Product Details

• Actors: Ann Jillian, Robert Hays, Jack Palance
• Directors: Jerry London
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2002
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001F33GW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,074 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Robert Hays, a surgeon who recently lost his wife, returns to his hometown with daughter Ashley Gorrell to run the local hospital. Jack Palance, Hays' father, wants him to meet somebody, so he tries to reunite him with veterinarian and ex-girlfriend Ann Jillian, but Hays is having a tough time readjusting to the easygoing lifestyle of a small town and to life without his wife--especially around Christmas time. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English, Dolby Digital Stereo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than we expected, January 20, 2005

By	Dick Mann (Johnson County, KS, USA) - See all my reviews

I taped this movie on December 20, 2004 and my wife and I just watched it 2 days ago. Wanting to get through the movies we taped around Christmas more than we had time to watch, we didn't set our expectation too high -- just wanted to clear it from our schedule. However we were very pleasantly surprised. Of course it had 3 of our favorite actors, i.e., Ann Jillian, Robert Hays, and Jack Palance so we figured it should not really be a bad movie. It was a very good movie with good acting by the three and also Ashley Gorrel and many of the townspeople. It was well paced but in a couple of places I had to rewind to get what was said. It is a good movie for family viewing, and for those who enjoy movies picturing relationships.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I'll Be Home For Christmas, January 1, 2008

By	Robert E. Lillard (Lompoc, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A surgeon (Robert Hays) who has lost confidence in his ability and his daughter (Ashley Gorrell,) who has lost the feeling of joy in her life, go back to his home in St. Nicholas, Iowa, for the Christmas holidays and come face to face with their past and fears.
Jack Palance is wonderful as their father/grandfather. Ann Jillian as the mayor/former love interest of the surgeon gives a light to the film which is enchanting. A very pleasant holiday movie.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm & Pleasant Christmas Story, January 2, 2008

By	P. Conable (Arvada, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an enjoyable, warm and pleasant family film for anytime to view. The roles were done well. Ann jillian always gives a good performance & does in this role as a hometown veternarian who loves the community in which she lives. She is loved & respected by many. Along comes a widowed father of a young girl back to the neighborhood & his father's (Jack Palance)home as he has encountered some emotional obstacle to his professional ability in medicine. Ann Jillian helps them all to meet the problems ahead and thicken the plot so that the developing story brings high & low moments to a good resolution. How she does it is a good story. I had seen it on TV several times & can look at it again every so often.