The Christmas Gift is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring John Denver. It was produced by Norman Rosemont, and was Denver's first acting role since Oh, God! (1977).
| The Christmas Gift | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jeb Rosebrook |
| Screenplay by | Chris Grabenstein Rable |
| Story by | Christopher Grabenstein |
| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Starring | John Denver Jane Kaczmarek Edward Winter Pat Corley Kurtwood Smith |
| Theme music composer | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Producer | David A. Rosemont |
| Production locations | Georgetown, Colorado Beaver Creek, Colorado Rocky Mountains |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon Larry Lindsey |
| Editor | John Farrell (as J.P. Farrell) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Rosemont Productions International Sunn Classic Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 21, 1986 |
Denver said he took the role "because it was the perfect opportunity to ease back into acting; it is a light, warm tale of human relationships. I waited for something that I felt really good about and turned down a lot of scripts over the years. I've been very picky about acting projects and, in retrospect, I made a big mistake a few years ago when I turned down the Zack Mayo role (played by Richard Gere) in An Officer and a Gentleman. It was mostly due to my naivete – I couldn't envision the final product from the initial script."[1]
Plot
editAccording to both IMDB and Amazon the authorized plot is as follows, "A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus."[2][3]
Home release
editAccording to Amazon, the DVD release of The Christmas Gift was on November 4, 2014, with English subtitles through Paramount. Also according to Amazon, the runtime for the movie on DVD is 1 hour and 34 minutes.[3]
The Christmas Gift was released on VHS by Good Times Home Video with a runtime as listed only being 96 minutes.[4]
Cast
edit- John Denver – George Billings
- Jane Kaczmarek – Susan MacMillen
- Gennie James – Alexandra "Alex" Billings
- Edward Winter – Thomas A. Renfield
- Pat Corley – Bud Sawyer
- Mary Wickes – Henrietta "Aunt Henny" Sawyer
- Kurtwood Smith – Jake Richards
- James T. Callahan – Robert "Bob" Truesdale
- Anne Haney – Clara Huckle
- Harvey Vernon – Hank Huckle
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Holiday Message from John Denver: He Gets Back Into Acting with 'The Christmas Gift', Airing Tonight". Knutzen, Eirik. Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, Pa. 21 December 1986: 4.
- ^ The Christmas Gift (Drama), Rosemont Productions International, Sunn Classic Pictures, 1986-12-21, retrieved 2022-12-10
- ^ a b "The Christmas Gift". Amazon. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ The Christmas Gift, Good Times Home Video, retrieved 2022-12-10
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