The Christmas Shoes (2002) (TV)

Director:

Andy Wolk

Writers (WGA):

Donna Van Liere (book)
Wesley Bishop (teleplay)

Release Date:

1 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young boy tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Based On Book

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Robert Layton
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Maggie Andrews (as Kimberly Williams)
Max Morrow	...	Nathan Andrews
Maria del Mar	...	Kate Layton
Hugh Thompson	...	Jack Andrews
Dorian Harewood	...	Dalton Gregory
Shirley Douglas	...	Ellen Layton
Amber Marshall	...	Lily
Rhonda McLean	...	Gwen
Jeremy Akerman	...	Tom Wilson
John Maclaren	...	Dean McGraw
Brian Heighton	...	Jake Cardwell
Geoff Herod	...	Young Adult Nathan
Bill Carr	...	Dr. Mather
John Dunsworth	...	Dr. Julian

Also Known As:

Les souliers de Noël (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:U | Singapore:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Beth Grossbard Productions

Trivia:

The book that the screenplay was based on, was based on the lyric written by Eddie Carswell for the song of the same name - a #1 song by the group New Song.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: It is supposed to be set in 1985 (as evidenced by the dates on the grave markers at the beginning and end of the film), but many later-generation cars (mostly from the '90s) can be seen throughout the film.

Quotes:

Maggie Andrews: Honey, what's the matter?
Nathan Andrews: Your heart. I just wanted to see if it was still beating.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Christmas Blessing (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Christmas Shoes

Wonderful Movie and Song

I loved this movie. The song put me to tears, but the movie was even better. I just wish that they would show it on TV again. Seems like after the first year, this was a forgotten movie. Almost like Mr. McGreggors Christmas. Once you saw it, you wanted to see it again, but it was never played again. If I could get anyone to play this movie, I would try my best to do so. There are not enough good Christmas movies out there these days. Some of the one's they are making are stupid. Why can't we put the meaning of Christmas back in movies. Like It's A wonderful life, or Miracle on 34th street, or White Christmas. We need more decent Christmas movies.