The Christmas Wish is a CBS telefilm, based on the novel by Richard Siddoway, that premiered on December 6, 1998.
Summary[]
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Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin feels decidedly out of place, and not at all in tune with the Christmas preparations being made by the local citizenry. But Will isn't really taking a sentimental journey at all: He's merely in town to modernize and streamline his family's real-estate company. While going through his grandfather's effects, Will and his grandmother come across the old man's diary… which reveals a lengthy relationship with a woman named Lillian. Determined to locate this mystery mistress (if indeed that's who Lillian is), Will learns a few vital lessons about love, forgiveness, and recapturing the Yuletide spirit that has so long eluded him.
Accolades[]
The movie's music editor, David Bondelevitch, was nominated for the 1999 Golden Reel Award for Best Music Editing for the TV Movies of the Week (opposite Saint Maybe), but lost to Joanie Diener for the HBO picture The Rat Pack.
Cast[]
Actor/actress | Character |
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Neil Patrick Harris | Will Martin |
Debbie Reynolds | Ruth |
Naomi Watts | Renee |
Alexandra Wilson | Julia |
Beverly Archer | Miss Enid Cook |
Ian Meltzer | Justin |
Gary Bayer | Jimmy Hanning |
James Greene | Warren Martin |
Jerry Douglas | Mr. Askou |
Michael Fairman | Mr. Connor |
Adilah Barnes | Mary |
Frank Birney | Ray Spellman |
Ismael Carlo | Jose Rivera |
Jan Hoag | Mrs. Baker |
Stuart Mitchell | Mr. Quinn |
Alexander Zale | Mr. Taylor |
Uncredited | |
Rebecca Codling | Lucy Askou |
Phil Gold | Christmas Caroler |
Kate McIntyre | Dickens Caroler |
Stacy Lynn Spierer | Bella |
Patty Tobin | Mrs. Quinn |
External links[]
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