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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Can a cast of holy terrors be turned into little angels in time for the annual Christmas play?

1983•48m•5.3/10
ComedyDramaFamilyTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.3/10(12)

The Herdmans – Gladys, Claude, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie and Ralph – are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they’re taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.

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Production

Comworld Productions, ABC, HBO, Schaefer/Karpf Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Loretta Swit

Loretta Swit

Grace Bradley

Jackson Davies

Jackson Davies

Bob Bradley

Antony Holland

Antony Holland

Reverend Hopkins

David Alexander

David Alexander

Charlie Bradley

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Beth Bradley

Ocean Hellman

Ocean Hellman

Alice

Janet Wright

Janet Wright

Helen Armstrong

Teri Dean

Gladys Herdman

Beau Heaton

Claude Herdman

Megan Hunt

Imogene Herdman

Jason Michas

Jason Michas

Leroy Herdman

Shane Punt

Ollie Herdman

Glen Reid

Ralph Herdman

Lynne Gorman

Lynne Gorman

Mrs. Clausing

Anna Hagan

Anna Hagan

Mrs. Clark

Doreen Ramus

Mrs. McCarthy

Deborah Tennant

Deborah Tennant

Mrs. Slocum

Jennifer Yip

Maxine

Markus McNerney

Shepherd (uncredited)

Debbie Rochon

Debbie Rochon

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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