It's sure not getting any easier watching Christmas films this month. I decided on a different approach and went with more established entertainment personalities. That is how I ended up watching a film with Dolly Parton and Lee Majors as the stars and actor Henry Winker calling the shots behind the camera.
Lee is first billed on the credits but Dolly takes a screen credit for original story and what a story. Dolly plays a famous country western singer who wants to get back to her roots by returning to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. She goes to a remote cabin where she finds seven count em seven orphans hiding out. She meets Lee Majors playing a character called Mountain Dan and there is an evil mountain witch involved. Yes, Dolly has cribbed the plot for her original story from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Usually in these Christmas movies the director has one obnoxious child actor to deal with but Director Winkler must have had his hands full dealing with seven of these little monsters, none of whom can act. Dolly plays herself and sings a lot of songs on the guitar. In fact she spits out Christmas songs like they were used pieces of chewing gum. Lee Majors as "Mountain Dan" plays the same character he always played in The Fall Guy or The Six Million Dollar Man, so there is some comfort in. Henry Winkler doesn't show much talent behind the camera the film is barely competent in the staging, the actors kind of stumble around the sets.
Throughout the film the viewer is constantly reminded of what a "hot chick" Dolly Parton is. Frankly with her weird body, painted on makeup and her very large hair which actually overshadows her very large bosom she's kind of gross and how many women living in a cabin in the mountains walk around in stiletto heels?
Another horrible holiday movie which has nothing to do with the Christmas holiday.
94 minutes.
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