Jami Gertz ("Still Standing") and Dylan Walsh ("Nip/Tuck") star in the Lifetime Original Movie "Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story" (formerly "Christmas Miracle"), about the life-or-death ordeal of an estranged Idaho couple who accidentally get trapped in a blizzard during a snowmobiling trip gone wrong just before Christmas. "Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story" premieres Saturday, December 8 at 9pm ET/PT and serves as the tentpole event for Lifetime's "Fa La La La Lifetime" annual holiday movie extravaganza hosted by Carson Kressley ("How to Look Good Naked") and Melissa Peterman ("Reba").
This year's "Fa La La La Lifetime" programming stunt features a holiday themed movie each night leading up to Christmas, including five all new movies. Making their U.S. premieres with "Lost Holiday" are "Holiday Switch" which debuts December 1st and stars Nicole Eggert ("Baywatch"); "An Accidental Christmas" starring Cynthia Gibb ("A Crime of Passion") airing on December 9; "Christmas in Paradise" featuring Charlotte Ross (Lifetime's "Nora Roberts' Montana Sky") and Colin Ferguson ("Eureka") premiering December 15 and "The Family Holiday" starring Dave Coulier ("Full House"), slated for December 22. All movies will air at 9pm ET/PT.
"Lost Holiday" also marks the first co-production project by Lifetime and TF1 International, the distribution arm of France's number one broadcaster. Both companies joined in a partnership earlier this year to forge a creative and business collaboration beginning with three original movies that will be released in worldwide markets.
In "Lost Holiday," when Suzanne Shemwell's (Gertz) estranged husband Jim (Walsh) unexpectedly comes to Idaho for a family visit just before Christmas, Suzanne is less than thrilled, but their two daughters, 16-year-old Miranda and seven-year-old Taryn, are ecstatic. As a single parent, Suzanne has the kids lives running on a very tight schedule while Jim's laid-back attitude upsets the delicate balance she has worked so hard to create. On her day off from work, Jim persuades a reluctant Suzanne to go snowmobiling on the local mountain, something they often did when they were married. What starts out as a fun outing turns into a dire situation when a massive blizzard strikes the area and the pair gets stranded in the storm. Previously battling enemies, Jim and Suzanne are suddenly forced to work together in order to survive. Frantic, their family and rescuers attempt every effort to save both of them, but when a second snowstorm comes through and blankets the mountain, the rescue mission is halted. Only a miracle will help Jim and Suzanne reconcile their relationship and return them safely to their family for Christmas.
