It followed one magic christmas released in 1985 and babes in toyland in 1961 which was based on an operetta. One magic christmas 1985 online subtitrat in romana. Watch one magic christmas online stream full movie. One magic christmas is a 1985 holiday film from walt disney pictures directed by phillip borsos and starring mary steenburgen and harry dean stanton. One magic christmas 1985 letterboxd your life in film. Awardwinning actress, mary steenburgen, gives a solid performance as.
Ginny grainger is the mother of two children, abbie and cal. During a bank robbery, a father is shot and killed, and, in a later scene, the mother sits down her two children to explain to them that. Nov 16, 2015 best holiday and christmas movies on netflix. What we have here is a movie with an intelligent screenplay, wonderful performances and skillful direction, but it is a tactical miscalculation from beginning to end. She has taken a job as a store cashier to make ends meet, but the financial stress has gotten to ginny. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Best saved for children over 10 years of age, its a truly magical tale and an absolute must for everyones collection to be watched every year. Purchase one magic christmas on digital and stream instantly or download offline. One magic christmas 1985 official trailer, organic. Ginny grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her sixyearold daughter. One magic christmas film wiki fandom powered by wikia. Phil borsos take on christmas is a somewhat odd movie, but it does have a slow charm, not unlike its a wonderful life by way of wim wenders. The santa clause made back over 7 times its original production budget and was in the top 5 highest grossing films of 1994. She and her family husband, jack and two kids, cal and abbie have fallen on hard times, making it even harder to believe in anything that cant be seen.
The movie is about the grainger family, mom and dad and two kids, who live in a nice house on a nice street in a nice city. Movie one magic christmas is a wonderful little film that has been pretty much overlooked by most people. Christmas magic 2011 christmas movies on tv schedule. Christmas magic song is an angel like you by mighty big word. The best part is, the guardian angel is played by harry dean stanton.
High resolution official theatrical movie poster for one magic christmas 1985. One magic christmas is a touching story with an ending that pays off. Instead, i want only to share how i found this film transforming and endearing, possessed of heart and thought and what it meant to me. What i got instead was a thoroughly engaging, sensitively directed film that left me with a genuinely warm feeling in my heart, following in the tradition of its a wonderful life, and a christmas carol. Con harry dean stanton, arthur hill, mary steenburgen, elias koteas titolo originale one magic christmas. Top 10 greatest christmas movies of all time 20 duration. One magic christmas is about how a mother rediscovers the true meaning of christmas. Updated november 16, 2015 with just less than six weeks left until christmas, one magic christmas joins our r. Gideon, a christmas angel, appears to help and causes a number of seeming tragedies in the familys life. Christmas has come to represent different things to people over the years, and the movies here reflect that in kind.
One magic christmas dvd, 1999 for sale online ebay. One magic christmas is the complete opposite of what its ridiculous title calls it out to be. It was shot in meaford, ontario with some scenes in owen sound, ontario, canada. The christmas spirit prevailed during the early stages of principal photography at a toronto shopping center when more than 300.
One magic christmas what would you think the dangers are in casting harry dean stanton as a christmas angel who has to hover solicitously around small children. As a little girl and her family are unsure of whether or not to believe in santa, a man comes, full. We represent many hollywood and independent film studios and distributors licensing screenings outside the home or cinema. Ginny grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her sixyearold daughter abbie. If you love xmas films but you havent got around to seeing this one yet, make it happen this year.
Parents need to know that one magic christmas, while ultimately a story of the importance of believing in the christmas spirit, has many scenes that could be difficult for younger and more sensitive viewers. And like stewart, steenburgen is visited by a guardian angel, in this case the westerngarbed. One magic christmas film her husband and kids try to cheer up a young mother, ginnie grainger, who has lost the spirit of christmas. When this disney film was released in 1985, i thrilled at seeing an unheralded treat or so i thought one to be added to my list of annual christmas treasures for viewing. Now, to all you nice boys and girls out there, we present the 50 best christmas movies ever. Mary steenburgen stars as a despondent young mother who adopts a cynical attitude towards the holidays after her family falls on hard times. The magic in one magic christmas is often and surprisingly of the black variety. Toutes les informations sur one magic christmas, film realise par avec mary steenburgen, gary basaraba sorti en 1985. Ginnys wondrous experience will touch your heart and warm your soul in the timeless tradition of past disney favorites. Theres intense hardship to endure, fantasy to embrace, and a realistic human drama to ground it all. I would recommend it be shown every christmas season. Holy cow, am i happy i didnt turn one magic christmas on for family movie night over the holidays what a sad depressing bummer of a holiday movie. Hallmark christmas 3 film collection a joyous christmasrocky mountain christmasromance at reindeer lodge.
