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| The Homecoming: A Christmas Story [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC) | ![The Homecoming: A Christmas Story [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EQ8ST4R9L._SL160_.jpg)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 45149
Category: DVD
Actors: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Cleavon Little
Director: Fielder Cook
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Label: Paramount
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 98 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D843304D
ISBN: 079219540X
UPC: 097368433045
EAN: 9780792195405
ASIN: B0000AQS5E
Release Date: September 23, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1971
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Can you see beyond the casting differences? October 3, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a true Waltons fan I thought it my duty to purchase this DVD and so I recently did. One cannot help but make comparisons between the 'original' cast and the 'actual' cast in the series. Apart from the children and grandma Walton all characters are different and because the series' characters have had so much stronger presence the 'original' cast does not stand much of a chance of winning anyone over. The Baldwin sisters in this film look much more like sisters but one gets the feeling that they are less endearing.
Olivia in this film seems almost like a 'psycho', I am sorry if this seems harsh but at one stage John-boy appears almost frightened of her as she seems to be losing it. I wonder how she got through the original casting or perhaps the series' character in the script changed somewhat. Michael Learned is the true heart of the series so Patricia Neal probably never stood a chance.
In summary, the film re-affirms the characters in the series and the series itself and I would suggest any hardy Waltons fan to watch it but don't spend more than 3 on the DVD as it is probably not worth it. You will want to watch it once but not again.
Here is my theory, watch out for mother Walton - she is really someone who absconded from a psychiatric ward and assumed another identity as a housewife and mother; luckily, before series one started, they found her out and returned her safely. Father Walton, Grandpa and all the rest of the townsfolk were all in with the cover up plot so they all got done for and were not accepted on to the TV series.
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