The Christmas Star
by Alan Shapiro
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Actor: Edward Asner, Jim Metzler, Karen Landry, Rene Auberjonois, Susan TyrrellDirector: Alan Shapiro
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Cinematographer: Paul Lohmann
Producer: Alan Shapiro
Writer: Alan Shapiro
Editor: Andrew London
Producer: Franklin R. Levy
Producer: Jeffrey White
Writer: Carol Dysinger
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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- Disney gives families a gift full of the spirit of the season as Ed Asner plays Horace McNickle, a counterfeiter who escapes prison through his extraordinary likeness to St. Nick. The police are closing in, but Christmas is near so there are red-suited ones everywhere. McNickle is desperate to recover loot from an earlier caper, and can't make a move until he takes advantage of two neighborhoo
DVD Reviews of The Christmas Star
DVD Review: Excellent Made-For-Tv Disney Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This wonderful Christmas film debuted in 1986, and stars Ed Asner as a mean crook named Horace McNickle who escapes from jail- his partner in crime got off, and he wants revenge. When he escapes, he meets some kids who live in an apartment building who are faced with a grim Christmas. Their parents are struggling financially, and may be evicted if they can't make the rent. The landlord is Rene Auberjonois (Odo from Deep Space Nine), and has a son who is the "bully" played by Zachary Ansley (The Journey of Natty Gan). Asner is following the clues left to him leading to a fortune, and he enlists the children (who have no idea that he is an escape convict- they even think he's Santa!) to help him find it. There is a great scene where Ed is on a train and has a supernatural experience, very Scrooge-like, which changes his life forever.As the movie progresses, the mean are transformed and all begin to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. I remember watching this on the Wonderful World of Disney which at the time was hosted by Michael Eisner (the current President of Disney). I am delightfully surprised and glad that Disney is releasing this great film on dvd. If you want to see Ed Asner in a role like never before, get this movie in time for the next holiday season. You won't regret it!
Description of The Christmas Star
An escaped convict hides out in a suburban neighborhood and is befriended by two neighborhood children who think he is the real santa claus. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/07/2004 Starring: Edward Asner Rating: Nr Director: Alan ShapiroBestsellers in DVD
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