The Christmas Movie That Became a Classic Because of a Mistake

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It's a big Christmas hit. But for 28 years, it was a bigger flop. Here's how an iconic movie was saved by serendipity.

The movie had every ingredient of a hit when it opened right before Christmas. By the new year, it was a flop. In fact, when the copyright on this film expired, nobody even bothered to renew it. It was so forgettable that it was quite literally forgotten.

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