This could be called a "Blaxploitation film". It was produced by Eddie Murphy. Touches themes that resonate with BoyLovers. Worth a watch. Has a happy ending. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (Full Movie) "The main plot focuses on a Chicago jazz musician seeking to adopt a young boy after his wife is killed in a car accident, and has to deal with a large amount of conflict with those who could approve the adoption, along with an offer to play in New Orleans. "CAST (much of which was a Who's Who of black entertainers at that time; information from IMDb, so some of the character info may be incomplete): Cicely Tyson as Etta Michael Warren as Tony Parks Sammy Davis Jr. as Sideman (this was Davis' final project, airing about 6 months after Davis' death in May 1990) Gilbert Lewis Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother) Ken Page Ray Parker, Jr (best known for recording the theme for Ghostbusters) Della Reese as Alicia Slater Esther Rolle as Esther Clayton (not the first time Rolle was part of a project set in Chicago -- i.e.: Good Times) Ben Vereen Vanessa Williams as Lynette Parks Trent Cameron as Reggie Jimmy Carville as Taxi Driver/Santa Claus John Cothran, Jr. as Minister Irma P. Hall as Mrs. Smith" --- FROM IMDB: TV Movie 1990 TV-PG 1h 58m IMDb RATING--6.3 The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) "A family is torn apart at Christmas when the wife of a couple trying to adopt a son is killed in a car accident and the husband, a musician, is deemed unfit to raise a child." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099930/ Reggie (the child star) Trent Cameron(I) "Trent Cameron was born on 16 May 1979 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Wood (1999), Homeroom (1989) and American Dreams (2002). --- Blaxploitation films were originally aimed at an urban African-American audience but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. Hollywood realized the potential profit of expanding the audiences of blaxploitation films. Blaxploitation - Wikipedia wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Blaxploitation --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_film "The race film or race movie was a genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts. Approximately five hundred race films were produced. Of these, fewer than one hundred remain. Because race films were produced outside the Hollywood studio system, they were largely forgotten by mainstream film historians until they resurfaced in the 1980s on the BET cable network. In their day, race films were very popular among African-American theatergoers. Their influence continues to be felt in cinema and television marketed to African-Americans.[...]" WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTF91IzUOKs&list=PLPBR_QGjwRR9WFlZNrQGIFm1obvdOw9zK&index=5 ... has other Xmas films I haven't checked out. [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |