A Christmas Visitor

A Christmas Visitor is a 2002 American made-for-television drama film starring William Devane, Meredith Baxter and Dean McDermott. It was written by George Samerjan and David Saperstein, and directed by Christopher Leitch.

A Christmas Visitor
Written byGeorge Samerjan
David Saperstein
Directed byChristopher Leitch
StarringWilliam Devane
Meredith Baxter
Dean McDermott
Music byCharles Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGerald W. Abrams
ProducersPaul D. Goldman
Frank Siracusa
CinematographyRon Orieux
EditorMichael Brown
Running time100 minutes
Production companyCypress Point Productions
DistributorSonar Entertainment
Release
Original networkHallmark Channel
Original release
  • December 21, 2002 (2002-12-21)

Plot summary

The film concerns the story of the Boyajian family, who have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years, since their son John was killed shortly before Christmas in 1991 during the Gulf War. With their daughter Jeanie potentially facing a life-threatening illness,[1] George decides they should once again celebrate Christmas; however, Carol adamantly refuses.

George heads to watch over the town's veterans memorial and is accosted by several teenage punks, who are scared off by "Matthew", a hitchhiker passing through town. As Matthew and George talk, Matthew claims to be a Gulf veteran who is the same age as John[2] and served in the same regiment as John, although the two did not apparently know each other.

George invites Matthew to spend Christmas with his family, asking him to tell his wife and daughter that he knew John while they served together. George's ultimate plan is to get the family to once again celebrate Christmas, which works. But as Matthew makes up stories about himself and John, George begins to wonder about Matthew's true identity when his stories include details that only John would have known (including a notable surgical scar from an athletic injury).

At the end, it is revealed that Matthew is actually John[3] making a supernatural visit (by revealing the scar mentioned earlier) in order to restore the family's Christmas spirit.

Cast

References
  1. "Christmas Visitor A Powerful Drama". Sun-Sentinel. December 22, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. Anita Gates (December 20, 2002). "TV WEEKEND; Strange Coincidence or Not, A Family's Grief Is Relieved". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. "A Christmas Visitor". Rotton Tomatoes. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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