Plot: Jake enjoys college life at his patient, rich father's expense and slickly seduces home town girlfriend Allie on campus. Jake already cashed his ticket home (suburban New York) for two to Cabo, but she refuses a holiday while expected home and father promises him a vintage Porsche if home for Christmas Eve dinner. Jake's rival Eddie, who always had an eye on Allie, finds out and arranges for Jake to miss their appointment so he can offer her a lift, Jake is left in a Santa suit in the desert. Resourceful Jake races against time and fortune, in a sabotage war with Eddie.
Alternative Plot: Estranged from his father (Gary Cole), college student Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie (Jessica Biel), does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie (Adam LaVorgna).
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