Mantis and Drax go to Earth to abduct Kevin Bacon as a Christmas present, having taken Peter Quill's childhood stories about him completely literally.
Forty-odd minutes of two aliens loose in Los Angeles under the impression that they are doing something kind. The joke works because it is played straight from their side: Quill told them about a legendary hero from his childhood, and they have come to get him.
It is the second Special Presentation and the stated conclusion of Phase Four, which is a strange job for a Christmas comedy and one it carries better than it should.
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The reference infobox gives forty-two minutes. The same article’s premise section says forty-four, citing the director in a trade interview.
This catalogue records forty-two because that is the field the rest of these entries are read from, and notes the disagreement here rather than picking a winner in silence.
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Watching these first makes this one land.
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Facts last checked on Sep 7, 2026
Released: November 25, 2022