Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) Christmas Cottage (original title)

Director:

Michael Campus

Writer (WGA):

Ken LaZebnik (written by)

Release Date:

11 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

Love is the brightest light of all.

Plot:

A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Mentor | Competitiveness | Mourning | Decline

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Thomas Kinkade
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Maryanne Kinkade
Peter O'Toole	...	Glen
Aaron Ashmore	...	Pat Kinkade
Richard Burgi	...	Bill Kinkade
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Butch
Chris Elliott	...	Ernie (as Chris Elliot)
Richard Moll	...	Big Jim
Kiersten Warren	...	Tanya
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Rosa
Charlotte Rae	...	Vesta
Edward Asner	...	Sidney
Tegan Moss	...	Nanette
Gina Holden	...	Hope
Malcolm Stewart	...	Lloyd
Gabrielle Rose	...	Evelyn
David Bortolucci	...	Deuce
Andrew McNee	...	Pastor Richardson
Tseng Chang	...	Mr. Chang
Nancy Robertson	...	Deputy Hornbuckle
Brendan Penny	...	Eugene
Chelan Simmons	...	Miss Placerville
Billy Wickman	...	Skip
Connor Logan Hill	...	Shepherd Boy (as Connor Logan-Hill)
David Quinlan	...	Soloist
Laura Mennell	...	Nicole - Portrait
Thomas Kinkade	...	Thomas Kinkade - 2007
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Sawchuk	...	Local Neighbor (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Campus

Writing credits (WGA)
Ken LaZebnik		(written by)

Produced by
Arla Dietz Campus	....	producer
Michael Campus	....	producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive producer
Ogden Gavanski	....	executive producer
Marc R. Gordon	....	co-executive producer
Nanette Kinkade	....	producer
Thomas Kinkade	....	producer
Gordon Mark	....	executive producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Donna Sloan	....	co-producer
Julie Yorn	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Robert Brinkmann		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Don Brochu

Casting by
Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
Michael S. Bolton		(as Michael Bolton)

Art Direction by
Roxanne Methot

Set Decoration by
Tedd Kuchera

Costume Design by
Karen L. Matthews		(as Karen Matthews)

Makeup Department
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair stylist (as Ian Ballard)
Susan Boyd	....	assistant hair stylist
Megan Davies	....	first assistant makeup artist
Michelle Hrescak	....	first assistant makeup artist
Monica Huppert	....	department head makeup artist
Fern Levin	....	first assistant makeup artist
Sharon Markell	....	first assistant hair stylist
Robert A. Pandini	....	department head hair stylist (as Robert A Pandini)
Jessica Rain	....	second assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Simon Abbott	....	unit production manager
Bree Bailey	....	manager of production: Lionsgate
Dan Byrne	....	executive in charge of production: Sterling Media
Rosemary Lara	....	supervisor of production: Lionsgate
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager (as Mark W. McCoy)
Curtis A. Miller	....	supervisor of production: Lionsgate
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor
John Sacchi	....	senior vice president of production: Lionsgate

