It plays kind of like a 70s exploitation film, only with a. I suppose its interesting in that respect, as it manages to predate the likes of black christmas and silent night, bloody night, with it mostly resembling the latter film there which i thought felt like a. You will be the star of the film, and a professional interviewer will guide you through the whole process. Home for the holidays, originally broadcast as part of abctv s movie of the week series 19691975 is part protoslasher, part psychobiddie shocker, and a whole lot of fun. Four women are brought home to their estranged father who is on his death bed at christmas, he claims their stepmother is poisoning him and he wants the. Home for the holidays, a 1995 film starring holly hunter home for the holidays, an episode of home improvement home for the holidays, an episode of roseanne. Home for the holidays original soundtrack original. Four sisters return to spend christmas with their ailing father, the legendary walter brennan. Home for the holidays 1972 film wikimili, the free. The plot focuses on a wealthy father on his deathbed who invites his four daughters home for christmas. For some of us though, austin is our home, and we are staying home for the holidays.
Apr 02, 2015 home for the holidays is a 1972 american made for television horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972. Home for the holidays 1972 cast and crew moviefone. The plot focuses on a wealthy father on his deathbed who invites his four daughters home for christmas and asks them to murder his wife. Home for the holidays is a 1995 comedydrama movie directed by jodie foster. After losing her job, single mom claudia larson visits her parents for thanksgiving. Sally field, julie harris, john fink, jessica walter, walter brennan, jill haworth, eleanor parker, med flory. Julie harris in home for the holidays 1972 jessica walter in home for the. Unfolding like a film adaptation of an agatha christie play, home for the holidays often feels stagebound and hemmed up. The setting is within a countryside owned by the rich benjamin morgan who invites his four daughters back home for christmas to get rid of their stepmother who he thinks is trying to kill him.
Eleanor parker in 1972 the holidays can be a very difficult time for. Home for the holidays fits in perfectly as a halloweenchristmas crossover. An ailing man summons his four daughters home for christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american madefortelevision horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field.
The film centers around four sisters who are invited home by their sick father for christmas. Perry como once crooned that theres no place like home for the holidays. His first film appearance in petulia 1968, a minor and uncredited role. Home for the holidays 1972 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Cast and crew credits for home for the holidays, 2005, directed by richard compton, with sean young, perry king, lucia walters, at turner classic movies.
Christmas through the years see photos of the holiday season. The creepy movie feels like an oldfashioned, american gothic horror tale with a doomed family mansion, constant storms and rain showers, shadows, secrets and whispers. This is a movie that has its viewers relive painful family memories so common in todays society. The film centers around four sisters who are invited. Its nothing terribly original but its still done well. Originally aired on november 28, 1972, home for the holidays is an aaron spellingleonard goldberg coproduction directed by tv horror guru john llewellyn moxey and bolstered by a joseph stefano script he of psycho fame. Anyway, i stumbled across this 8 movie midnight horror collection being released tomorrow, and it appears to include the 1972 tv movie home for the holidays. Home for the holidays 1972 uhm upcoming horror movies. This is a neat little thriller by the prolific producing team of spellinggoldberg and written by the screenwriter of. Home for the holidays tv movie 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film will be shot either at your home or at our studio. Home for the holidays 1972 horror, thriller, drama, mystery.
Home for the holidays is a 1972 american made for television horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972. Home for the holidays on youtube home for the holidays. Jessica walter, sally field, julie harris, eleanor parker, walter brennan genres. Nov 24, 2017 join kaitlyn bristowe, josh kaufman, candice glover and the stars of broadways home for the holidays get festive at a photo shoot. Black christmas is obviously the superior film but home for the holidays is actually pretty damn good. Home for the holidays 1972 film wikipedia republished.
As it stands, its a movie youll probably hear about this time. Home for the holidays series austin film society home. The jodie fosterdirected comedy about a dysfunctional family might have a quirky charm, but that didnt rub off on the soundtrack. It tells the story of an unhappy family who are getting together for the thanksgiving holidays. Take a look at the 21 most memorable homes from your favorite holiday movies, above. He later became an ensemble member of the steppenwolf theater in chicago, and acted in several of the theaters productions. Oct 29, 2016 for this holiday weekend blogathon, i want to share about the 1972 made for tv movie home for the holidays. Feb 11, 2015 this feature is not available right now. With such considerable steam behind it, no surprise this made for tv yuletide thriller is one that should not be missed. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american madefortelevision horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972.
Movie buffs forever has the ultimate collection of movies on dvd online. Horror, thriller, drama, mystery home for the holidays directors. Although the story is set at christmas, the characters are suspicious, paranoid, offbalance, and driven mad. Overview of home for the holidays, 1972, directed by john llewellyn moxey, with jessica walter, sally field, jill haworth, at turner classic movies. An aaron spelling television movie production from 1972, home for the holidays is apparently 73 minutes long but it feels like a neverending eternity. Watch home for the holidays online stream full movie directv. New castle after dark presents home for the holidays duration. An elderly man walter brennan thinks his wife is trying to kill him and tells his daughters, at christmas. This is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tvmovie home for the holidays is secretly available.
Find release information for home for the holidays 1972 john llewellyn moxey on allmovie. Home for the holidays 1972 an elderly man walter brennan thinks his wife is trying to kill him and tells his daughters, at christmas. I guess itll be nice to have it on disc, but im disappointed it ended up with echo bridge. This holiday horror film is worth a look home for the holidays, originally a madefortelevision horror movie, is a neat little horror mystery slasher that.
