The Christmas Shoes (2002)

The Christmas Shoes (2002) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andy Wolk

Written By:
Donna Van Liere
Wesley Bishop

Actors:
Rob Lowe ..... Robert Layton
Kimberly Williams ..... Maggie Andrews
Max Morrow ..... Nathan Andrews
Maria del Mar ..... Kate Layton
Hugh Thompson ..... Jack Andrews
Dorian Harewood ..... Dalton Gregory
Shirley Douglas ..... Ellen Layton
Amber Marshall ..... Lily
Rhonda McLean ..... Gwen
Jeremy Akerman ..... Tom Wilson
John Maclaren ..... Dean McGraw
Brian Heighton ..... Jake Cardwell
Geoff Herod ..... Young Adult Nathan
Bill Carr ..... Dr. Mather
John Dunsworth ..... Dr. Julian

Synopsis:

Rob Lowe stars as Robert Layton, a workaholic attorney who sorely neglects his family, even during the Christmas season. Clearly, Layton is overdue for a 'humanizing' treatment, which comes in the form of a little boy named Nathan Andrews (Max Morrow). Learning that his mother, Maggie (Kimberly Williams), is dying from congenital heart failure, and unable to financially rely upon his underemployed father, Jack (Hugh Thompson), Nathan goes about collecting tin cans and other throwaways so that he can afford an expensive pair of red shoes for his ailing mom. Nathan's plight not only touches Layton, but also has a heartwarming trickle-down effect on the lawyer's estranged family.

This is a story that embraces the true meaning of Christmas. When 10-year-old Nathan is able to transcend the pain of his mothers impending death, he embarks on a quest to give her the most meaningful gift of her life. As he sets out on his quest, fate puts him in the path of Robert Layton (Rob Lowe), an overworked attorney who has forgotten to take time for his family. It is the boys love for his mother that inspires Robert to re-evaluate his own life and discover what is most important to him and his family. Inspired by the No 1 hit song and bestselling book, The Christmas Shoes shows that small miracles happen every day - you just have to be willing to see them.

Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir and declines a job in Robert's firm. When Robert's mother passes away, he begins to reconsider things and his and Nathan's paths cross on Christmas Eve as Nathan tries to raise the money for the shoes and Robert tries to get a present for his daughter.

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