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chad Belair	....	third assistant director
Josy Capkun	....	second assistant director
Adrian Diepold	....	second assistant director
Haylee Hubscher	....	dgc trainee
Peter D. Marshall	....	first assistant director
Greg Rousseaux	....	first assistant director: additional photography (as Gregory Rousseaux)
Cindy Smith	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ron Andrews	....	lead painter
Waldemar Bellon	....	scenic carpenter (as Waldemar 'Dezz' Bellon)
Jeff Bender	....	scenic artist
Behjat Benham	....	on-set dresser (as Behjat Benam)
Paul Birch	....	carpenter
Ea Birkett	....	on-set props
Josephine Bleuer	....	greensperson (as Josie Bleuer)
Brenda Borrowman	....	lead painter
Wayne M. Brooks	....	construction
Lubor Cencak	....	scenic artist
John Chaschowy	....	greensperson
Jean-Paul Costaz	....	paint coordinator
Jean-Paul Costaz	....	scenic artist
R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn	....	property master
Mark Francis	....	assistant property master
Milan Gelon	....	lead painter (as Milan B. Gelon)
Paul Goodwin	....	set dresser
Rose Goronzy	....	set dressing buyer
Frank Haddad	....	head greens
Chad Hanssen	....	scenic carpenter
Randal Holden	....	construction foreperson (as Randal James Holden)
Allan Holmes	....	set dresser
Mark Howes	....	set dresser
Paul Jenkinson	....	set dresser
Barry Kemp	....	assistant decorator
Peter Kennedy	....	paint foreman
Patrick Kyne	....	scenic carpenter
Peter Stanley Langdon	....	scenic carpenter (as Peter S. Langdon)
John Lennig	....	signwriter
Brant Lindroos	....	lead decorator (as Brant William Lindroos)
John Lund	....	storyboard artist
Malcolm MacLean	....	scenic artist (as Malcolm Maclean)
Johanna Manders	....	greensperson
Jaydene Maryk	....	art department coordinator
Sarah McCulloch	....	greensperson
Jerry McLaughlin	....	scenic artist
Darren Miller	....	assistant greens
John G. Miller	....	scenic carpenter (as John Miller)
Larry Osland	....	scenic painter
Ted Polkinghorne	....	scenic painter
Dani Price	....	set dresser
L.M. Primrose	....	carpenter
Cindy Robertson	....	assistant props
Duane Robinson	....	carpenter (as Duane C. Robinson)
Richard Schultz	....	greensperson
James Steuart	....	assistant art director
Todd Tedeschini	....	scenic painter
Chris Thompson	....	construction coordinator
Michael Toby	....	set designer
Rena Van Steele	....	stand-by painter
Ronald Voskuil	....	painter (as Ronald Erroll Voskuil)
Ray Wohlford	....	set dresser (as Ray L. Wohlford)
Joyce Woods	....	scenic artist (as Joyce H. Woods)
Patrick Zahorodniuk	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
John Bires	....	additional audio
Courtney Bishop	....	adr recordist
Tricia Boer	....	sound assistant
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Burns)
Patrick Butler	....	adr mixer
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Joe Dzuban	....	re-recording recordist (as Joe Dzubin)
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Dave Griffiths	....	boom operator
Arda Gulesserian	....	additional audio
Mike Howells	....	adr recordist (as Mike Howlles)
Mike Iske	....	adr mixer
Kimberly Jimenez	....	additional audio
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Daniel R. Kerr	....	sound effects librarian
Duke Lim	....	additional audio
Diane Marshall	....	foley team
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Orr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent Planiden	....	adr recordist
Patrick Ramsay	....	sound mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor (as Geoff Rubay)
Gary L.G. Simpson	....	dubbing stage engineer (as Gary Simpson)
Peter Staubli	....	adr editor
Peter Staubli	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Candisha Story	....	adr recordist
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Brett Voss	....	foley team
Alan Wong Moon	....	sound playback (as Alan Wong-Moon)
David Young	....	additional audio

Special Effects by
Jeffrey Butterworth	....	special effects first assistant (as Jeff Butterworth)
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects assistant
Chris Flemington	....	special effects assistant
Gary Heidrick	....	special effects assistant
Amanda Paller	....	special effects assistant
Robert Paller	....	special effects coordinator
Attila Vaski	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	matte painter: XY&Z Visual Effects
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: EFilm
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: XY&Z Visual Effects

Stunts
Ernie Jackson	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernest Jackson)
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allen	....	second company rigging grip (as Richard M. Allen)
Matt Almas	....	second company grip (as 'Matt Man' Almas)
Chris Bamford	....	grip
Greg Beaton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Bird	....	set wireman (as David J. Bird)
Dane Bjerno	....	aerial camera technician
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
John Clothier	....	Steadicam operator
John Clothier	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Drew David	....	grip
Sean Davis	....	electrician
Rusty Deluce	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Robert Finnigan	....	camera trainee
Dan Fraser	....	electrician (as Daniel Fraser)
Russell Hawkes	....	dolly grip operator
Liane Hentscher	....	still photographer
Leigh Jenkins	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Craig Jones	....	assistant chief lighting technician
William Kassis	....	electrician (as William J Kassis)
Robert Little	....	key grip: additional photography
Álex Martínez	....	second assistant camera (as Alex Martinez)
Neil McBride	....	grip
Andy McLeod	....	rigging lamp operator (as Andrew J. Macleod)
Saubrie Mohamed	....	electrician
Dan Morrison	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Cam North	....	first assistant camera (as Cameron North)
Cedar O'Rourke	....	electrician
Frank Olic	....	generator operator
Sean Oxenbury	....	chief rigging electrician
Rob Parisien	....	video assist operator
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Joe Peters	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Dean Reca	....	grip
Mike Stroman	....	generator operator
Jase Tanner	....	generator operator
David Tickell	....	chief lighting technician
Jason Tidsbury	....	rigging lamp operator (as Jason Tiasbury)
Jim Van Dijk	....	camera operator (as Jim Van Dyke)
Jim Van Dijk	....	cinematographer: second unit
Gordon Verheul	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Gord Verheul)
Johnny Walker	....	first company rigging grip
Tony Whiteside	....	first company grip
Carrie Wilson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kevin Young	....	rigging: LX
Kurt Zelmer	....	assistant chief rigging electrician

