A Christmas Dream
Genres
Overview
In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T sets out to change Billy's mind, taking him around the city to FAO Schwartz, where he gets a magic lesson from David Copperfield, and then to Radio City Music Hall, where he listens to Christmas songs sung by Maureen McGovern, imagines himself as one of the toy soldiers in the Rockettes' Christmas Show, meets Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester, and finally is moved to realize the true meaning of Christmas, before being reunited with his parents.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1984-12-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
2
Mr. T
Santa / Benny
Emmanuel Lewis
Billy
David Copperfield
Self
Tai Babilonia
Self
Maureen McGovern
Self
Willie Tyler
Self
Ed Koch
Self
Randy Gardner
Self
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