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I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 1988
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
286
YOUR RATING
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
Drama

The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War 2.The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War 2.The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War 2.

  • Director
    • Marvin J. Chomsky
  • Writer
    • Blanche Hanalis
  • Stars
    • Hal Holbrook
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Nancy Travis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    286
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marvin J. Chomsky
    • Writer
      • Blanche Hanalis
    • Stars
      • Hal Holbrook
      • Eva Marie Saint
      • Nancy Travis
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Eva Marie Saint and Jason Oliver Lipsett in I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
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    Hal Holbrook and Eva Marie Saint in I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    Peter Gallagher, Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Nancy Travis, and Jason Oliver Lipsett in I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
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    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Joseph Bundy
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Martha Bundy
    Nancy Travis
    Nancy Travis
    • Leah Bundy
    Peter Gallagher
    Peter Gallagher
    • Aaron Copler
    Jason Oliver Lipsett
    Jason Oliver Lipsett
    • Terrel Bundy
    • (as Jason Oliver)
    David Moscow
    David Moscow
    • Davey Bundy
    Courteney Cox
    Courteney Cox
    • Nora Bundy
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Isaiah Cawley
    Whip Hubley
    Whip Hubley
    • Mike Bundy
    Harvey Vernon
    Harvey Vernon
    • Pastor Marcus
    John Shepherd
    John Shepherd
    • Greg
    Kieran Mulroney
    Kieran Mulroney
    • George
    Chuck Ramage
    Chuck Ramage
      Tarrish Potter
      Tarrish Potter
      Drew Pillsbury
      Drew Pillsbury
      • Colonel
      • Director
        • Marvin J. Chomsky
      • Writer
        • Blanche Hanalis
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Pittsfield, MA, where Leah Bundy works in a war plant, is 174.2 miles from Rockport, the Bundys' home town. As of 2017, it's a little more than three hours, thirty minutes' trip via I-90 E, or approximately four hours via "surface roads." By bus, in a snowstorm, at night, in 1944 it might stretch to five or more hours.
      • Goofs
        After the bus accident, Aaron and the bus driver discover a broken tie-rod in the steering system, so the bus could not be driven, as is said. Later the bus is shown being flat-towed, with all four wheels on the ground. With a broken tie-rod, the vehicle would have to be towed with the front wheels off the ground, as the right wheel would not track.
      • Quotes

        Joseph Bundy: There's a time for grief, and a time to put grief aside.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas (2006)
      • Soundtracks
        I'll Be Home for Christmas
        © Gannon & Kent Music 1943, Reserved 1971

        Words by Kim Gannon

        Music by Walter Kent

      User reviews6

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      Some Capra, some Currier & Ives and some Waltons
      There is another film out by the same name which I caught by accident. What that film did was to expose the superiority of this one. This cast was comprised of veteran pros and lesser known but up and coming at the time (now most have achieved a measure of fame probably never expected by them!). As ensembles go it was really delightful. As messages go it was both touching and beautifully presented.

      Very simple in the manner of less splashy Christmas tales. The storyline makes sense and relies on no fancy gimmicks or icky plot turns.

      Heartwarming and simple and a lovely cast. It's a keeper.
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      • jkash1219
      • Dec 9, 2003

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 12, 1988 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Je reviendrai à Noël
      • Filming locations
        • Rockport, Massachusetts, USA(Town)
      • Production company
        • NBC Productions
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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