R. Michael Givens
as Director
A Magic Christmas
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Description
The family film A Magic Christmas, starring C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Burt Reynolds, etc., directed by R. Michael Givens, was released on October 28, 2014 in the United States. It tells the story of Jack Carter, a modest, middle-aged bakery owner, thinks he and his family are in a rut. Not only can he not provide them with the finer things, he realizes that he's not as close to his kids as he wants to be. His 17-year-old son Kyle is preoccupied with sports and will be leaving for college soon; his 14-year-old daughter Sienna is always lost in her phone. So for the upcoming Christmas holiday, Jack has the brilliant idea to reconnect with his family while also trying to spark his desired writing career by going on a Christmas vacation to a cabin resort in the mountains with no technological distractions whatsoever and make their trip the very best Christmas vacation ever. But the trip seems doomed from the start: their cabin is a dilapidated disaster, the kids are constantly complaining, and then Jack runs into his estranged, uber-competitive friend Robert, who used to vacation at the resort with Jack when they were kids. Robert is rich, successful, and better than Jack at everything. And while Jack and his family stay in a cold, run-down cabin, Robert and his family stay in one of the resort's fanciest newly-renovated cabins. Robert seems to upstage Jack at every turn, and Jack's family appears to be entranced by Robert and his wealth, leaving Jack to feel like a failure. Jack plans to one-up Robert at the very games Robert used to beat him at: the Farthering Pines Winter Olympics, a series of events that Jack's dad invented. But Jack's plan backfires and Robert beats him yet again. Jack has had it. His emotions get the best of him and he apologizes to his family for letting them down as a provider, but they reveal that they think they have the best father or husband anyone could want. Jack finally realizes that the love of his family is more rewarding than anything money could buy. This is a Family film with a runtime of 80 minutes and its worldwide box office is not listed in the available detail data. It has received a rating of 5.2/10 from 283 viewers.
Top Cast
C. Thomas Howell
as Jack Carter
Jonathan Silverman
as Robert Jones
Burt Reynolds
as Buster
Lisa Sheridan
as Holly Carter
Maeve Quinlan
as Eva Jones
Dashiell Howell
as Kyle Carter
Sadie Stahura
as Sienna Carter
Darien Willardson
as Tommy Jones
Clara Susan Morey II
as Mrs. Harmon
Bessie Thornton
as Mellon
Cathleen Mason
as Inn Keeper's Wife
Jamee Natella
as Mrs. Mason
Samuel Mason Paul
as Sammy
Joseph L. Puente
as Snow Shoveler
Gregory Poppen
as Writer
Jon Young
as Writer
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Filming Location
127A Smithfield Road, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Award
21 wins & 43 nominations total
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