All I Want for Christmas is a 1991 American romantic comedy Christmas film directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Thom Eberhardt and Richard Kramer, and starring Harley Jane Kozak, Lauren Bacall, Thora Birch, Ethan Randall, and Leslie Nielsen. The score was composed by Bruce Broughton, including a theme-setting song by Stephen Bishop.
Synopsis
In New York City, siblings Ethan and Hallie O'Fallon launch a scheme – involving their parents, Catherine and Michael, and maternal grandmother, Lillian Brooks – to get what they most want for Christmas. When Hallie meets Santa Claus, she asks for an unusual gift: her divorced parents back together again.
As the children embark on their adventure, and while planning ahead, Tony Boer takes an interest in Catherine. Ethan gets pre-occupied with not only his parents' romantic dilemma, but also his own, one brought about by his new friendship with Stephanie. An elaborate scheme evolves with mice, telephone calls, and an ice cream truck, as Ethan and Hallie try to achieve their goal with help from Stephanie, and see Tony as their primary obstacle. They succeed with a little Christmas magic from Santa Claus. Catherine decides to reject Tony and remarry Michael, completing Hallie's wish. Stephanie and Ethan talk one more time as she gives him a kiss; they begin a relationship, and everyone lives happily ever after.
