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A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain

  • TV Movie
  • 19821982
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
279
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A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
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With members of the Walton family living in different places, it appears that they will not be reunited on Thanksgiving Day.With members of the Walton family living in different places, it appears that they will not be reunited on Thanksgiving Day.With members of the Walton family living in different places, it appears that they will not be reunited on Thanksgiving Day.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
279
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  • Director
    • Harry Harris
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Kathleen Hite
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Jon Walmsley
    • Judy Norton
  • Director
    • Harry Harris
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Kathleen Hite
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Jon Walmsley
    • Judy Norton
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Walton
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton-Willard-Jones
    • (as Judy Norton Taylor)
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Walton Northridge
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Ben Walton
    David W. Harper
    David W. Harper
    • Jim-Bob Walton
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Walton
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godsey
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    • Corabeth Walton Godsey
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Walton
    Leslie Winston
    Leslie Winston
    • Cindy Walton
    Mary Jackson
    Mary Jackson
    • Emily Baldwin
    Helen Kleeb
    Helen Kleeb
    • Mamie Baldwin
    Robert Wightman
    Robert Wightman
    • John-Boy Walton
    Bettye Ackerman
    Bettye Ackerman
    • Belle Tucker
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Yancy Tucker
    Richard Gilliland
    Richard Gilliland
    • Arlington 'Jonesy' Wescott Jones III
    Morgan Stevens
    Morgan Stevens
    • Paul Northridge
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Kathleen Hite
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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in November 1947.
    • Connections
      Followed by A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)

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    Best of the 80s Waltons reunions
    This is the best of the three "Waltons" TV movies that were filmed the year following the series' cancellation. This installment finds the family members dealing with various personal issues and starting to go their separate ways, much to the alarm of youngest sibling Elizabeth, who wants to see them all reunited to celebrate Thanksgiving.

    Unlike some of the other "Waltons" movies, none of these personal problems are overly dramatic or come across as major crises. Instead, the script focuses on small issues, which is what the original series did so well. Among the subplots: Erin's new husband, Paul, is feeling smothered by her family; John-Boy is suffering writers' block; Jason ponders whether he should leave the mountain to pursue a music career.

    If there are any problem with this movie, it's that a few cast members from the series are absent. Robert Wightman fills in as John-Boy, as he did in the last few years of the series, but it's tough to forget Richard Thomas, who created the role. Michael Learned is again absent as matriarch Olivia, who's still recuperating in an Arizona sanitarium from what must be the world's toughest case of TB. Learned is really missed here -- the show is never the same when she's not around.

    Still, the theme of everyone coming together for Thanksgiving is a good one, and it's always fun to see the wonderful character actors playing the Walton's friends and neighbors, such as the Godseys, Yancy Tucker, and the Baldwin sisters. The final scene is pleasantly nostalgic and provides some nice closure, as we won't see the Walton family for another 11 years.
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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Waltons: Ein großer Tag für Elisabeth
    • Production companies
      • Amanda Productions
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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