Casting Department
Tineka Becker	....	casting associate
Heike Brandstatter	....	additional casting
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting (as Sandra Ken Freeman)
Tiffany Mak	....	casting assistant
Coreen Mayrs	....	additional casting
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting associate
Amy Nygaard	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marnie Ander	....	costume supervisor
Ellen Anderson	....	costumer
Andre Brouwer	....	personal costumer: Peter O'Toole
Tess Brummitt	....	costumer (as Teresa Brummitt)
Donna Christiano	....	costume supervisor: additional photography (as Donna Cristiano)
Courtney Daniel	....	costumer
Steve Holloway	....	costume supervisor (as Steve The Great Holloway)
Janice MacIsaac	....	assistant designer (as Janice Macisaac)
Julie O'Rourke	....	costumer
Ann Russell	....	costumer
Sandra Watson	....	costumer

Editorial Department
David Abramson	....	first assistant editor
Bryan Cantrall	....	preview editor
George Chavez	....	color timer
Elona Culwell	....	post-production project manager
Beth Dewey	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm (as Elizabeth Dewey)
Ben Estrada	....	digital colorist assistant: EFilm
Joe Finley	....	colorist: preview
Cortney Haile	....	post-production coordinator
Michael Hatzer	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Chris Jensen	....	digital colorist assistant: EFilm
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFilm (as Robert Phillips)
Martha Pike	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor: EFilm
Jesse Wagler	....	digital intermediate assistant editor: EFilm

Music Department
Diana Beas	....	senior music coordinator: Lionsgate
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	score contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Chris Fagot	....	senior director: soundtracks & digital, Lionsgate
Jay Faires	....	president of music: Lionsgate
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrations
Tricia Holloway	....	music supervisor: Lionsgate
Jennifer Jesperson	....	music clearance and licensing: Lionsgate
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Kyle Newmaster	....	composer: additional music
Dave Pelman	....	composer: additional music
Peter Rotter	....	score contractor
Steven A. Saltzman	....	additional music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
D.L. Smith	....	music technical consultant (as Dean Smith)
Michael Stern	....	additional score recording
Lenny Wohl	....	music business affairs: general manager & EVP, Lionsgate
Aaron Zigman	....	music conductor
Aaron Zigman	....	orchestrations

Transportation Department
Gus Bradley	....	driver (as Angus Bradley)
Thea Brown	....	driver
Robert Buxton	....	picture car coordinator
Wayne Cuthbert	....	driver: honeywagon
Tracy John Domich	....	mechanic
Dave Driscoll	....	driver: cast
Andy Earle	....	driver
George Fennell	....	driver: special equipment (as G M Fennell)
Peter Franta	....	driver: Mr. Campus (as J. Peter Franta)
Dennis Friesen	....	driver
Rick Giles	....	driver: special effects (as Richard J. Giles)
Dan Groseclose	....	driver
Russell Hardy	....	driver (as Russ Hardy)
Dave Henderson	....	driver
Les Joyner	....	driver
John Ronald Kennedy	....	driver
James Kish	....	driver
Curt Martell	....	driver
Gord McMillan	....	transportation coordinator
Dale Miller	....	transportation co-captain
Red Murphy	....	driver
Karl 'OJ' Ojamae	....	driver: construction (as Karl Robert Ojamae)
Frank Penko	....	driver (as Frank Pienko)
Robert Sinclair	....	driver: Mr. Padalecki (as Robert J. Sinclair)
Rod Stoner	....	mechanic
Larry Tardif	....	transportation captain
Ross Wilkinson	....	driver: cable truck (as Ross 'Grizz' Wilkinson)

