Movie: A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

Top 10 Billed Cast

Joe Dante
Joe Dante

Self - Interviewee

Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase

Self - Interviewee

Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri

Self - Interviewee

Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes

Self - Interviewee / Zuzu Bailey

Deborah Raffin
Deborah Raffin

Self - Interviewee

Petrine Day Mitchum
Petrine Day Mitchum

Self - Interviewee

Gordon Gebert
Gordon Gebert

Self - Interviewee

Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien

Self - Interviewee

Zack Ward
Zack Ward

Self - Interviewee

Brian Henson
Brian Henson

Self - Interviewee

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    A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special looks at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies, and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! features behind the scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase, Margaret O'Brien, Chazz Palminteri, Deborah Raffin, Karolyn Grimes, Zack Ward, Brian Henson, Joe Dante, Trine Mitchum, authors Julie Salamon and Alonso Duralde, A Christmas Carol expert Michael Patrick Hearn, and many more.

  • Release Date

    2011-12-06

  • Average

    7.8

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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