All week we’re rolling out the secret, untold stories behind some of our all-time favorite holiday movies.
So, what does the director ofLove Actuallythink is better thanLove Actually?
What are the true loves of the stars ofElf,How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more?
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Check out those answers and more below.
David Canfield
Mary Steenburgen
“I will always loveIt’s a Wonderful Life.”
Can I just make this very clear?Elffor me, is the masterpiece.
Lacey Terrell/Sony
That’s a film I can’t watch too many times."
As told to Marcus Jones
Zooey Deschanel
“I likeMeet Me in St. Louis.
And the story culminates on Christmas, so it feels like a Christmas movie.”
As told to M.L.
My mom didn’t quite appreciate some of the adult themes in there.
They weren’t obvious, I guess, but I was pretty traumatized.
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I guess it was the first time that I saw visions of the holiday as distorted and perverse.
It just had a real wallop, because I was too little to really take it in comfortably.
And also there’s [the]Gumbymovies."
ZADE ROSENTHAL/20th Century Pictures
What’s on the other side only time will tell.
As told to S.H.
Christine Baranski
“I loveWhite Christmas.
ZADE ROSENTHAL/20th Century Studios
And that movie gets to me every time!
As told to Mary Sollosi
Dolly Parton
“I always lovedIt’s a Wonderful Life.
We watch that every year, like everybody does!
Ron Batzdorff/Universal
I love watching that every year.
As told to M.S.
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