A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

Dec 6, 2011

0h 58m

★ 8.1

Overview

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special looks at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies, and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! features behind the scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase, Margaret O'Brien, Chazz Palminteri, Deborah Raffin, Karolyn Grimes, Zack Ward, Brian Henson, Joe Dante, Trine Mitchum, authors Julie Salamon and Alonso Duralde, A Christmas Carol expert Michael Patrick Hearn, and many more.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Amblin Television

Turner Classic Movies

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Trailers

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Cast

Self - Interviewee

Joe Dante

Self - Interviewee

Chevy Chase

Self - Interviewee

Chazz Palminteri

Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

Karolyn Grimes

Self - Interviewee

Deborah Raffin

Self - Interviewee

Petrine Day Mitchum

Self - Interviewee

Gordon Gebert

Self - Interviewee

Margaret O'Brien

Self - Interviewee

Zack Ward

Self - Interviewee

Brian Henson

Self - Interviewee

Julie Salamon

Self - author

Michael Patrick Hearn

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