Other crew
Charlyn Adkins	....	vice president of business and legal affairs: Lionsgate
Rob Archibald	....	set production assistant
Mike Atwater	....	set production assistant
Brent Badger	....	set production assistant
Kirk Baily	....	adr cast
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Tammie Barker	....	set production assistant
Ildiko Barritt	....	craft service
Tammy Bentz	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Jenn Berthot	....	production assistant (as Jennifer Berthot)
Wayne Black	....	set security
Cedric Breuel	....	background coordinator
Don Britt	....	set security (as Donald K. Britt)
Josée Brodeur	....	production accountant (as Josée Brodeur-Melrose)
Chris Brown	....	budget coordinator: Lionsgate
Bruce L. Brownstein	....	location manager
Jennifer M. Byrne	....	post-production accountant
Ami Cohen	....	assistant: Donna Sloan
Randy Colvin	....	set security
Matt Dawson	....	chef: Edible Planet
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Amanda Ellis	....	credits coordinator: Lionsgate (as Amanda M. Ellis)
Jason Elsworth	....	assistant accountant
Yon Elvira	....	supervisor of assets and unit publicity: Lionsgate
Ken Forsberg	....	assistant craft service
Rohry Galick	....	set security
Jackie Gonneau	....	adr cast
Marcus Goodwin	....	second assistant production coordinator
Matt Granger	....	assistant: Julie Yorn
Sarah Greenberg	....	co-president of theatrical marketing: Lionsgate
Michael J. Harker	....	completion guaranty provider: International Film Guarantors, Inc. (as Michael Harker)
Bill Henderson	....	set security
Bridget Hoffman	....	adr cast
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr cast
Ed Holden	....	set production assistant
Kim Howes	....	set security
Megan Hughes	....	assistant: Robert Melnik, Lionsgate
Rick Imeson	....	set security (as Imeson Rick)
F.B. Isaac	....	set production assistant
Bill Jacks	....	contract administrator: Lionsgate
Victoria James	....	clearance supervisor
Lieve Jansen	....	completion guaranty provider: International Film Guarantors, Inc.
K. Nicole Johnston	....	tutor
Jina Jones	....	assistant: John Sacchi
Gordon Juli	....	set security (as Gordon Boss Man Juli)
Dylan Kilgour	....	production assistant
Brian M. Kingman	....	insurance provider: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services, Inc. (as Brian Kingman)
Thomas Kinkade	....	presenter
David Kramer	....	adr cast
Nancy Kress	....	assistant craft service
Susan Lambie	....	script supervisor
Todd Lester	....	set security
Michael Levine	....	completion guaranty provider: International Film Guarantors, Inc.
Melonie Lloyd-Jones	....	accounting clerk
Flemming Lund	....	assistant location manager
Grace MacLeod	....	animal trainer (as Grace Macleod)
Linda Mariano	....	licensing: Sterling Media
Linda Mariano	....	marketing: Sterling Media
Mike Marshall	....	set security (as Michael E.E. Marshall )
Nerissa McCormack	....	assistant accountant
Bliss McDonald	....	production coordinator
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice-president: business and legal affairs, Lionsgate (as Robert Melnik)
Tara Mews	....	assistant production coordinator
Nadine Moser	....	production assistant
Tracey Motherwell	....	set security
Heidi Brook Myers	....	adr cast (as Heidi Brooke-Myers)
Rick Nicholson	....	set security
Laura Obenaus	....	assistant: Ogden Gavanski
Jess Oby	....	set security (as Oby Joss)
Tim Palen	....	co-president of theatrical marketing: Lionsgate
Lisa Pantages	....	second assistant chef: Edible Planet
Paul Pape	....	adr cast
Steve Porohowski	....	set security
Jane Quennell	....	first assistant chef: Edible Planet
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Solange Riendeau	....	production assistant
Ben Rothman	....	assistant: Michael Campus
Ben Rothman	....	office production assistant
Michelle Ruff	....	adr cast
Denise Saunders	....	assistant: Thomas Kinkade
Cimone Schelle	....	chef: Edible Planet
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Linda Stewart	....	production assistant
Susan Strubin	....	second craft service
Pepper Sweeney	....	adr cast
Bill Vigars	....	unit publicist
Lisa Wilhoit	....	adr cast
Annie Wilkinson	....	studio teacher
Terry Wong	....	production assistant
Chris Zerwas	....	development administrator: Lionsgate
Hugh Kinniburgh	....	creative consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Bob Masse	....	the producers wish to thank: rock posters courtesy of (as Artist Bob Masse)
Ben Rothman	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Sterling Media (producer)
• Birch Grove Films (producer)
• Firm Films (producer)
• Lionsgate (in association with) (presentation)
• Radiant Productions