Watch home for the holidays starring sean young in this drama on directv. Moviechat forums home for the holidays 1972 discussion home for the holidays on youtube home for the holidays on youtube posted 12 years ago by bonillaa 9 replies jump to latest. Home for the holidays tv movie 1972 plot summary imdb. This is an odd grab bag of films,some major releases good and bad as well as some mildly obscure fare. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 part 2 of 2 duration. Home for the holidays is a 1995 film directed by jodie foster. December 24th, 2016 by unkle lancifer 4 comments this is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tvmovie home for the holidays is secretly available on dvd. Browse our collection and find old movies on dvd to buy. Looking across the street at the neighbors gawking, the father snarls, go back to your own goddamn holidays. When their aging father walter brennan is convinced his second. Made in 1972 for abc, home for the holidays is a wonderful tv movie that really does deserve a dvd release. December 24th, 2016 by unkle lancifer 4 comments this is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tv movie home for the holidays is secretly available on dvd. Home for the holidays 1972 cast and crew an elderly man walter brennan thinks his wife is trying to kill him and tells his daughters, at christmas. Jessica walter, sally field, julie harris, eleanor parker, walter.
Home for the holidays 1972 1h min drama, horror, mystery tv movie 28 november 1972. Instead, it was decided to have rain outside throughout the film for a more moody atmosphere. With that in mind, we are presenting some of our favorite hollywood holiday classics on the big screen. The holidays are a period of travel for many of us as we venture to faroff homes and hearths. The creepy movie feels like an oldfashioned, american gothic horror tale with a doomed family mansion, constant storms and rain showers, shadows, secrets and whispers, deceptions, and even murders.
Your film will be a treasured family heirloom, and a valuable historic record for future generations. Nov 06, 2017 oh, theres no place like home for the holidaysespecially the ones from our favorite holiday moves. I dont mind the idea of dump bin diving,but i would rather not waste my time on a vhs rip. Home for the holidays is a standard soundtrack, combining covers with classics and pop songs with pieces of incidental music.
This joseph stefano scripted abc movie of the week seems to have a lot of fans but it hasnt aged well. Dec 01, 2018 completed in april of that year, the twin towers spent their first christmas presiding over the new york city skyline during the holiday season of 1973. Home for the holidays 1972 letterboxd your life in film. Actor austin pendleton was born march 27, 1940 in warren, ohio to frances and thorn pendleton. Essentially a lofi update of the old dark house movies, home for the holidays is a standard murder mystery with a little bit of christmas trimming. It has a stellar cast, that 70s tv movie charm that permeates throughout, a slow but methodical pace, and some well thought out if rather macabre family drama.
Maybe ill come home in the spring 1971 full sally field movie duration. Home for the holidays, a 2017 animated special based on the netflix original show home. Home for the holidays movie simple english wikipedia, the. New castle after dark presents home for the holidays youtube. Drama, horror, mystery, thriller 74 minutes full screen color english. The abc movie of the week was an aaron spellingleonard goldberg production. For anyone whos traveled home for the holidays to be reminded of their familys psychoses and had their own revealed. Nice to see home for the holidays on disc it used to play a lot when i was a kid but im wary of the transfer and want some feedback.
Much like a lot of early television horror, its slightly above average from the standard genre fair, relying mostly on its performances and story to drive things along and keep the viewer watching. In home for the hoildays alex eleanor parker, a beautiful, but anxious middleaged woman. While the workshop curriculum remains the same, both of our film schools offer a unique experience. Home for the holidays 1972 tv movie trivia 6 add new because of its tight shooting schedule and low budget the production couldnt afford to have snow created for the exterior scenes.
Home for the holidays, a television film produced for american broadcasting company. Home for the holidays 1972 directed by john llewellyn. The film begins with alexandra alex morgan eleanor parker driving her own car to pick up her siblings at the airport. Nov 18, 2017 i would never call home for the holidays an alltime classic, but like thanksgiving itself, theres comfort to be had in settling around its very big table. Home for the holidays 1974 changes the movie database. Having already been using youtube for a while, i searched and found the complete film there. There is a point in jodie fosters home for the holidays when a brother and his brotherinlaw are fighting on the front lawn while the father tries to break it up by wetting them down with a garden hose. In home for the hoildays alex eleanor parker, a beautiful, but anxious middleaged woman, has sent out a letter to her younger sisters that draws them from the four corners of the states back to the morgan family home in time for christmas. Home for the holidays is a 1972 slasher television film from the abc company directed by john llewellyn moxey and aaron spelling. In 1972 when this movie was made, field was already beyond her tv roles. The holiday filmmaking workshop provides students with a strong foundation in filmmaking in which they each make three films. Home for the holidays was released theatrically on november 3, 1995, by paramount pictures in north america and by polygram filmed entertainment worldwide.
You will find yourself going back to it occasionally, just like you find yourself every few years going home for the holidays. Home for the holidays 1972 directed by john llewellyn moxey. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american television slasher film from abc, directed by john llewellyn moxey and produced by aaron spelling, and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter, and walter brennan. Nov 24, 2011 in my search for some holiday horrors i came across this little unknown made for tv effort that came out of the early 70s. She is stopped by doctor ted lindsay john fink, an old boyfriend of hers, who inquires about her return to the village after nine years. The comedy scene of the thanksgiving dinner took more than ten days to make. The films best and funniest moment comes at an early bedside.