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A Holiday for Love

Original title: Christmas in My Hometown
  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
857
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Tim Matheson in A Holiday for Love (1996)
Holiday RomanceDramaFamilyHolidayRomance

A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetracked when he... Read allA man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a local, a cute single mom.A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a local, a cute single mom.

  • Director
    • Jerry London
  • Writer
    • Darrah Cloud
  • Stars
    • Tim Matheson
    • Melissa Gilbert
    • Michelle Trachtenberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    857
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jerry London
    • Writer
      • Darrah Cloud
    • Stars
      • Tim Matheson
      • Melissa Gilbert
      • Michelle Trachtenberg
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • Jacob (Jake) Peterson
    Melissa Gilbert
    Melissa Gilbert
    • Emma Murphy
    Michelle Trachtenberg
    Michelle Trachtenberg
    • Noelle Murphy
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • Margie
    Jack Jessop
    • Happy
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • Gosling
    Chris Makepeace
    Chris Makepeace
    • Joe Marsdon
    Gordon Pinsent
    Gordon Pinsent
    • Cal Marsdon
    Travis Tritt
    Travis Tritt
    • Sheriff Tom Uhll
    Richard Waugh
    Richard Waugh
    • Justin
    Camille James
    • Katie
    • (as Camille James-Adams)
    George King
    • George
    Ann Holloway
    • Sue
    Paul O'Sullivan
    • Ed
    Roger Dunn
    Roger Dunn
    • Hal
    Jennifer Foster
    • Anita
    Karen Ehrenberg
    • Anna
    Ron Payne
    • Mechanic
    • Director
      • Jerry London
    • Writer
      • Darrah Cloud
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    10sparkle-13

    Holiday for Love, A (1996) (TV)

    Melissa Gilbert and Tim Matheson are terrific together. They have a strong chemistry on screen. I also love Noel, the daughter, and all the cast. This is such a wonderful, inspiring, homey, family oriented movie. I hope strongly they make a video. I want it so badly.
    clouruth

    Christmas In My Hometown / Holiday For Love

    This wonderful movie is available through Amazon. Use the title Holiday For Love. That's where I got mine. It's one of my very favorites! Melissa Gilbert is so believable in this movie. It's one of her best - and she has a long list of great movies!! She's one of my favorite actresses of all time. Michelle Tractenberg (plays her daughter, Noel) is also absolutely great. What a natural little actress she was at the time this movie was made. She was in Ice Princess a few years ago. She's grown up and is still a beautiful and accomplished actress. If you haven't seen this movie, get a copy right away. I'm sure it will be one of your favorites, too! C. Rutherford
    7Christmas-Reviewer

    Watchable Film With a Cast that Can deliver

    BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY REVIEW ONE FILM. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THAT PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FARE ABOUT THESE FILMS.

    "Christmas films" get the short end of the stick when it comes to getting critical acclaim. This film doesn't help the case that these films are "Predictable" but what this films does have is charm to spare.

    In this warm holiday drama an executive forced to cut the jobs of many people working at a small-town tractor factory gets a big surprise when he's mistaken as the savior of the local economy. Melissa Gilbert, Tim Matheson, Travis Tritt, Michelle Trachtenberg star. AKA: "Christmas in My Hometown."

    The film does Emphasize "Faith" "Hope" "Loyality" "Love" "Forgiveness" "2nd Chances" and "Family"

    This film is family safe but mainly adults over 30 will enjoy this most.

    This was enjoyable. If you come across it watch it.
    10schoditsch-55458

    Delightful holiday fare

    This is one of the better Christmas movies made way back in the last century yet still holds up today. Starring Tim Matheson and Melissa Gilbert.

    As far as the goof everyone is pointing out when Jake uses the phone in his hotel, it's obvious that the phone has no cord attached. I guess that means it's a cordless phone!
    8pmtelefon

    It's a solid Christmas movie

    "A Holiday for Love" (that's the title under which I saw this movie on Freevee) turned out to be a very nice surprise. I just finished reading Tim Matheson's autobiography "Damn Glad to Meet You" (It's a very good read by the way) so I checked his filmography looking for a Christmas and I came across "A Holiday for Love". I wasn't expecting much but the movie won me over pretty quickly. The cast is very likeable and they all do a nice job, even non-actor Travis Tritt does a nice job. Sure, the movie gets a little silly/corny at times but who cares. It's a Christmas movie. I plan on watching this one again.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The still Babyfaced 32 yr old Melissa Gilbert (Emma Murphy) is 17 years younger than her 49 yr old co-star Tim Matheson (Jacob Peterson), at the time this movie was released.
    • Goofs
      Home Hardware is a major Canadian retail chain. They are not in the US. Yet their plainly labeled storefront is clearly visible on the main street of "Athens Nebraska."
    • Quotes

      Jacob (Jake) Peterson: Well, I have an MBA from Northwestern.

      Emma Murphy: I happen to have a VCR from Japan--doesn't mean I know how to use it.

    • Soundtracks
      Christmas in My Hometown
      Written by Sonny James and John Skye

      Courtesy of Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

      Performed by Travis Tritt

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Unas navidades inolvidables
    • Filming locations
      • Cannington, Ontario, Canada(downtown Athens, Nebraska, outdoor scenes)
    • Production company
      • Jaffe/Braunstein Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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