All I Want for Christmas
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All I Want for Christmas
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The leading lady of the Christmas tale knows just what she wants for Christmas and she lets Macy's Santa know, too. She wants nothing more than the reuniting of her recently divorced parents. Bordering on being a Miracle on 34th Street re-make, this film follows much the same theme, but the kids here get more involved as they thwart any likelihood of romantic success between their mom and her new boyfriend and try ever-so-hard to make Mommy and Daddy love each other again. A reunion does result, but it's a lackluster one and so's this film, which was generally seen as a little too contrived and way too bland. ~ RoviCast
- Harley Jane Kozak - Catherine O'Fallon
- Jamey Sheridan - Michael O'Fallon
- Ethan Randall - Ethan O'Fallon
- Thora Birch - Hallie O'Fallon
- Lauren Bacall - Lillian Brooks
Credit
Randy McIlvain - Art Director, Vicky Herman - Co-producer, Nolan Miller - Costume Designer, Robert H. Lieberman - Director, Peter E. Berger - Editor, Dean Goodhill - Editor, Bruce Broughton - Composer (Music Score), Timothy R. Sexton - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert P. Cohen - Production Designer, Herman Zimmerman - Production Designer, Robbie Greenberg - Cinematographer, Robert P. Cohen - Producer, Claude Heroux - Producer, Marykay Powell - Producer, Stan Rogow - Producer, John M. Dwyer - Set Designer, Thom Eberhardt - Screenwriter, Neal Israel - Screenwriter, Richard Kramer - Screenwriter, Gail Parent - Screenwriter| All I Want (Film), All I Want (2002 Film) | |
| All I Want for Christmas (2007 Film), All I've Got (2003 Film) |
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All I Want for Christmas (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Lieberman |
| Produced by | Robert P. Cohen |
| Written by | Thom Eberhardt Richard Kramer |
| Starring | Thora Birch Ethan Randall |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Editing by | Peter E. Berger Dean Goodhill |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 8 November 1991 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
All I Want for Christmas is a 1991 American comedy movie that stars Lauren Bacall, Thora Birch and Ethan Randall. It was directed by Robert Lieberman. Music by Bruce Broughton including a theme setting song by Stephen Bishop. The movie is rated G in the USA.[1]
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Plot
"All I Want For Christmas" is a comedy about two New York City children who launch a hilarious scheme to get what they most want this holiday season. Ethan, a practical older brother, and adorable Hallie, who knows how to charm her way out of a difficult situation, are intent on spending Christmas with their parents, Catherine and Michael, and grandmother Lillian.
The children's divorced mother Catherine is about to remarry Tony. When Hallie goes to visit Santa Claus, she asks for an unusual gift - she wants her parents back together again.
As Ethan and Hallie embark on their adventure, almost nothing goes exactly as they planned. Complicating things is a smarmy businessman named Tony Boer, who has taken an interest in Catherine. Ethan, meanwhile, is preoccupied with not only his parents' romantic dilemma, but also his own - one brought about by his new friendship with Stephanie, his first teenage crush. What evolves is an elaborate scheme involving mice, telephone calls and an ice-cream truck, as Ethan and Hallie try to achieve their goal with the help of Stephanie. The duo's primary obstacle is their mother's fiance, Tony. The children finally succeed with a little Christmas magic from Santa Claus. .[2]
Main cast
- Harley Jane Kozak ... Catherine O'Fallon
- Jamey Sheridan ... Michael O'Fallon
- Ethan Randall ... Ethan O'Fallon
- Thora Birch ... Hallie O'Fallon
- Kevin Nealon ... Tony Boer
- Leslie Nielsen ... Santa
- Andrea Martin ... Olivia
- Lauren Bacall ... Lillian Brooks
- Amy Oberer ... Stephanie
- Renée Taylor ... Sylvia
- Felicity LaFortune ... Susan
- Camille Saviola ... Sonya
- Michael Alaimo ... Frankie
DVD details
- Release date: October 5, 2004[3]
- Widescreen
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- English (Dolby Surround)
- French (Dolby Surround)
- Subtitles: English
- Running time: 92 minutes
See also
References
External links
- All I Want For Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- All I Want For Christmas at the TCM Movie Database
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