Christmas on Division Street (1991)

Director:

George Kaczender

Writer:

Barry Morrow

Stars:

Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Savage	...	Trevor Atwood
Hume Cronyn	...	Cleveland Meriwether
Badja Djola	...	Scorpio
Jim Byrnes	...	Benedetti
Cloyce Morrow	...	Susan Atwood
Casey Ellison	...	Derek Withers
Kenneth Welsh	...	David Atwood
Kahla Lichti	...	Jill Atwood
Allan Lysell	...	Mr. Muhn
Virginia Bagnato	...	Lupe
Maria Jose	...	Rosa
John Tench	...	Grimes
John Cassini	...	White
Tamara Stanners	...	Shauna Grant (as Tamara Stainer)
Gary Hetherington	...	Mr. Benchley

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

library | saxophone player | friendship | robbery | donating blood | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A fiú és a csavargó

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, Guber-Peters Company, The, Higher Ground Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The photograph Trevor and Cleve had taken of them in front of the Liberty Bell doesn't match their pose when the picture was taken.

User Reviews

"He's not a bum. He's my friend!"

This movie is not just a "tear jerker," it is an honest depiction of the homeless plight in America (right in our own home towns). People, some who are young children, are starving and dying. And, even those who are surviving become "invisible" (quote from the film). 'Paul Newmannites' continually teach me, more and more, about what real charity is (Paul Newman was a master of the acting craft--and a person, for charity, who 'put his money where his mouth is').

The most important lesson I learned from this film was Fred Savage openly and proudly declaring "He's not a bum. He's my friend!" Not surprisingly, Hume Cronyn (a great and legendary actor), gives a magnificent portrayal of an "invisible" homeless man who gives love and gets love. The end of the film sums up the plight of those who are homeless. We must trust some strangers, or we will never get to know anybody. To do this, I am required to come out of my "comfort zone," and share with others less fortunate than myself.

I am a physically-disabled man, living on a fixed budget, but I give every spare dollar to the homeless. And, I give to Westport Country Playhouse (one of Paul Newman's many causes), so that the poor can enjoy live theater at its best (Paul Newman once said that "theater is a sacred place").

This movie should be a classic, and shown on television every year, just like "The Wizard of Oz".