Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Les Mayfield |
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John Hughes William Ryan William S. Beasley |
| Screenplay by |
George Seaton John Hughes |
| Story by | Valentine Davies |
| Based on | Miracle on 34th Street original screenplay by George Seaton |
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| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | Julio Macat |
| Edited by | Raja Gosnell |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $46.3 million |
Miracle on 34th Street is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy film written and produced by John Hughes, and directed by Les Mayfield (they would reunite for 1997's Flubber). It stars Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, and Dylan McDermott, and is the fourth remake (and the second theatrical version) of the original 1947 film. Like the original, it was released by 20th Century Fox, to mixed to positive reception.
The New York City based Macy's declined any involvement with the film, so the fictitious "Cole's" was used as its replacement.Gimbels had gone out of business in 1987, so it was replaced by the fictional "Shopper's Express".
The film opens with an elderly man (Richard Attenborough) sporting a fedora, glasses, and a brown coat with a cane, walking on the street as his morning routine. As he stops at a crosswalk, a young boy named Ryan pleads to his grandfather, Judge Henry Harper, to "ask him". Henry, knowing that the man overheard Ryan, clears up the misunderstanding by saying that Ryan thinks he is Santa Claus. After an exchange of laughs, the elderly man surprises Ryan by saying, "I am". After he leaves, a dismayed and contented Ryan states that he "should have got his autograph".
On the same day, Cole's Department Store's special events director Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins) fires Tony Falacchi from being the store's Santa after he gets drunk before taking part in the Thanksgiving parade. Immediately trying to find a replacement, she spots the elderly man from the film's opening who was berating the inebriated Tony before the parade. When Dorey begs him to take over, he introduces himself as Kris Kringle. He does so well in the parade that he is immediately hired to be the store's Santa for the holiday period.
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