El Camino Christmas

In EL CAMINO CHRISTMAS, Eric Roth (Luke Grimes) is on a road trip out west from Missouri, in search of the father he never knew, with only an old letter and an address that leads him to a rural Nevada town. Almost immediately upon arrival, Roth is suspected of running a meth lab by two police officers -- Billy Calhoun (Dax Shepherd), the inept nephew of the police chief (Kurtwood Smith), and the other, Carl Hooker (Vincent D'Onofrio), an alcoholic known for making questionable arrests. Meanwhile, Roth goes to the address on the letter, where he meets a drunken foul-mouthed older man (Tim Allen) who introduces himself as "Charles Bukowski." "Charles" claims to know where Eric's father is, but will only tell if they go to a bar and get drinks. On the way, "Charles" rolls a joint and leaves his bag of marijuana in Eric's car, where it will be found by the two police officers who later search his car and take Eric to jail. Out of control, Hooker beats up Eric with a billy club. Unsure of how to handle the situation, Calhoun simply lets Eric go. While Eric is trying to get back to his hotel, he ends up being pursued by a very drunk Officer Hooker, who shoots at Eric's car while in pursuit. This eventually ends up in a situation where Eric is in a liquor store with "Bukowski," a young woman and her son, Officer Hooker, and the liquor store owner -- he's believed to be holed up with hostages, a story stoked by the police and an opportunistic news reporter (Jessica Alba). Now Eric must prove his innocence while doing his best to ensure no one is shot and killed by the other bumbling police officers outside.