Distributors

• Eagle Films (2008) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• New KSM (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• XY & Z Visual Effects (VFX) (as XY&Z Visual Effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• American High Definition  video projection equipment (as American Hi-Definition, Inc.)
• Anheuser Busch  the producers wish to thank (as Anheuser-Busch)
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Coastal Sound Music Academy Society  the producers wish to thank
• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada La Guilde Canadienne des Réalisateurs)
• EFilm  digital intermediate by
• Eagle Camera Support Systems  camera cranes & dollies
• Edible Planet Catering  caterer (as Edible Planet)
• Electric Picture Solutions  AVID editing systems
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services provided by
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services provided by (as Entertainment Partners Burbank)
• Frito-Lay  the producers wish to thank
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Hollywood Studio Symphony  score performed by (as Hollywood Symphony Studio Orchestra)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty provided by
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Mountain Democrat Newspaper, The  the producers wish to thank
• Negative People  negative services
• Nutty Club  the producers wish to thank
• Paisano Publications  the producers wish to thank: Easyriders Magazine courtesy of
• Paramount Production Support  production equipment provided by (as Paramount Support, Inc., A Paramount Pictures Company)
• Pepsi-Cola Company  the producers wish to thank (as PepsiCo.)
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Rand McNally  the producers wish to thank
• Reel Team, The  adr group
• Reel Team, The  walla group
• Sacramento Bee  the producers wish to thank (as The Sacramento Bee)
• Scarlet Letters  main and end titles
• Soundelux  post production sound by
• Teamsters Local 155  acknowledgment (as Teamsters Union Local No. 155)
• Technicolor Creative Services  dailies transfers (as Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver)
• Telescopic Camera Crane  camera cranes & dollies (as Telescopic Camera Cranes Ltd.)
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording facilities by
• Town of Fort Langley, British Columbia  the producers wish to thank: Special Thanks to the community and businesses (as the Historical City of Fort Langley, BC, Canada)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as UBCP)
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

"Christmas Cottage" - USA (original title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and smoking

Runtime:

103 min | USA:96 min | Netherlands:104 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (No. 43902) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:AL

Company:

Sterling Media

Trivia:

Glen listens to Debussy's "Clair de Lune" a few times, which is not listed among music used in the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Though set in 1977, in the bar scenes there is a draught beer pull for Bud Light, a beer not introduced until 1982.

Quotes:

Maryanne Kinkade:I never knew...
Thomas Kinkade:Knew what? That you matter to everyone? Well, you do.

Soundtrack:

This Christmas Time (Hope To Find The Way)

A movie like a Kinkade picture

This is a movie which is sure to divide people. It is based on the early life of Thomas Kinkade, "the painter of light". It is a story of the sources of his inspiration: his mentor,and how the difficulties faced by his mother provided a motivation through which he began to find himself.Its weakness is that it isn't sure of its own purpose.It is certainly not a biography or a Christmas movie in the ordinary sense and its comedic moments often miss the mark.In many ways it is like a Kinkade picture: a little sugary and sentimental yet with a warmth and humanity that can touch our hopes for a world where we all have a place and where everything comes out alright in the end However,it it isn't grounded in the reality of the world as we know it. The script is very uneven,occasionally very hammy,yet produces some fine moments. Peter o' Toole's performance as Tom's mentor, rapidly approaching dotage and a loss of his powers is a fine one and justifies a viewing.I also enjoyed the background music.Not for anyone who shrinks from sentimentality.