Christmas Cottage | |
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Directed by | Michael Campus |
Written by | Ken LaZebnik |
Produced by | Michael Campus Arla Dietz Campus Nanette Kinkade Thomas Kinkade Julie Yorn |
Starring | Jared Padalecki Marcia Gay Harden Peter O'Toole Aaron Ashmore Geoffrey Lewis Chris Elliott Charlotte Rae Edward Asner |
Cinematography | Robert Brinkmann |
Edited by | Don Brochu |
Music by | Aaron Zigman |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $41,724 [1] |
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage is a 2008 Christmas biopic directed by Michael Campus, the first film he had directed in more than 30 years. It stars Jared Padalecki as painter Thomas Kinkade and features Peter O'Toole, Marcia Gay Harden and Aaron Ashmore.
The film was originally intended for release theatrically in 2007, but due to final edits and music rights its release was delayed until the following year. [2] The film's official painting was created throughout 2007, alongside the film's production. [3] The film was eventually released direct to video in the United States on November 11, 2008. [4]
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