CHICAGO (WLS) — “Christmas on the Ranch” is a new film from Chicago-based Very Merry Entertainment, specializing in holiday romance.

It was filmed here in town, and also in places like Long Grove, Mundelein and Arlington Heights.

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The two stars were back in Chicago this week talking to ABC7 about their movie, which you can stream on Hulu now.

A radio talk show host who gives advice on love and life is about to have a romantic crisis of her own.

Jade Harlow plays Christina, who is on her way to New York for a big opportunity when she gets stranded in rural Ohio.

A widowed rancher is a game-changer.

When asked why people can never get enough of Christmas rom-coms, Harlow said: “I think people identify with them because a lot of these Christmas movies have people living busy lifestyles, and they don’t put themselves first. They spins every other plate in the world for everyone else and then the love interrupts and then you have that magic of the holidays, the romantic lighting.

Houston Rhines plays Corey, a single father, fascinated by the stranger in town.

“He lost his wife. He’s been single for a few years, and he’s drowning himself in work, keeping the ranch going. He’s doing horse therapy over there on his ranch. And I think he’s been busy, too busy to find love at it time and eventually that person will come around, Rhines said.

The film was shot entirely in and around Chicago.

“I don’t think we could have shot this movie anywhere else. I mean, anywhere else in the world but Chicago, a world-class city that has the cast and crew and the infrastructure to provide this level of a production. I was thrilled to walk around the city with the lights up at Christmas and get a sense of the magic that you have in December, says Harlow.

When asked if she got a dose of Chicago winter, Harlow said, “I think it was four degrees that day. Oh, yeah. And there was a great moment on set where I scared everyone in the closet, where I was fighting for my life between two heaters and the jacket melted like. I was so cold I couldn’t snuggle close enough to this heater until it was like, Oh, no, I’m on fire!”

“I want people to see that. I want them to feel good. I want them to see that there are people out there that will do the same things that they can go through,” Rhines said.

“Sometimes you’re just going about your business in life and something that you think is a tragedy or an unexpected burden falls on you. But it might just be a window into something better for you,” Harlow said.

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