A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 58M

Director : Laurent Bouzereau

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self - Interviewee
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Self - Interviewee
Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri
Self - Interviewee
Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes
Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey
Deborah Raffin
Deborah Raffin
Self - Interviewee
Petrine Day Mitchum
Petrine Day Mitchum
Self - Interviewee
Gordon Gebert
Gordon Gebert
Self - Interviewee
Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien
Self - Interviewee
Zack Ward
Zack Ward
Self - Interviewee
Brian Henson
Brian Henson
Self - Interviewee
Julie Salamon
Julie Salamon
Self - Interviewee
Michael Patrick Hearn
Michael Patrick Hearn
Self - author
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
Self - Interviewee

Crews

Laurent Bouzereau
Laurent Bouzereau
Writer
Laurent Bouzereau
Laurent Bouzereau
Director
Laurent Bouzereau
Laurent Bouzereau
Producer
Darryl Frank
Darryl Frank
Executive Producer
Justin Falvey
Justin Falvey
Executive Producer
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen
Editor
Adele Sparks
Adele Sparks
Associate Producer
Rick Barns
Rick Barns
Director of Photography
Jeffrey Peter Byrd
Jeffrey Peter Byrd
Director of Photography
Sovonto Green
Sovonto Green
Director of Photography
Ira Speir
Ira Speir
Director of Photography
Steven Wacks
Steven Wacks
Director of Photography
Mark Burton
Mark Burton
Sound
Rick Hays
Rick Hays
Sound
Eric Miller
Eric Miller
Sound
James Pilott
James Pilott
Sound
Ken Pries
Ken Pries
Sound
Gary Woods
Gary Woods
Sound
Mara Capozzi
Mara Capozzi
Makeup Artist
Lily Juliett Arnon
Lily Juliett Arnon
Makeup Artist
Marlena Robbins
Marlena Robbins
Makeup Artist

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