The Christmas Gift

[1] 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
GenreDrama
Written byJeb Rosebrook
Screenplay byChris Grabenstein
Ronald Venable
Story byChristopher Grabenstein
Directed byMichael Pressman
StarringJohn Denver
Jane Kaczmarek
Edward Winter
Pat Corley
Kurtwood Smith
Theme music composerAllyn Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerNorman Rosemont
ProducersDavid A. Rosemont
J.C. Shardo (associate producer)
Production locationsGeorgetown, Colorado
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Rocky Mountains
CinematographyJohn Coquillon
Larry Lindsey
EditorJohn Farrell (as J.P. Farrell)
Running time2 hour
Production companiesRosemont Productions International
Sunn Classic Pictures
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseDecember 21, 1986 (1986-12-21)

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."[2]

Plot

According 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."[3][1]

Home release

According 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.[1]

The Christmas Gift was released on VHS by Good Times Home Video with a runtime as listed only being 96 minutes.[4]

Cast

See also

References
  1. Pressman, Michael, The Christmas Gift, retrieved 2022-12-09
  2. A HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM JOHN DENVER: HE GETS BACK INTO ACTING WITH "THE CHRISTMAS GIFT," AIRING TONIGHT Knutzen, Eirik. Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, Pa. [Philadelphia, Pa]21 Dec 1986: 4.
  3. Pressman, Michael (1986-12-21), The Christmas Gift (Drama), Rosemont Productions International, Sunn Classic Pictures, retrieved 2022-12-10
  4. Pressman, Michael, The Christmas Gift, Good Times Home Video, retrieved 2022-12-10


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