Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

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1987
1h 34m
6.0(10 votes)
Drama
Family
TV Movie

Overview

Two brothers' lives are changed forever when they hit the road to a snowbound Alaskan village. Brother Ray and Pete had been feuding for years. So, when their ailing father asks them to drive a semitruck full of gifts and supplies from California to the isolated Alaskan village of Willow Creek, they agree ---- reluctantly. Along the way, they pick up trouble when they're joined by Jessie, who is Ray's estranged wife and Pete's ex-girlfriend. Then, a blizzard strands the truck deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Miles from help, with time running our fast, they realize only a miracle can save them. But, as they are about to be reminded, Christmas...is the season for miracles.

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

John Schneider

Ray

John Schneider
Acting

Tom Wopat

Pete

Tom Wopat
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Kim Delaney

Jessie

Kim Delaney
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Zachary Ansley

Michael

Zachary Ansley
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Joy Coghill

Charlotte

Joy Coghill
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Antony Holland

Homer Hightower

Antony Holland
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Hoyt Axton

Al Bensinger

Hoyt Axton
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Dwight Koss

Mayor Newman

Dwight Koss
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Barbara Russell

Edna Mae

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Ted Stidder

Doc

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Robert Forsythe

Chief Cobb

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Charissa Reeves

Sabrina

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Geordie Needham

Thurgood

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Robin Mossley

Cecil

Robin Mossley
Production

Brian MacDonald

Dwayne

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Doug Mills

Zeb

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Chuck McLeod

Joe

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D. Paul Beckett

Domingo

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Rick Otto

Paramedic

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Frances Cooper

Mrs. Al

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Lelani Marrell

Turtle

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Janet Wright

Martha Jane

Janet Wright
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Beatrice Boepple

Brandy

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William S. Taylor

State Trooper

William S. Taylor
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Tom McBeath

Sergeant

Tom McBeath
Acting

Alan Ross

Cop (uncredited)

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Katey Wright

Principal (uncredited)

Katey Wright

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