{"product_id":"the-homecoming-a-christmas-story","title":"The Homecoming: A Christmas Story","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e          \u003c!-- show up to 2 reviews by default --\u003e\n               \u003ch3\u003e    \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003c\/h3\u003e        \u003cp\u003e    \u003cspan\u003eThis movie launched the long-lasting TV series \"The Waltons.\" Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons. Actors: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas Year: 1971 Runtime: 98 minutes Original Language: English Subtitles Available: English\u003c\/span\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003ch3\u003e    \u003cspan\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003c\/h3\u003e        \u003cp\u003e    \u003cspan\u003eA true television classic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Homecoming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the second movie (after 1963's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00009AVA5\/${0}\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpencer's Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) based on Earl Hamner's autobiographical writings about love, pride, faith, and survival in rural America during the Great Depression. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Homecoming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduced the Walton family, a 1930s mountain clan living a hardscrabble existence that forces patriarch John Walton (Andrew Duggan) to seek work, far from home, in the city. When John fails to return home, as promised, on Christmas Eve, his iron-willed wife Olivia (Patricia Neal) keeps a lid on their children's worry. Oldest son John-Boy (Richard Thomas), who privately dreams of becoming a writer but worries about disappointing his parents, is dispatched to find his dad. Graceful yet harder-edged than the subsequent TV series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0001DMXEC\/${0}\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Waltons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (which recast several characters and ran for nine years), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Homecoming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals, albeit understatedly, much about the pain of poverty even as the family draws strength and closeness through endurance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--Tom Keogh\u003c\/span\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber Of Discs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Calyboom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51000098750744,"sku":"B0000AQS5E","price":8.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/0229\/5832\/files\/71bvu2ZKw_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1763831772","url":"https:\/\/www.calyboom.com\/products\/the-homecoming-a-christmas-story","provider":"Calyboom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}