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7.1/10   336 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Richard Paul Evans (book)
Greg Taylor (teleplay)
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Release Date:
17 December 1995 (USA) more
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Plot:
A ski-shop owner and his wife and daughter move in with an elderly widow who needs help; he suffers recurring dreams. | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
User Reviews:
Sweetly sentimental as a Hallmark card...but well done... more (12 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Richard Thomas ... Richard Evans

Maureen O'Hara ... Mary Parkin (Mrs. Parkin)
Annette O'Toole ... Keri Evans
Kelsey Mulrooney ... Jenna Evans

Robert Curtis Brown ... George

Michael Ensign ... Stephen Hoover
Greg Brouwer ... Clerk

Nicole Forester ... Dream Angel
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Directed by
Marcus Cole 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Richard Paul Evans (book)

Greg Taylor (teleplay)

Produced by
Erica Fox .... producer
Michael Green .... executive producer
Chris Harding .... executive producer
Allan Henderson .... executive producer
Nancy Meyer .... associate producer
Beth Polson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Richard Gibbs  (as Richard Kendall Gibbs)
 
Cinematography by
John Newby (director of photography) (as John C. Newby)
 
Film Editing by
Jim Oliver 
 
Casting by
Lisa Beach 
 
Production Design by
Mimi Gramatky 
 
Set Decoration by
Anthony Bashford 
 
Makeup Department
Jeff Angell .... makeup artist (as Jeffrey Angell)
Dorothie J. Long .... hair stylist (as Dorothea Long)
 
Production Management
Margaret E. Fannin .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Clark .... first assistant director
Dodi Lee Rubenstein .... second assistant director (as Dodi Rubenstein)
 
Art Department
John A. Keim .... property master (as John Keim)
Renee Heimann .... assistant property master (uncredited)
Teri Anne Kopp .... lead man (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Paul Coogan .... boom operator
Don Digirolamo .... sound re-recording mixer
David Hankins .... supervising sound editor (as Dave Hankins)
Walt Martin .... sound mixer
Anthony Mazzei .... supervising sound editor
Larry Stensvold .... sound re-recording mixer
John Hays .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Dennis Dion .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Casey Hotchkiss .... camera operator (as Case C. Hotchkiss)
Alex Klabukov .... key grip
Dayton Nietert .... gaffer
Butch Pierson .... first assistant camera
Jeff Zucker .... gaffer (as Jeffrey Zucker)
 
Casting Department
Bruce H. Newberg .... casting associate (as Bruce Newberg)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean Rosone .... key costumer
Sheryl De Paolo .... set costumer (uncredited)
Stella Starlight .... dresser (uncredited)
Stella Starlight .... seamstress (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Rick Downey .... negative cutter
Brian Fassett .... assistant editor
Mato .... color timer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Will Kaplan .... music editor
Christine Cholvin .... music editor (uncredited)
Jeff Vaughn .... score mixer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Robert Detweiller .... transportation coordinator (as Robert Detweiler)
Charlie Carpenter .... driver (uncredited)
Thomas O'Donnell .... mobile lighting operator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Elizabeth S. Barton .... script supervisor (as Liz Barton)
Curtis Collins .... location manager
Gregg Edler .... production coordinator
Tiffany Hegerty .... assistant to producer (as Tiffany Hegarty)
George Halstead .... production accountant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Sweetly sentimental as a Hallmark card...but well done..., 24 June 2007
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

This is a handsomely produced tear-jerker, nicely played by MAUREEN O'HARA, RICHARD THOMAS and ANNETTE O'TOOLE and obviously aimed toward the Christmas market with a sweet tale about a mysterious Christmas BOX residing in the attic of an old lady's mansion.

Maureen O'Hara is still a pleasure to look at and listen to in the role of a rather crotchety, firm-minded elderly lady who is in need of household help and accepts Thomas and O'Toole, along with their young daughter, when they apply for the job. Thomas needs the extra money to run a ski shop but is not exactly fond of O'Hara and her ways. It's his daughter, Jenna, who eventually does establish a bond with the woman and more revelations soon come about with respect to the mysterious Christmas box in the attic and O'Hara's past.

It's strictly sentimental stuff, so be advised that the pace is on the slow side as the character revelations are gradually made clear. But if you like warm-hearted tales of Christmas (or any of the holidays for that matter), you can't go wrong with this one.

Summing up: Handsomely produced with fine performances, well worth viewing.

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