''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1992 American

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directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger and starring

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1945 film of the same name.

Plot

Elizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and author of several cookbooks. Alexander, her manager, sees a heroic forest ranger named Jefferson on the television news, saying he has lost his cabin in a fire and wishes he could get a home-cooked Christmas dinner. Alexander arranges for Elizabeth to do a special live show on Christmas, where she will cook a Christmas dinner for Jefferson. In reality, Elizabeth can't cook and trying to keep Jefferson and the viewing public from finding out may be a little difficult, especially on a live show.

Cast

as Elizabeth Blane *

as Jefferson Jones *

as Alexander Yardley *

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as Prescott * Kelly Cinnante as Josie * Arnold Schwarzenegger as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck ''(uncredited cameo)''

Reception

John Ferguson of '' Radio Times'' awarded the film two stars out of five.

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* * * * Remakes of American films 1992 television films 1992 films 1992 romantic comedy films 1990s Christmas comedy films American Christmas comedy films American romantic comedy films Christmas television films Films scored by Charles Fox Films set in Connecticut TNT Network original films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language Christmas comedy films English-language romantic comedy films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub

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