Christmas Movie Fun Facts Better than Any Gift Under the Tree

Holiday Hoffman

The Holiday had a special cameo from Dustin Hoffman, but that was completely unplanned. Hoffman is a friend of writer and director Nancy Meyers. He was driving by the Blockbuster and decided to see what was being filmed. Once Nancy spotted him peeking in, she put him quickly into the scene. 

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