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One Magic Christmas
List price: $19.99
Sale price: $14.99
You save: $5 (25%)
Actor(s): Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Arthur Hill, Elisabeth Harnois
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STEENBURGER,MARY
Creator(s): Producer Phillip BorsosWriter Phillip BorsosProducer Fred RoosProducer Michael MacDonaldProducer Peter O'BrianWriter Barry HealeyWriter Thomas Meehan
Director(s):
EAN: 0786936240832
Format(s): ColorDVD-VideoNTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Language(s): English Original Language
List Price: $19.99
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
MPN: DISD35371D
Number Of Items: 1
Package Dimensions:
Height: 0.6"
Width: 5.3"
Length: 0.6"
Weight: 0.15 lbs.
Product Group: DVD
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-09-07
Running Time: 88minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1985-11-22
UPC: 786936240832
Editorial Reviews
Description:
Award-winning actress Mary Steenburgen (TV's JOAN OF ARCADIA, HOPE SPRINGS) gives a solid performance as Ginny Grainger, a young mother who rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie (Elizabeth Harnois) and Gideon (Harry Dean Stanton), Ginny's very own guardian angel. Ginny's wondrous experience will touch your heart and warm your soul in the timeless tradition of past Disney favorites. ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS fulfills all your most treasured Christmas fantasies. Share it with those you love.
Amazon.com:
Grab an econo-pack of tissues, gather your loved ones around a cozy television, and bring on the hot cocoa--it's time for a dose of Christmas spirit. The tender and charming Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood) dons a sour disposition in her role as Ginny Grainger, a woman who finds little joy in life lately--let alone in the impending holiday season. Money is tight, her husband (beautifully downplayed by nice-guy Gary Basaraba) lost his job, and the family must move out of their house. Ginny cannot even bring herself to say, "Merry Christmas," despite her family's enthusiasm about the big day. With help from Ginny's brave and loving daughter (sweetly performed by Elisabeth Harnois) and a Christmas angel named Gideon (Harry Dean Stanton), Ginny undergoes a life-altering experience à la It's a Wonderful Life. The result? Happy endings, hugs and kisses, pass the tissues. Not a light holiday entertainer by any means, the plot verges on depressing at times, as the family struggles through money issues and the tedium of daily suburban survival. While handled fairly subtly, some of the bridging story--including a shooting, a kidnapping, and a drowning--might prove disturbing to children under 6 years old. And really: if the somber Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas) repeatedly appeared in your neighborhood, cloaked in a cowboy hat and overcoat, would you allow your kids outside? Still, a well-made favorite to cherish. --Liane Thomas
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.5
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-06
Content: This is a holiday classic in my family. A heartwarming story about learning to believe. Not for the very, very young as it is quite sad before the happy ending. Had it on video and replaced it on DVD to keep in our collection and send it to the homes of my married children.
Summary: Heartwarming
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-06
Content: this is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I recommend it for everyone I know!
Summary: One Magic Christmas
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-12-30
Content: This spirit of the season is what this movie is all about. Yes it get dark and stressful but there is a purpose to it and it is not gratuitous.
Summary: Christmas Classic Tear Jerker
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-12-11
Content: but I simply HAVE to watch (what my teen-aged daughters dubbed, "Kids Fall in the River and Drown") this movie every single Christmas. I know of no better movie to imbue one with the true thankfulness and appreciation that is the Christmas Spirit than this gritty, occasionally depressing, but ultimately redemptive and glorious film.
Some years we watch with too much empathy (years when we've faced financial insecurity or lost loved ones). Other years we watch with abundant gratitude and happiness (so thankful we're safe, warm, secure and surrounded by each other). Whatever the case, whatever the situation, however much my long-suffering family rolls their eyes as I produce this film, we always, always end up teary-eyed, filled with love and hope, and totally, completely satisfied we've had one MAGIC Christmas experience.
I'm going to buy the DVD to replace my VHS, so I can continue to "inflict" this classic on my family for years to come.
Summary: My children laugh...my husband sighs...
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-12-10
Content: What a wonderful movie! There are so many things to love, but the standout for me is the little girl. She is adorable and her little voice is so sweet. Mary Steenburgen is fantastic as a mother who has lost her Christmas spirit, but, thankfully, does find it again in the end. I love most Christmas movies, but there's something about this one -- makes me feel nostalgic. I highly recommend this movie!
Summary: Wonderful Christmas movie!!
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