The Fitzgerald Family Christmas [Blu-ray]

Director: Edward Burns Edward Burns

Overview

A group of grown Irish-American siblings grapple with their estranged father's request to join them for Christmas dinner 20 years after he walked out on their family in this holiday drama from writer/director Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen). It's been two decades since Big Jim Fitzgerald (Ed Lauter) left his wife Josie (Anita Gillette) and their seven children. Ever since that day, Josie swore Jim would never set foot in her house again. Things start to get complicated, however, when eldest sibling Gerry (Burns) returns home with word that his absentee father seeks a chance to reconcile with his family during their upcoming Christmas celebrations. For the younger children it would mean a chance to meet the father they've never really known, but for the older siblings and their embittered mother, the scars left by abandonment have never quite healed. When Josie learns of Jim's request despite her children's best efforts to keep it a secret, she erupts due to years of pent up anger and resentment. Meanwhile, as grieving widower Gerry finds his friendship with the nurse (Connie Britton) hired to care for his late wife's mother growing into something much more intimate, the rest of his siblings contend with their own personal crises.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/05/2013
UPC:	0876964005968
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Magnolia Home Ent
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	33,918

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kerry Bishé	Sharon Fitzgerald
Edward Burns	Gerry Fitzgerald,Erin Fitzgerald
Marsha Dietlein Bennett	Dottie Fitzgerald
Caitlin FitzGerald	Connie Fitzgerald
Anita Gillette	Rosie Fitzgerald
Tom Guiry	Cyril Fitzgerald
Ed Lauter	Jim Fitzgerald
Michael McGlone	Quinn Fitzgerald
Nick Sandow	Corey
Noah Emmerich	FX
Connie Britton	Nora
Joyce Van Patten	Mrs. McGowan
Dara Coleman	JJ
Brian d'Arcy James	Skippy
Malachy McCourt	Father
Daniella Pineda	Abbie
John Solo	Johnny Esposito
Michele Harris	Quinn's Assistant
Kevin Kash	Brian
P.T. Walkley	Composer

Technical Credits

Edward Burns

Edward Burns	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
William Rexer II	Producer
Aaron Lubin	Producer
Mike Harrop	Executive Producer
Ben Cheah	Sound/Sound Designer
Maribeth Fox	Casting