"A story of love, devotion, relationships and Christmas..." 03 December 1984 Drama, Comedy, Romance 53 mins
A miserable man who doesn't believe in the holidays must contend with his 11 children and wife celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.
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Alan Arkin as Flagg Purdy
Tony Arkin as Edgar Purdy
Gary Cole as Man with Christmas Tree
Cinnamon Idles as Eleanor Purdy
Corey Kasdin as Billy Joe Purdy
Virginia Madsen as Lou Ellen Purdy
Mary Samuels as Orville Wright Purdy
Alexandra Shapiro as Becky Sue Purdy
Barbara Dana as Ada Purdy
Danny Corkill as Cousin Laura's Boy
Deanna Dunagan as Miss Keyes
Daniel Garza II as Purdy Baby
Alison Jacoby as Nellie Mae Purdy
Mark David Kennerly as Jeb
Brendan Phillips as Dink Kibler
Mary Seibel as Molly Purdy
Grace McKeaney Story Developer
Mary Trimble Story Developer
Fritz Johnson Dolly Grip
Alan Barcus Conductor
David Avcollie Dialect Coach
Wayne Karjala Set Decoration
Bonnie Timmermann Casting Consultant
Ric Coken Sound Mixer
Kevin Smith Second Assistant Camera
Kristina Hanson Location Manager
Joyce Weber Hairstylist
Roger Tang Boom Operator
Joyce Polly Negative Cutter
Gwen Arner Director
Diane Witmer Art Direction
Katterli Frauenfelder First Assistant Director
United States 03 December 1984
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1984:
13 June 1984
Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) investigates the murder of a woman in a population near the capital.
01 January 1984
Either/Or in Chinatown was commissioned by Video Inn and shot in part at the Western Front during Bódy’s 1984 residency.
10 December 1984
Lou Reed and band (featuring guitar legend, Robert Quine) filmed in concert at Palacio de Municipal, Barcelona, Spain on December 10, 1984 during the New Sensations Tour.
09 January 1984
Counseling helps family deal with the discovery that their child was sexually abused by the closest relative.
01 January 1984
Through performatic acts and some exposition, a group of poets of that 1980's generation make great use of words, poems and rebellious acts criticizing the then current generation and its lack of admiration for the poetic works that were being created.
15 October 1984
Stuck in a sexless marriage, a frustrated well-to-do couple agrees to see a female sex therapist. Unfortunately, she only helps escalate the tensions between them.
13 April 1984
While ill and experiencing some difficulty in completing the editing of this film, Brakhage was reading the Marguerite Young novel, "Miss MacIntosh, My Darling.
03 February 1984
Royce Hagan returns from the sea to claim and inhabit a 2000 acre ranch in one of the last wild places left in central Florida.
09 November 1984
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides.
06 December 1984
Berlin in the early 1930s. Bello is an unemployed young man who loves the underage Frieda. In order to earn a living for both of them, Frieda goes on the streets.
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