I'll Be Home for Christmas

TV Movie
1997
TV-G
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

350

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Jack Palance in I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997)

Drama Romance

Veterinarian and part-time mayor Sarah heads a town council desperate to find a doctor to keep open the small town's clinic. They fear, rightly, that family after family will move away and t... Read allVeterinarian and part-time mayor Sarah heads a town council desperate to find a doctor to keep open the small town's clinic. They fear, rightly, that family after family will move away and the town will disappear. Their hopes are raised when Bob announces his widower son Michael ... Read allVeterinarian and part-time mayor Sarah heads a town council desperate to find a doctor to keep open the small town's clinic. They fear, rightly, that family after family will move away and the town will disappear. Their hopes are raised when Bob announces his widower son Michael the surgeon and grand daughter are going to visit for the first time in years for the Xmas... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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In the classroom while Ann Jillians character is talking with various townspeople the chalkboard can be seen in the background. The alphabet is written on the chalkboard but the letter Y is missing. Bottom row clearly reads W X Z.

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I'll Be Home For Christmas
Written by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon & Buck Ram
Courtesy of Gannon & Kent Music
All rights reserved
Performed by Kenny Rogers
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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7/10

Jack Palance Shows a Tender Side

What the community of St. Nicholas, Iowa lacks in size, it makes up for in enthusiasm. So when the mayor and local veterinarian, Sarah (Ann Jillian), reveals that a doctor is needed to keep the area hospital open, the town jumps at the chance to fill the position. The top candidate is hometown hero Mike (Robert Hays), the widower son of a local man (Jack Palance), who is a practicing surgeon in the city. St. Nicholas welcomes Mike and his daughter with open arms when they visit for Christmas, but moving back to town permanently is more complicated than it seems. Since losing his wife, Mike has struggled in his profession and his love life...both of which he must confront if he returns to St. Nicholas for good.

This film is really good. For adults but it is family safe. People with short attention spans will be bored. However movie fans will enjoy this because Jack Palance isn't playing the heavy. In this he plays a NICE GUY/GRANDFATHER. HE is wonderful and I just wish the film had more of him in it.

This film is really cheap to buy. It's on Amazon but be careful. There is several films that have this title however this is usually in DVD Multi Title Packs where you get more than one movie in a single purchase.