Mary Christmas (film)
Mary Christmas is a 2002 American Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed by and stars John Schneider.
| Mary Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Family |
| Written by | Stanley M. Brooks Betty G. Birney |
| Directed by | John Schneider |
| Starring | John Schneider Cynthia Gibb Jenna Boyd Tom Bosley |
| Music by | Joey Newman |
| Country of origin | United Statesmmuni |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stanley M. Brooks Daniel Grodnik Michael Greenfield (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) | Timothy J. Warenz Kandice Stroh (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Paul Maibaum |
| Editor(s) | Warren Bowman |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Production company(s) | Heartland Entertainment Once Upon a Time Films Paxson Communications Corporation |
| Release | |
| Original network | PAX TV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | November 29, 2002 |
Plot
Joel Wallace (Schneider), is a widower raising a daughter, Felice (Jenna Boyd). In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a new mother for Christmas. The letter is intercepted by a local news producer who cancels reporter Mary Maloney's vacation and sends her to investigate the Wallace family as a human interest story. Most of the movie deals with Joel's searching for a new wife that will be Felice's mother.
The ending takes a bit of a twist, though, when it turns out that Mary is Felice's birth mother, who had given her up for adoption. The movie incorporates a little extra magic with "governor" Les Turner whom Felice thinks is Santa Claus.