Red One (film)

Red One is a 2024 American action-adventure comedy film about the head of North Pole security who teams up with a bounty hunter to find and rescue Santa Claus who gets kidnapped.

Directed by Jake Kasdan. Written by Chris Morgan.

Callum Drift

• You can't trust this guy, he's on the list.
• Someone took Nick. We're gonna find him.
• Whoever took Nick, they're extremely dangerous.
• The supply closets are portal stations for the North Pole transit system.
• Grab a car. We're gearing up.
• We've got snowmen!
• The North Pole has been taken.
• Things are about to get real.
• Let's save Christmas. Say it.

Jack O'Malley

• Are you saying, Santa Claus has been kidnapped?
• I'm not gonna like you. I can tell right away, out of everyone here, I like you the least.
• You don't have a Wonder Woman action figure, do you?
• That was… so disturbing.
• Well, it was nice to meet you Cal, good luck with everything.
• Think if you don't need me here, I might just go back to the car.
• The guy is a beast.

Zoe Harlow

• I'm bringing in Jack O'Malley. He’s probably the best tracker in the world.
• Welcome to the North Pole.
• Last night, Red One, also known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, was abducted from the North Pole Complex.
• You're mine until you find him. I suggest you get going.
• We need to prepare for the possibility of no Christmas.

Santa Claus

• Evening ladies. What are you so excited about? [turns around to see Callum] Of course, your boyfriend's here.
• Let's go heavy.
• Thanks for the escort, fellas!

Dialogue

[Callum uses his device to transform a Hot Wheels toy car into a real-life equivalent of it]

Jack: How did…?

Callum: I adjusted it to reality.

Jack: And does that…?

Callum: No, it doesn't work on everything. No, you can't try it. No, you can't drive. No more questions, now get in.

Cast

• Dwayne Johnson — Callum Drift
• Chris Evans — Jack O'Malley
• Lucy Liu — Zoe Harlow
• J.K. Simmons — Santa Claus
• Kiernan Shipka — Grýla
• Bonnie Hunt — Mrs. Claus
• Reinaldo Faberlle — Agent Garcia (voice)
• Kristofer Hivju — Krampus
• Nick Kroll — Ted
• Wesley Kimmel — Dylan
• Marc Evan Jackson — Uncle Rick
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis — Olivia
• Jenna Kanell — Krampus Guest
• Gursharn Arya — Drako

External links

• Red One quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• Red One at Rotten Tomatoes
• Red One at Box Office Mojo
• Red One at Metacritic