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6.1/10   121 votes
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Writers:
Joe Byrne (story) &
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Release Date:
6 December 1987 (USA) more
Plot:
An old hobo finds the family he walked out on 20 years before. | add synopsis
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It's a good, warm holiday movie. more (4 total)

Cast

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Barnard Hughes
Gerald McRaney ... Charlie

Wendy Crewson ... Laurie
William Hickey ... Cincinnati Harold
Lee Weaver ... Biloxi Slim

Jamie Sorrentini ... Kathy Grovner (as Jamie Mills)
Harley Cross ... Bobby Grovner
Helen Stenborg ... Mrs. Gladys Morgan
Michael Rudd ... Omaha John Boswell
Logan Field ... Lt. Nielsen
Alan Gregory ... Desk Clerk

Michael Flynn ... Priest
Laura Hughes ... Carolina Blue
Dana Cutrer ... Cajun
Donré Sampson ... Desk Sergeant
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100 min
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8 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
It's a good, warm holiday movie., 15 December 2004
Author: robinmit (robinmit@hotmail.com) from Oregon

I taped this movie and watch it every December. Maybe it's more appreciated by older viewers who recall real hobos and trains, I'm

not sure. I do know a couple of younger people in 30s who also liked the movie. Estrangement between a parent and adult child is fairly common today, and Hobo's Christmas is a good example of how time and

circumstances can change people. The kids being raised by only dad after their mother died, are as normal and cute as kids can be. They are the most open and accepting of a newly found grandpa. His hobo buddies not only provide some humor but also give a glimpse into the hard lives of true "gentlemen of the road" and free spirits of another era.

ALL the actors were believable and charming. I admit to having lived in Salt Lake City, where it was filmed, for a couple of years so that may influence my annual enjoyment of the film. After writing this, I'm ordering a professional VHS copy for a friend.

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