A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special looks at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies, and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! features behind the scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase, Margaret O'Brien, Chazz Palminteri, Deborah Raffin, Karolyn Grimes, Zack Ward, Brian Henson, Joe Dante, Trine Mitchum, authors Julie Salamon and Alonso Duralde, A Christmas Carol expert Michael Patrick Hearn, and many more.
Acting
Karolyn Grimes still radiating Zuzu energy decades later.
Production
Rare archival footage of classic Hollywood holiday shoots.

Director
Laurent Bouzereau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu Bailey, largely left acting and became a medical technologist—she only returned to public appearances in the 1980s after fans rediscovered her.
Director Laurent Bouzereau is Spielberg's go-to documentary filmmaker, which explains the access to rare Hollywood archives and insider interviews.
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