Fred Hammond as "James Johnathan Zaxby"

“Christmas…Who Needs It
James Jonathan Zaxby, an easy going, modern urban mogul is bitter towards God and indifferent towards Christmas due to a tragedy in his past. He’s managed to camouflage all his issues with his private jet, business deals and success. On Christmas Eve, Zaxby is forced to make an emergency landing in the small, proud southern town of Cricket Fence, where he encounters twists and surprises around every hilarious country-fried corner.

Fred Adding Chill to the Set

We shot "Christmas ... Who Needs It" for three weeks straight, 12-18 hour days that started at noon, in 100+ degree heat, with a crazy amount of pages per day to get done.

Many times Fred was locked in meetings while I was on set doing my thing. Through production assistants, his personal assitants, crew members and of course the Second AD, we kept tabs on our star.

There was a continual flow of knowing where he was, status of his meetings, if he was in makeup, wardrobe, etc. I am so amazed that he was able to keep it all together and still come on set with a genuine sense of humor in the early am.

This particular pic was shot after a FULL DAY of activity, I don't remember how many pages.