A Christmas Memory (1997)
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Made for television, A Christmas Memory is adapted from the wistful short story by Truman Capote, previously filmed in 1967 as a one-hour episode of ABC Stage 67. Capote himself narrated the original version, in which he recalled his lonely childhood and the strong bond between himself and his… More Made for television, A Christmas Memory is adapted from the wistful short story by Truman Capote, previously filmed in 1967 as a one-hour episode of ABC Stage 67. Capote himself narrated the original version, in which he recalled his lonely childhood and the strong bond between himself and his simple-minded older cousin Sook, a role brilliantly essayed in 1967 by Geraldine Page. The remake stars Patty Duke as Sook, with whom young Buddy (Eric Lloyd) (the Capote character) lives during one memorable Depression Christmas while his divorced (and detached) mother and father are otherwise occupied. Looked after by her unmarried sisters Jennie (Piper Laurie) and Callie (Anita Gillette), the warm, unfailingly cheerful Sook busies herself with preparing Christmas fruitcakes for everyone she can think of--including President Roosevelt and Jean Harlow!--and, with the innocence of the eternal child, she allows the impressionable Buddy into her own private world. When the time comes for Sook and Buddy to be separated, he prefers to remain with her. . .a decision, alas, that is not his to make. Bereft of Capote's eloquent narration, and including several subplot intrigues not to be found in the original short story, A Christmas Memory is a game effort, but in the end falls short of the 1967 classic. The remake aired December 21, 1997 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Glenn Jordan
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 1997 Wide
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Cast
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Eric Lloyd
as Buddy
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Patty Duke
as Sook
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Piper Laurie
as Cousin Jennie
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Jeffrey DeMunn
as Cousin Seabon
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Anita Gillette
as Cousin Callie
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Julia McIlvaine
as Rachel
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Esther Scott
as Anna Stabler
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Dan Albright
as Grocer
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Suzi Bass
as Rachel's Mother
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Dan Biggers
as Rev. Dickson
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Edith Ivey
as Customer
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Jimmie F. Skaggs
as Haha Jones
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David Dwyer
as Farley Wood
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Frank Roberts
as Mr. Macafee
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Robert C. Treveiler
as Adult Buddy
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Alex Van
as Bus Driver
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Reynolds Allen
as Customer
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Lala Cochran
as Lazy Wife
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Donnie Melvin
as Buddy
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Geraldine Page
as Sook
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Truman Capote
as Narrator
