A Christmas Dream

TV Movie
1984
TV-G
1h

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In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T se... Read allIn this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T sets out to change Billy's mind, taking him around the city to FAO Schwartz, where he gets a... Read allIn this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T sets out to change Billy's mind, taking him around the city to FAO Schwartz, where he gets a magic lesson from David Copperfield, and then to Radio City Music Hall, where he listens ... Read all

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4.8/10

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The only Christmas movie Mr. T has been in.

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Santa: Christmas without presents, that ain't so bad. But Christmas without love, that's bad. Christmas without hope, that's bad. And Christmas without caring... . that's REAL bad.

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Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in A Christmas Dream (2022)

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3/10

Cheesy 80's Variety Musical with Mr. T and Emmanual Lewis

A Christmas Dream is one of these Christmas specials that double as a variety show. Aired only once on NBC, the special, which is aired as the announcer said Michael Knight and KITT are taking the night off to do Christmas shopping, and spoiling the list of celebrities and performances, the movie stars Mr. T (first name Mister, middle name the dot, last name T, for those not in the know) plays Benny, who is doing his job as a street Santa in New York City, and he meets Billy Johnson (played by Emmanual Lewis, who at the time was best known for his lead role in Webster), who seems to not care about the holiday. Sensing the kid has a case of B. A. (short for bad attitude), takes him around town to teach him a lesson about the true meaning of Christmas.

All I have to say about this is wow, this is cheesy. While not as bad as a Star Wars Holiday Special, it is still a bit weak for a movie that doubles as a variety show. Among the celebrities and acts are magician David Copperfield, singer Maureen McGovern, the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, and even ventriloquist Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester (who whips out Buster, a Mr. T dummy, which has to be one of the dumbest ideas ever done in anything starring Mr. T). The writing for the story is weak and acts barely keep this special from mediocracy. Scrooges can't resist this? I bet there are scrooges who saw this and have better Christmas specials they prefer over this.