An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.[1]
| An American Christmas Carol | |
|---|---|
 Blu-ray Disc cover | |
| Genre | Drama Fantasy |
| Based on | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Screenplay by | Jerome Coopersmith |
| Directed by | Eric Till |
| Starring | Henry Winkler Dorian Harewood Susan Hogan Cec Linder R.H. Thomson David Wayne Michael Wincott William Bermender Brett Matthew Davidson |
| Music by | Hagood Hardy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Edgar J. Scherick Gary Smith |
| Producers | Stanley Chase Jon Slan |
| Production locations | Elora, Ontario Toronto |
| Cinematography | Richard Ciupka |
| Editor | Ron Wisman |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production companies | Smith-Hemion Productions Stanley Chase Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | December 16, 1979 |
Plot
In Depression-era Concord, New Hampshire, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, and more amiable man.
Academy Award-winning special make-up effects artist Rick Baker consulted on the aging makeup for star Henry Winkler.[2]
Cast
- Henry Winkler as Benedict Slade
- Dorian Harewood as Matt Reeves
- Susan Hogan as Helen Brewster
- Cec Linder as Auctioneer
- R.H. Thomson as Thatcher
- David Wayne as Merrivale
- Michael Wincott as Choir Leader
- William Bermender as Orphan
- Brett Matthew Davidson as Orphan
- Tammy Bourne as Sarah Thatcher
- Chris Cragg as Jonathan Thatcher
- James B. Douglas as Sam Perkins
- Arlene Duncan as Jennie Reeves
- Linda Goranson as Mrs. Doris Thatcher
- Gerard Parkes as Jessup
- Mary Pirie as Mrs. Brewster
- Ken Pogue (as Kenneth Pogue) as Jack Latham
- Sammy Snyders as Young Slade
- Chris Wiggins as Mr. Brewster
- Alexander Galant as Orphan (uncredited)
Home media releases
An American Christmas Carol was released on DVD on November 23, 1999. It was released on Blu-ray in December 2012.
References
- DVD Talk
- Phipps, Keith (December 11, 2012). "The Fonz plays against type in 1979's An American Christmas Carol". The A.V. Club. Onion Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
