A Different Kind of Christmas (1996)
Elizabeth Gates is een juriste, die wordt opgezadeld met een vervelende zaak. Vanaf toen haar moeder stierf, heeft haar vader zich gewijd aan het creeëren van een Kerstman-walhalla voor kinderen uit de buurt. Zijn huis werd een soort Kerstkasteel waar alle kinderen kadootjes krijgen en de Kerstman kunnen ontmoeten. De buurt en daarmee ook de gemeente, is echter niet zo blij met deze filantroop. Zij beschuldigen hem van uitbuiting en geven de zaak aan Elizabeth, die haar vader moet zien te stoppen. Elizabeth's zoontje echter, raakt steeds meer onder de indruk van zijn opa.
Regiseur: Tom McLoughlin
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Shelley Long as Elizabeth Gates |
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Barry Bostwick as Frank Mallory |
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Richard K. Olsen as Henry |
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Nathan Lawrence as Tommy Gates |
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Nancy McLoughlin as Susan |
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Michael E. Knight as Alan Schaefer |
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Bruce Kirby as Santa |
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Janell McLeod as Fran |
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Keith Flippen as Michael |
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Rebecca Koon as Marguerite |
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Troy Simmons as Lester |
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Wells Struble as Charlie |
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John Pontrelli as Homeless Father |
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Kelly Wilson as Receptionist |
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Fred Nash as Policeman |
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Jemila Ericson as Deborah |
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Hannah McLoughlin as Little Girl |
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Ralph Wilcox as Doctor Nichols |
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Lorri Lindberg as Elaine |
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Barry Bell as Mover |
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Cara Stoner as Nurse |
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Sarah Maria Newman as Singer (as Sarah Weireter) |
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Jessica Frank as Girl at Santa's |
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Robert D. Raiford as Judge Whitman (as Robert Raiford) |
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J. Michael Hunter as Driver |
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Lydia Harris as Teenage Elizabeth |
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John Henry Scott as Guard |
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Shane McLoughlin as Danny |
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Patt Noday as LIVE TV Reporter |
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Aaron Schiener as Elizabeth's Date |
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Chad Kurtz as Businessman |
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David F. Maxwell as Lawyer Reading Newspaper |
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Margo Moorer as Madeline Parker |
| Directing | Tom McLoughlin | Director |
| Production | James A. Westman | Line Producer |
| Sound | Craig Safan | Music |
| Crew | John Fleckenstein | Cinematography |
| Production | Robert O'Connor | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carroll Newman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bart Baker | Writer |
| Production | Tom McLoughlin | Producer |
| Production | Melissa Gleason | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Marshall Harvey | Editor |