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Revolves around an old man called Kris Kringle who may or may not really be [[Santa Claus]]. |
Revolves around an old man called Kris Kringle who may or may not really be [[Santa Claus]]. |
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The original film version was released in 1947, and starred Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, [[Maureen O |
The original film version was released in 1947, and starred Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, [[Maureen O'Hara]] as Doris Walker, [[Natalie Wood]] as her daughter Susan, and John Payne as lawyer Fred Galley. It was a box office success, won three [[Academy Award|Oscars]] (one for Gwenn, two for the writers), and is shown on television every year. |
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The story has been adapted several times for television and once for Broadway. There was a theatrically-released remake in 1994 written by [[John Hughes]]. [[Richard Attenborough]] was cast as Kris Kringle, Elizabeth Perkins as Dorey Walker, and [[Mara Wilson]] as Susan. The remake was a modest box office hit, earning $46,264,384 in the worldwide market. With $17,320,136 from the United States market alone, it was the 80th most successful film of its year. |
The story has been adapted several times for television and once for Broadway. There was a theatrically-released remake in 1994 written by [[John Hughes]]. [[Richard Attenborough]] was cast as Kris Kringle, Elizabeth Perkins as Dorey Walker, and [[Mara Wilson]] as Susan. The remake was a modest box office hit, earning $46,264,384 in the worldwide market. With $17,320,136 from the United States market alone, it was the 80th most successful film of its year. |
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* [[Just in Time]]: Played with - the Postal Service contacts Fred Gailey literally during the final arguments. |
* [[Just in Time]]: Played with - the Postal Service contacts Fred Gailey literally during the final arguments. |
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* [[Mall Santa]]: Played with, since Kris clearly believes himself to be Santa. |
* [[Mall Santa]]: Played with, since Kris clearly believes himself to be Santa. |
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* [[Maybe Magic Maybe Mundane]]: The film never does conclusively tell us if Kris is really Santa. {{spoiler|But the scene at the end of the film where Kris' cane appears in the house Susan asked him to get for her certainly makes ''Fred'' a believer.}} |
* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]: The film never does conclusively tell us if Kris is really Santa. {{spoiler|But the scene at the end of the film where Kris' cane appears in the house Susan asked him to get for her certainly makes ''Fred'' a believer.}} |
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* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: The psychiatrist that works for Macy's pretends to be unconscious from being rapped on the head with an umbrella. |
* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: The psychiatrist that works for Macy's pretends to be unconscious from being rapped on the head with an umbrella. |
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* [[Napoleon Delusion]]: Kris is assumed by the other characters to be suffering this. |
* [[Napoleon Delusion]]: Kris is assumed by the other characters to be suffering this. |
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