ByWard Market, among different surprising landmarks and tourism hubs.
More in particular, according to Narcity Ottawa, Record Breaking Christmas filmed at Fairouz Cafe — a modern Middle Eastern eatery — Rockcliffe Park and the Rockeries, and Prescott Street.
First opening in the late 1800s, Rockcliffe Park and the Rockeries is a park known for the Rockcliffe Pavilion, which is very best for out of doors weddings, "as well as spectacular lookouts that are accessible via the multi-use pathways and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway," consistent with the National Capital Commission.
Daffodils and awe-inspiring flowering timber are the stars of the park in the springtime.
The National Capital Commission additional detailed that the park's land as soon as belonged to Thomas McKay — aka "the master stonemason of the Rideau Canal and the builder of Rideau Hall." It is known to be one of the Capital Region's first recreational parks.
As for Prescott Street in downtown Kemptville, the movie's team was observed putting in place Christmas timber and faux snow on June 21, 2022.
"I think it has that small town feel that everyone loves to see in movies, especially Christmas movies,” he explained. “I think it’s the look and appeal of a typical small town," Deron Johnston, the government director of the Old Town Kemptville BIA, said of the space, consistent with Ottawa Valley News.
Specifically, he said it’s a "win-win" for both the North Grenville Curling Club — which the forged and crew rented out all the way through filming — and the production company.
“What does happen is this generates a buzz, not just for them as a possible spot to keep doing this, but also for the group," Deron Johnston persisted.
Record Breaking Christmas premieres on Thursday, December 15 at 8/7c and is available for Stream the Next Day.
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