Product Details

• Actors: Debbie Reynolds, Ed Marinaro, Elden Henson, Dan MacDonald, Allegra Denton
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Showtime Ent.
• DVD Release Date: May 28, 2002
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000063K18
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,546 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "A Gift of Love - The Daniel Huffman Story" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/28/2002 Run time: 93 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well-acted adaption of a true story, August 12, 2001

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Nebula (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gift of Love - The Daniel Huffman Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Based on a true story, "Gift of Love" tells the story of a high school student, Daniel Huffman (played by Elden Henson), who looks to have a promising future in football. He is very close to his grandmother, Shirlee Allison (Debbie Reynolds), who helped to raise him.

Shirlee becomes quite ill, and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Daniel selflessly gives her one of his, a choice that results in him never being able to play football again.

The movie was obviously made to "tug at the heart strings"; it's packed with saccharine, if you catch my drift. The acting, however, is top notch - with fantastic performances from Henson and Reynolds, especially. Ed Marinaro also stars as Daniel's coach.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sappy, but very sweet, April 29, 2007

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Alyssa A. Lappen (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gift of Love - The Daniel Huffman Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This Hallmark film, apparently made for Showtime, is based on the true sacrifice of high school junior Daniel Huffman (Elden Henson) who donated a kidney to save the life of his beloved grandmother Shirlee Allison (Debbie Reynolds), even though it meant giving up his boyhood dream--now within reach--of playing on a winning high school football team.

This is a sappy movie, to be sure, such as one would expect from Hallmark. But it is also educational, and inspirational. My high school student especially loved it, maybe because it was a gift from his beloved grandmother, who fortunately does not need a kidney.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT IS A GIFT OF LOVE, August 24, 2006

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Diane H. Reed "MRS.DR" (CASTRO VALLEY,CALIF.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gift of Love : The Daniel Huffman Story (DVD)

A FRIEND TAPED THIS OFF TV FOR ME AND IT IS WEARING OUT,AND I DISCOVERED IT ON HERE,IT IS A VERY WARM FAMILY MOVIE AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE DEBBIE REYNOLDS AGAIN,AFTER SO MANY YEARS, I ALSO HAVE A GRANDSON NAMED DANIEL WHO IS A FOOT BALL PLAYER SO IT MAKES ME EXTRA SENTIMENTAL.GOOD FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT BASED ON A REAL FAMILY.IT MADE ME HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE IT,AND MAY SEND A COPY OF IT TO MY GRANDSON DANIEL.