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Director:
Tony Bill
Writers (WGA):
Truman Capote (short story "One Christmas")
Duane Poole (teleplay)
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Release Date:
19 December 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Plot:
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Buddy is a brat! more (6 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sun. Dec. 62:00 PMHALMRK   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Katharine Hepburn ... Cornelia Beaumont

Henry Winkler ... Dad

Swoosie Kurtz ... Emily

T.J. Lowther ... Buddy
Tonea Stewart ... Evangeline
Pat Hingle ... Bus driver

Julie Harris ... Sook
Troy Simmons ... Toby
Marilyn Allen ... Miss Ivy
Mary Lucy Bivins ... Miss Julene
Henderson Gilliland ... Glenn Gilmore

Joe Inscoe ... Mr. Farris

Joe Maggard ... Dixon Hobbs
David Lenthall ... Billiard player
Thomas Myers Jr. ... Salesman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Truman Capote's One Christmas (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Company:
Karpf-Davis Entertainment Television more

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Buddy is a brat!, 20 December 2004
Author: Goon-2 from WA

I can't really enjoy a film if I do not care for the main character. This one is a bratty little kid named Buddy who gets sent to live with his father during the Depression-era Christmas season. Buddy had previously been living with some older-by-about-60-years cousin(the only character I kind of liked) due to the fact that his father is basically a scheming criminal. The father(Henry Winkler) pretends to be some great success for Buddy, but Buddy doesn't really buy it and neither does the rest of the town, which looks down on the dad. Although the father makes an enormous effort with Buddy, Buddy the monster never really accepts his father or his new living situation. This means Buddy yells, complains and has outbursts similar to annoying Kevin Arnold's at the end of a Wonder Years episode. Instead of people yelling at Buddy and teaching him to appreciate his life, constant praise is heaped upon him and it is clear that Buddy is supposed to be some wonderful, charming child. I didn't buy it and did not appreciate being subjected to the little brat! (for the record, the rest of the film is disinteresting, slow-moving and not worth investing one's time in)

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