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One Magic Christmas is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Phillip Borsos released in USA on 22 november 1985 with Gary Basaraba

One Magic Christmas (1985)

One Magic Christmas
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Released in USA 22 november 1985
Length 1h29
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Fantastic,    Comedy-drama,    Fantasy
Rating63% 3.1931953.1931953.1931953.1931953.193195

One Magic Christmas is a 1985 American/Canadian Christmas fantasy film directed by Phillip Borsos. It was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and stars Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. It was shot in Meaford, Ontario with some scenes in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Synopsis

Ginny Grainger (Steenburgen) is the mother of two children, Cal (Robbie Magwood) and Abbie (Elisabeth Harnois). Her husband, Jack (Gary Basaraba), has been out of work since June, and they have to move out of the company house by January 1. Jack fixes bikes as a hobby in the basement and hopes to give one to his children's poor friend, Molly Monaghan, for Christmas. Although he would like to open a bike shop of his own, doing so would use up all their savings, which Ginny sees as a foolish move. In order to make ends meet, she works as a cashier at a grocery store.

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