A Christmas Visitor (2002)

A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they ... See full summary »

Director:

Christopher Leitch

Writers:

George Samerjan, David Saperstein

Stars:

William Devane, Meredith Baxter, Dean McDermott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Devane	...	George Boyajian
Meredith Baxter	...	Carol Boyajian
Dean McDermott	...	Matthew
Reagan Pasternak	...	Jean Boyajian
Aaron Ashmore	...	John Boyajian
Riley Chitty	...	Jean Boyajian (11 yrs)
Richard Blackburn	...	Larry Williamson
Judy Sinclair	...	Mary Simpson
Mung-Ling Tsui	...	Dr. Ortiz
Jonathan Whittaker	...	Tom
Frank McAnulty	...	Artie
Craig Eldridge	...	Lester
Vladimir Jon Cubrt	...	Leader (as Jon Cubrt)
Kevin Dennis	...	Young Man #1
Joan Gregson	...	Miss Kearney

Storyline

A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they lost their son to the Persian Gulf War. Now a stranger has joined them - around the same age the boy would have been. Is he a con artist? Or is this young man the miracle their family has been waiting for. William Devane, Reagan Pasternak and Dean McDermott star in a remarkable story of loss and renewal. This Christmas, a stranger will change them forever.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | son | gulf war | medal | dog tag | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le visiteur de Noël

Filming Locations:

Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cypress Point Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 88 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When George is showing Matthew his late son's medal, the box contains the Distinguished Service Cross Medal. However the award ribbon above the medal is the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medial. Award boxes always contain the matching ribbon for the award, never two different awards in the same box.

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Quotes

Matthew: ...it's like light and dark. The moonlight touches down on the field and becomes apart of its beauty. Darkness is also it's light. What do you see when you look out there? Do you see the darkness or the moonlight? Or both? Can you separate the two? Should you?

User Reviews

One of the Best Christmas Movies

I have seen alot of christmas movies, especially this year, most of them are boring, but i watched this one the other night, and it is truely one of the best movies about the true meaning of christmas I have seen in a long time. Stars William Devane and Merideth Baxter as the parents of two children, the oldest son John goes off to fight in the gulf war and dies before christmas, the family gets the news on christmas eve and from then on they never celebrate christmas again. 10 years later when their daughter finds a lump in her breast. William Devane asks for a sign from God to help them get their lives back.

Its a wonderful christmas movie, its not as exciting as some movies, but not everyone has to have santa claus and rudolph. I highly recommend this movie.