Released theatrically with little fanfare during the 1985 holiday season, the film is one of the liveaction disney gems that deserves more recognition. The name of the movie is one magic christmas, it comes from the folks at walt disney pictures, and although it eventually arrives at a sort of happy ending, first it spends almost 90 minutes telling a. One magic christmas dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Filmbankmedia licenses and distributes film and tv entertainment to many organisations and groups including schools, film societies, festivals, pubs, hotels, hospitals, trains and other out of home venues.
From disney comes the rather unusual holiday film, one magic christmas. It should be a must see on everybodys list during the holiday season. Lindy booth plays carrie blackford who falls for an earthbound widower after becoming a brand new angel. Kounas 20091208 this is a great christmas film, that the whole family would enjoy. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of one magic christmas with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The film first aired on the hallmark channel on december 18, 2011. One magic christmas dvd 2004 mary steenburgen holiday family. Grab your 7 day free trial of the nowtv sky cinema pass today and start watching the latest and best movies. But quite how her husbands redundancy, impending homelessness and bankruptcy are supposed to. The film was released on november 22, 1985 by walt disney pictures. One suspects that the intention here was to put a modern slant on the dickens tale a christmas carol.
When this disney film was released in 1985, i thrilled at seeing an unheralded treat or so i thought one to be added to my list of annual christmas. He then takes the daughter on a visit to santa claus to retrieve a letter the mother had written years before. One magic christmas fulfills all your most treasured christmas fantasies. This film will give you not one magic christmas,but many of them.
Ginny graingers family is going through some tough financial times and is set to be evicted from their home. One magic christmas by phillip borsos mary steenburgen, gary. It has a much more realistic smalltown america feel than the typical hallmark movie small town setting. Ginny grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her sixyearold daughter abbie and gideon, ginnys very own guardian angel.
One magic christmas 1985 is a christmas family, fantasy movie starring mary steenburgen and harry dean stanton. One magic christmas is a 1985 americancanadian christmas fantasy film directed by phillip borsos. Gideon, a christmas angel, is sent, by santa, to help ginny grainger. In its perfectlypaced 89 minutes, one magic christmas runs quite a gamut in telling the story of ginny and gideon. One magic christmas dvd 2004 mary steenburgen holiday family film new sealed. One magic christmas remains relatively unknown yet is one of the greatest christmas movies of all timeright there with miracle on 34th street, a christmas carol and its a wonderful life. Christmas magic is a 2011 americancanadian television movie starring lindy booth and paul mcgillion. They actually filmed the outdoor scenes in cold slushy. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It was released by walt disney pictures and stars mary. It was released by walt disney pictures and stars mary steenburgen and harry dean stanton. Like jimmy stewart before her, wornout wife and mother mary. Awardwinning actress mary steenburgen tvs joan of arcadia, hope springs gives a solid performance as ginny grainger, a young. One magic christmas 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Ginny grainger steenburgen is the mother of two children, cal robbie. In a less sincere film, the story could have come across as schmaltzy, but here its incredibly poignant. One magic christmas by phillip borsos mary steenburgen. Harry dean stanton is the guardian angel sent to help restore her faith in things unseen in this delightful holiday fantasy for all ages from the disney studios, which finds the embittered womans familyand even santa himselfplaying roles in her. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. And just when you think it couldnt get worse, on christmas eve there is parental death, the main children are kidnapped and driven off a bridge presumed dead, and we meet the creepiest santa claus ive ever seen on screen. Ginny grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her sixyearold daughter abbie and gideon, ginnys very own guardian. Loads of christmas atmosphere to get you in the festive mood. One magic christmas dvd 2004 mary steenburgen holiday. From home alone and elf to classics like miracle on 34th street, weve made our list of great holiday films and checked it at least twice. Like jimmy stewart before her, wornout wife and mother mary steenburgen wishes that shed never been born. A description of tropes appearing in one magic christmas.
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