Stealing Christmas

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Stealing Christmas
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Genre	Comedy Crime Drama Romance
Screenplay by	Lloyd 'Lucky' Gold (as Lloyd Gold)
Story by	Gregg Taylor
Directed by	Gregg Champion
Starring	Tony Danza Lea Thompson Angela Goethals
Music by	Joseph Conlan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Raffaella De Laurentiis
Producers	Gregg Champion Oscar L. Costo
Cinematography	Gordon Lonsdale
Editor	Anita Brandt Burgoyne
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Raffaella Productions USA Cable Entertainment
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30)

Stealing Christmas is an American made for television comedy-drama film directed by Gregg Champion and starring Tony Danza, Lea Thompson and Angela Goethals. It premiered on USA Network in 2003. It was later broadcast in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family (now Freeform) and in 2020 it was part of Freeform's Kickoff to Christmas.^[1]

Plot
Cast
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References
External links

Plot

A burglar (Tony Danza) plans a bank heist in a small town on Christmas Eve, but experiences a change of heart after he takes a job playing Santa Claus.

Cast

Tony Danza as Jack Clayton
Lea Thompson as Sarah Gibson
Angela Goethals as Noelle Gibson
Betty White as Emily Sutton
David Parker as Harry Zordich
Malcolm Stewart as Doug Jennings
Alf Humphreys as Tim Hogan (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Gwynyth Walsh as Jo
Damon Gregory as Store Guard
Dean Redman as Store Guard
Brad Sihvon as Store Guard
Terry Howson as Store Guard
Beverly Elliott as Woman Outside Store
Michael Scholar Jr. as Bus Ticket Seller
Richard Hendery as Bus Driver
Ryan Steele as Teenager on Bus
Alvin Sanders as Cook
Ryan Hirakida as Pudgy Kid
Isabelle Deluce as Girl #1
Owen Seidel as Crying Kid
Lisa Bunting as School Teacher
Effi Markovitch as Gary Tannenbaum
Spancer Achtymichuk as Andrew
Alexis Llewellyn as Girl #2
Cameron Cowles as Kid
Avery Marte as Kid
Michaela Slinger as Kid
Avery Tiplady as Kid
Kayden Porbeni as Kid
Zachary Bergman as Kid
Julia Tortolano as Kid
Nico McEown as Kid
Don Mackay as Bank Manager
Howard Storey as Bank Guard
Colin Cunningham as Mall Security Guard
Terry O'Sullivan as Bank Teller
Cameron Park as Policeman
Perry Finnbogason as Little Boy with Glasses
Jodie Graham as Boy's Father
French Tickner as Minister
John Carroll as Judge
D. Harlan Cutshall as Prison Guard
Rob Morton as Prison Guard

References

↑ "The "Kickoff to Christmas" Schedule | Freeform Updates".

External links

Stealing Christmas at IMDb
Stealing Christmas at the TCM Movie Database
Stealing Christmas at Letterboxd

USA Network original programming

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Upcoming

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WNBA on USA (2026)
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v t e Films directed by Gregg Champion
Short Time (1990) The Cowboy Way (1994) The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) Stealing Christmas (2003) Miracle Run (2004) 14 Hours (2005) Amish Grace (2010)

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Stealing Christmas

Contents

Plot

Cast

See also

References

External links