The Christmas Gift
American television film
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The Christmas Gift is a 1986 American Christmas drama television film directed by Michael Pressman and starring John Denver. It was Denver's first acting role since Oh, God! (1977).
- Jeb Rosebrook
- Christopher Grabenstein
- Ronald Venable
- Christopher Grabenstein
- Ronald Venable
| The Christmas Gift | |
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| Genre | Christmas drama |
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| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
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| Music by | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Producer | David A. Rosemont |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Editor | J. P. Farrell |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| 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
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.
Cast
- 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
