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Title: Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Attenborough | ... | Kris Kringle | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Dorey Walker | |
| Dylan McDermott | ... | Bryan Bedford | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Ed Collins | |
| James Remar | ... | Jack Duff | |
| Jane Leeves | ... | Alberta Leonard | |
| Simon Jones | ... | Donald Shellhammer | |
| William Windom | ... | C.F. Cole | |
| Mara Wilson | ... | Susan Walker | |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Judge Henry Harper | |
| Kathrine Narducci | ... | Mother | |
| Mary McCormack | ... | Myrna Foy | |
| Alvin Greenman | ... | The Doorman | |
| Allison Janney | ... | Woman in Christmas Shop | |
| Greg Noonan | ... | Cmdr. Coulson | |
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A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle, Santa Claus. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all, something to believe in. Written by Robert Lynch <docrlynch@yahoo.com>
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If you really believe, anything can happen. See more »Parents Guide:
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18 November 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,753,208, 20 November 1994Gross USA:
$17,320,136Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$46,264,384Company Credits
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Grandson: Ask him. Ask him. Look at him, Grandpa. Ask him.
Judge Henry Harper: Uh, I'm sorry. He, uh he thinks you're Santa Claus.
[Kris Kringle and Judge Harper laugh]
Kris Kringle: [quietly to Harper's grandson] I am.
[to Harper]
Kris Kringle: Merry Christmas.
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Performed by Natalie Cole
Written by James Pierpont
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Courtesy of Elektra Records
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Bryan Bedford (Dylan McDermott) is the only main character whose name differs from that of Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (Fred Gailey). Bedford is the name of the town in which George Bailey resides in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), another Christmas classic. See more »Goofs
When he renders his judgment in the climactic sequence at the end of the film, Jugde Harper mentions that the $1 bill on which he found the words "In God We Trust" was issued by the Treasury of the United States. In fact, current U.S. banknotes are issued by the Federal Reserve Banks, not the Treasury. (Note that this error does not apply to the original 1947 film of which this is a remake: At that time, the U.S. Treasury still issued a form of banknotes called silver certificates.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Grandson: Ask him. Ask him. Look at him, Grandpa. Ask him.
Judge Henry Harper: Uh, I'm sorry. He, uh he thinks you're Santa Claus.
[Kris Kringle and Judge Harper laugh]
Kris Kringle: [quietly to Harper's grandson] I am.
[to Harper]
Kris Kringle: Merry Christmas.
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Jingle BellsPerformed by Natalie Cole
Written by James Pierpont
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Courtesy of Elektra Records
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I can't see why a retelling of a really good story gets panned. It stayed true to the original concept, that believing in something good, even if it only comes once a year, can make us better. If I may reference another Christmas classic of which there have been several worthy interpretations, "Scrooge" (1951), the young Scrooge says to the young Marley upon their meeting, "I believe the world is becoming a very hard and cruel place...". If it was that way in the 1800's, it's ten times worse today, and therefore all the more reason to be reminded of our better nature. I especially enjoyed the scene where the streets of New York City were filled with throngs of people, traffic on the bridges was stopped, all waiting for the verdict. I know NYC well, and how its people rise to such occasions. These scenes were not in the 1947 version, and I think they added a uniqueness to this version. Better, worse than the 1947 version? Neither - just different, and just as valid.