Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)

The Miracle of Manhattan ( Miracle on 34th Street) is an American comedy film directed by Les Mayfield from the year 1994. It is a remake of the film of the same name from 1947.

Action

Due to the short-term release of the annual Christmas parade of the department store " Cole " recruited " Santa Claus " Kris Kringle has to step in and is very well accepted by the audience. In the film there are hints that Kringle lives in a nursing home. Due to this success the executive floor of the financially troubled company suspects a great holiday season. Until that time, it also seems to interest anyone that Kris Kringle claims to be the real Santa Claus. He is recruited as a " department store Santa Claus " and inspires children and parents. Only the 8 -year-old Susan Walker, daughter of the director for special promotions of the department store, Dorey Walker, he does not seem to be able to convince them of its existence. As a later agreement concluded, in which Susan must want something and Kringle want to fulfill this desire as proof of his existence, these desires " a father, a brother and a house ," on which he also received.

Kringle his hand is not on wealth. This is noticeable when a customer to an employee of " Cole " told that Kris told her where she could get a particular Christmas gift cheap. After the initial shock of the management of the department store it created the marketing campaign " If we do not have it, we get it for you ", which in turn is very well received.

This is for the boss of a competing company, but a thorn in the side because he wanted to acquire the troubled company cheap. With the increasing sales of Cole but that is not so easy. His two henchmen entangle Kringle using the redundant Santa Claus from the beginning of the film in an intrigue, and so obtain the arrest Kringles under the horror of the clientele of Cole, especially the parents.

Counter Kringle charges are brought for a declaration of insanity and the associated admission to a psychiatric ward. Through self-evident for Kringle statements about Santa Claus, reindeer, led by Rudolph, the situation is for him more and more hopeless. His lawyer, Bryan Bedford, which signals through the whole movie feelings for Dorey Walker ( and she has already asked for her hand, but she refused ), is nevertheless convinced of its authenticity and can actually defend it successfully at the end of the process. He achieves this by accidentally discovered saying "In God we trust" ( We trust in God ) on a one -dollar bill, the immediately preceding Susan Walker gives the judge with a Christmas card on the day of sentencing. The judge justified the dismissal of the action so that "we all trust in God, this is even print our notes and still have no proof of the real existence of God. Nor do we have a proof of the existence or non-existence of Santa Claus who exists in the form of Kris Kringle. " To sentencing by 12 clock, millions of people have gathered on the streets in front of the court and shout for joy, is acquitted as Kringle.

The wonders of Manhattan, however, as Kringle Dorey and Bryan ordered on Christmas Eve in a church and the two marry. Thus, the first wish of daughter Susan is already true: She has a father. Then it goes to a real estate agent who tells you that Kringle on Christmas Day " overseas " and therefore can not be present. Through a financial extra bonus, got the Dorey of " Cole ", her boss leaves her house, were made in the previously Catalog Photos for " Cole ". Susan had wanted to just have this house in agreement with Kringle. This is also the second wish come true: you live in a beautiful house. At the end of the film Susan tells her mother to her questions towards what was the third wish: a little brother. Dorey and Bryan look then at first incredulous and then happy.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the movie does not reach the level of its predecessor. He praised the illustrations by Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson, but criticized those of Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times of 18 November 1994, the film could not simply replace the film from the year 1947. He was, however, " sweet ", " amiable " and " kind-hearted ".

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was " dragged out ". He would " Humor " and " stress " are missing, the representations were " disappointing ". The message of the film was criticized as " clumsy " and " hypocritical ".

Awards

Richard Attenborough was nominated in 1995 for the Saturn Award.

Background

The film was shot in New York City, Chicago, and Lake Forest (Illinois ). He played in the cinemas of the United States about 17.2 million U.S. dollars, in British cinemas approximately 6.66 million pounds sterling.

1994 in film Screenplay George Seaton Film score Bruce Broughton Raja Gosnell J. T. Walsh Simon Jones (actor) William Windom (actor) Chicago Sun-Times Lake Forest (Illinois) Flubber (film) Blue Streak (film) American Outlaws
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