Movie Poll: Which Film Has Your Favorite Thanksgiving Scene?

Dear Broadwayfan --

I agree with your choices --
However -- I would also add --
( Holiday Inn ) starring Bing Crosby --

He sings songs composed by Irving Berlin honoring various holidays --

Film Introduced = White Christmas // Easter Parade //Be Careful It's My Heart ( Valentine's Day ) -- among others --

NOTE: White Christmas was a ( Color-Remake ) of Holiday Inn ( Black & White )

"Scent Of A Woman".

Christmas has become a big secular Holiday in the United States and not everybody that celebrates it is a Christian. It's a wonderful time of the year to send greeting cards to friends, to give gifts to friends and family, and to sit down over a nice big meal with those that we love. For those that may not believe in Christ, I see no reason why they can't use the term Xmas.

Merry Xmas and a Happy 2012 to all!

AVALON!!!!!! "You cut the toikey???"

My favorite is the Thanksgiving scene from Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation.

Clearly, the Thanksgiving table scene in "Annie Hall" is the best. Classic. I think that neither Christopher Walken, nor Diane Keaton would have been thereafter successful except for that scene. It established Walken as the perfect unstable character forever and ever.

One of my favorite cinema Thanksgivings is--oddly enough--in a film noire, "No Man of Her Own" (1950) with Barbara Stanwyck and John Lund. The home in which the celebration occurs reminds me of my great aunt's place in Louisville. The scene is very nostalgic (for plot purposes) and it takes me back forty years ago.

Some of these comments are hilarious! I have not seen all of the movies listed, so cannot honestly vote. I would like to see the movie mentioned, though, "No Man Of Her Own." A lot of people are talking about Christmas movies. I don't like the expression "Xmas" either!

most recently, THE BLIND SIDE, recall the scene where michal ohr was sitting all by himself, sandra bullock saw this , turned off the football game and the very next scene they where ALL sitting at the thanksgiving table. BOY, that was so heartwarming. WOW!!! happy thankgiving to ALL my american friends. we celebrated our thanksgiving a few weeks ago[canada] cheers to all you great people.

Yes, the scene in GIANT is classic with the kids crying over "Pedro the Turkey" being served on the table.

My Mom and I also enjoy the more recent movie HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS directed by Jodie Foster. Love the "flying" turkey scene so much we replay it at least three times! We are just thankful that our family hasn't gotten that dysfuctional...yet.

For those who worry that "Xmas" is secular and removes the focus from "Christ," au contraire. The "X" is not an "ex" but the capital of the Greek letter "chi," which looks like a capital "ex" if it is being written with our print facilities. Chi stands for Christos (i.e. Christ), and has often been used throughout history, including by church officials, for that designation.

The movie Louis was talking about is "Christmas in Connecticut" which is a favorite. I also have to do "Holiday Inn" and "White Christmas" each year. One of my all-time favorite Christmas movies, though, is "The Bishop's Wife" with Loretta Young, Cary Grant as an angel, and David Niven. It was remade years later as "The Preacher's Wife" with Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington (I think), but it isn't anywhere near as good. The skating scene in that is wonderful.

Susan Day is right on. The X in Xmas is actually the Greek letter Chi which is written X. The Greeks had one letter for the English dipthong CH. The initials of Jesus Christ in Greek were IX,i.e. Iota Chi. The word "Christmas" comes from the religious celebration of "Christ's Mass", celebrating his birth. It was only sometime during the previous 2 centuries that the giving of gifts begin to take place on Christmas. Dec. 25th was a religious holiday. Gifts were given 12 days later on Jan 6th, also a religious feast day known as The Epiphany. It celebrated the arrival of the Magi to see the Christ Child. It used to be called "Little Christmas" in the US, but in many European countries it remains the day of gift giving.

I voted for "Miracle on 34th Street". But my favorite Thanksgiving scene of all time is from TV: the climax of the "Turkeys Away!" segment of "WKRP in Cincinatti".

In complete agreement with r-gordon-7: "Broadway Danny Rose" has the most poignant of Thanksgiving scenes. Remember that the meal, for Danny's talent lineup, was of instant turkey dinners.

One of my favorite Thanksgiving scenes is from the movie "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1952) with Doris Day & Gordan MacRae. Wesley, the son, is supposed to take the turkey, Gregory, they have been raising for Thanksgiving to the butcher, but lets him go and steals his father's boss' already butchered turkey to take its place. The turkey finds its way back home during the Thanksgiving meal in which the boss and his wife were invited to, since their turkey was stolen. The movie is a sequal to "On Moonlight Bay" with the same actors.

It is 10;00am Thanksgiving Morning on Cape Cod, my turkey is in the oven, and it is a beautifil crisp day in Falmouth. I have just logged into my computer to check e-mails, pausing the movie I was watching. The movie is the 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street, which is a Thanksgiving tradition with me. I suppose people might think I am anal since I watch certain films at certain times, oh well it works for me. Probably the main reason I watch this movie on Thanksgiving is so I can watch the parade without all the claptrap from the annual guest hosts, the postulating, drivel, and commercials.
Well now that I've vented, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, the only day of the year you don't mind getting the "bird" !

I grew up watching Miracle On 34th Street, so I had to vote for that one. I do still enjoy the scene from Holiday Inn, though!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, funny, funny movie. Penny Serenade is a good movie too.

Yes, I agree that the Thanksgiving scene in "Blind Side" is really good. Michael sitting alone with the others glued to the TV until Leigh Anne turns the TV off and gets them to the table. This is a heartwarming story and based on real life. Hollywood needs to make more of these instead of the extremely violent, fornicating, and constant swearing stuff that passes for art today. After all, they want to make money and people will go see the ones more family friendly in droves.

My favorite is the original Miracle on 34th Street. I think Edmund Gwen is great as Santa.

Also to the person who said X is not correct for Christmas...it is from old Greek and stood for Christ. But I use Christmas anyway. But "X" is also correct. Trust me!