
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Seen it?1980 | 26 min | TV Movie, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families. If you loved It's a Wonderful Life or The Nightmare Before Christmas, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Willy Krueger, a lonely and aging widower, lives in a basement apartment with only his cat George for company. Finishing his work for the day as the custodian for the building, he ventures out on Christmas Eve to buy a tree and on the way, he imagines he is a well-dressed gentleman while peering at some fine tailoring in a shop window along the snowy street. Returning home, he falls asleep listening to an LP by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, dreaming that he is conducting them in carols of the season. Awakening to find some carollers outside his window, he beckons them to visit him offering hot chocolate, but they leave after only one song. In trimming the tree, he places upon it the mittens left behind by Clarissa, the youngest of the carolling group. Handling figures of the small nativity beneath his tree, Willy finds himself in the manger for the very first Christmas.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kieth Merrill
- James StewartMr. Krueger
- Beverly RowlandLead Caroller
- Kamee AliessaClarissa
- Tamara FowlerClarissa's Mother
- Gordon JumpNarrator
- Oscar RowlandTree Salesman
- Tyson LewisBaby Jesus
- Darro GlissmeyerCaroller
- Rolando GonzálezCaroller
- Leslie Peery HowaSalvation Army Lady