| The Christmas Gift | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jeb Rosebrook |
| Screenplay by | Chris Grabenstein Ronald Venable |
| Story by | Christopher Grabenstein |
| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Starring | John Denver Jane Kaczmarek Edward Winter Pat Corley Kurtwood Smith |
| Theme music composer | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Producers | David A. Rosemont J.C. Shardo (associate producer) |
| Production locations | Georgetown, Colorado Beaver Creek, Colorado Rocky Mountains |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon Larry Lindsey |
| Editor | John Farrell (as J.P. Farrell) |
| Running time | 2 hour |
| Production companies | Rosemont Productions International Sunn Classic Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 21, 1986 |
[1] The Christmas Gift is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring John Denver. It was produced by Norman Rosemont, and was Denver's first acting role since Oh, God! (1977).
Denver said he took the role "because it was the perfect opportunity to ease back into acting; it is a light, warm tale of human relationships. I waited for something that I felt really good about and turned down a lot of scripts over the years. I've been very picky about acting projects and, in retrospect, I made a big mistake a few years ago when I turned down the Zack Mayo role (played by Richard Gere) in An Officer and a Gentleman. It was mostly due to my naivete - I couldn't envision the final product from the initial script."[2]
According to both IMDB and Amazon the authorized plot is as follows, "A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus."[3][1]
According to Amazon the DVD release of The Christmas Gift was on November 4, 2014 with English subtitles through Paramount. Also according to Amazon the runtime for the movie on DVD is 1 hour and 34 minutes.[1]
The Christmas Gift was released on VHS by Good Times Home Video with a runtime as listed only being 96 minutes.[4]
