Changes: I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)

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I'll Be Home for Christmas is a 1988 television movie that aired on NBC on December 12, 1988.

Plot

Set in 1944 Rockport, Massachusetts during the final moments of World War II, I'll Be Home for Christmas focuses on the Bundy family. Head of the family Joseph and his wife, Martha, await the return of their grown children, who include Mike, who has completed all of his combat missions in England and is due to come home for good. His pregnant wife, Nora, has been living with the Bundys since his departure, and is now awaiting his return while preparing to give birth to their first child, hoping it won't be born until he arrives. She eventually gives birth to a boy.

Mike's younger brother, Terrel, is currently in between boot camp and an overseas assignment, and has been at odds with his father his entire life. Meanwhile, the Bundys' only daughter, Leah, is on a bus home to Rockport, shortly after the violent death of her fiancé, when she meets soldier Aaron Copler, who has nowhere else to go for the holidays. They feel attracted to each other, which leads to an invite for Aaron to spend Christmas with the Bundys.

Completing the family portrait is 13-year-old Davey, the youngest son who hopes for the war to last for years until he is old enough to experience the action. Another character dominant in the story is Isaiah Cawley, a man of the Western Union who delivers telegrams informing people of their loved ones lost overseas.

In a sub-plot regarding Joseph and Martha, the couple stretch their savings and ration stamps to obtain the best trimmings for Christmas dinner, only to be informed by Isaiah of Mike's death because of a plane crash on Christmas Eve.

External links

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988) at the Internet Movie Database

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 {{Title|director = Marvin J. Chomsky|writer = Blanche Hanalis|release = December 12, 1988|runtime = 1 hour, 36 minutes|available = VHS}}
-'''''I'll Be Home for Christmas''''' is a 1988 television movie that aired on NBC on December 12, 1988.
+'''''I'll Be Home for Christmas''''' is a 1988 television movie that aired on [[NBC]] on December 12, 1988.
 ==Plot==
-Set in 1944 Rockport, Massachusetts during the final moments of World War II, ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' focuses on the Bundy family. Head of the family Joseph and his wife Martha await the return of their grown children, who include Mike , who has completed all of his combat missions in England and is due to come home for good. His pregnant wife Nora has been living with the Bundys since his departure, and is now awaiting her husband's return while preparing to give birth to their first child, hoping it won't be born until Mike arrives. She eventually gives birth to a baby boy.
+Set in 1944 Rockport, Massachusetts during the final moments of World War II, ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' focuses on the Bundy family. Head of the family Joseph and his wife, Martha, await the return of their grown children, who include Mike, who has completed all of his combat missions in England and is due to come home for good. His pregnant wife, Nora, has been living with the Bundys since his departure, and is now awaiting his return while preparing to give birth to their first child, hoping it won't be born until he arrives. She eventually gives birth to a boy.
-Mike's younger brother Terrel is currently in between boot camp and an overseas assignment, and has been at odds with his father his entire life. Meanwhile, the family's only daughter Leah is on a bus home to Rockport, shortly after the violent death of her fiancé, when she meets soldier Aaron Copler, who has nowhere else to go for the holidays. They feel attracted to each other, which leads to an invite for Aaron to spend Christmas with the Bundy clan.
+Mike's younger brother, Terrel, is currently in between boot camp and an overseas assignment, and has been at odds with his father his entire life. Meanwhile, the Bundys' only daughter, Leah, is on a bus home to Rockport, shortly after the violent death of her fiancé, when she meets soldier Aaron Copler, who has nowhere else to go for the holidays. They feel attracted to each other, which leads to an invite for Aaron to spend Christmas with the Bundys.
 Completing the family portrait is 13-year-old Davey, the youngest son who hopes for the war to last for years until he is old enough to experience the action. Another character dominant in the story is Isaiah Cawley, a man of the Western Union who delivers telegrams informing people of their loved ones lost overseas.
-In a sub-plot regarding Joseph and Martha, the couple stretch their savings and ration stamps to obtain the best trimmings for Christmas dinner, only to be informed by Isaiah of the death of Mike because of a plane crash on [[Christmas Eve]].
+In a sub-plot regarding Joseph and Martha, the couple stretch their savings and ration stamps to obtain the best trimmings for Christmas dinner, only to be informed by Isaiah of Mike's death because of a plane crash on [[Christmas Eve]].
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