The Christmas Gift

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The Christmas Gift
GenreDrama
Written by Jeb Rosebrook
Screenplay by Chris Grabenstein
Ronald Venable
Story byChristopher Grabenstein
Directed by Michael Pressman
Starring John Denver
Jane Kaczmarek
Edward Winter
Pat Corley
Kurtwood Smith
Theme music composer Allyn Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Norman Rosemont
Producer David A. Rosemont
Production locations Georgetown, Colorado
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Cinematography John Coquillon
Larry Lindsey
EditorJohn Farrell (as J.P. Farrell)
Running time120 minutes
Production companies Rosemont Productions International
Sunn Classic Pictures
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseDecember 21, 1986 (1986-12-21)

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).

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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." [1]

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." [2] [3]

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. [3]

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

Cast

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References

  1. "A Holiday Message from John Denver: He Gets Back Into Acting with 'The Christmas Gift', Airing Tonight". Knutzen, Eirik. Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, Pa. 21 December 1986: 4.
  2. The Christmas Gift (Drama), Rosemont Productions International, Sunn Classic Pictures, 1986-12-21, retrieved 2022-12-10
  3. 1 2 "The Christmas Gift". Amazon. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. The Christmas Gift, Good Times Home Video, retrieved 2022-12-10