How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

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How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
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Written by
Directed by Rod Daniel
Starring
Composer Teddy Castellucci
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Steven Peterman
  • Gary Dontzig
CinematographyBing Sokolsky
EditorJack Hofstra
Running time100 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseDecember 20, 2000 (2000-12-20)

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale is a 2000 American Christmas romantic comedy television film directed by Rod Daniel, starring John Stamos, Joshua Malina, and Shemar Moore. It is a remake of the 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire and premiered on Fox on December 20, 2000.

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Premise

Three friends, disillusioned with their romantic lives, plot to marry millionaires before Christmas Day. In the course, however, they find love each one in his own way.

Cast

Reception

Steven Oxman from Variety magazine wrote: "Despite attractive trappings and some distinctly delightful cameos, Fox's How to Marry a Billionaire ultimately comes off as a wooden effort Fox's take on the original 1953 pic replaces the three women out to marry into money with three men out to accomplish the same—and adds extra zeroes to the titular target. But while the argument presented in the pic—what's good for the goose should be good for the gander (if women can marry for money, why not men?)—makes perfect sense, this story remains an idea that never quite works, resulting in a joyless, if intermittently amusing, made-for." [1]

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References

  1. Oxman, Steven (December 18, 2000). "Review: 'How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale'". Variety . Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.