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Santa Claus: The Movie

- You'd better watch out! This year he REALLY IS coming to town.

In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York City. There, Patch unknowingly threatens the fate of Christmas by taking a job at a failing toy company run by a scheming businessman.

Release Date : 1985-10-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar PicturesCalash CorporationGGGSanta Claus Ltd.

Production Country : United States of AmericaUnited KingdomNetherlands

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Patch

Original Name : Dudley Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : B.Z.

Original Name : John Lithgow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santa Claus

Original Name : David Huddleston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ancient Elf

Original Name : Burgess Meredith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anya Claus

Original Name : Judy Cornwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Towzer

Original Name : Jeffrey Kramer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Christian Fitzpatrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cornelia

Original Name : Carrie Kei Heim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dooley

Original Name : John Barrard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puffy

Original Name : Anthony O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Goober

Original Name : Melvyn Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groot

Original Name : Don Estelle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boog

Original Name : Tim Stern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vout

Original Name : Christopher Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Honka

Original Name : Peter O'Farrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Goobler

Original Name : Dickie Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Storyteller

Original Name : Aimée Delamain

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Tucker

Original Name : Dorothea Phillips

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grizzard, Chauffeur

Original Name : John Hallam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Abruzzi

Original Name : Judith Morse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senate Chairman

Original Name : Jerry Harte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Paul Aspland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Sally Cranfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Michael Drew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Corner Santa

Original Name : Walter Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wino

Original Name : John Cassady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Ronald Fernee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Michael A. Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : BZ's Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Morgan Deare

Gender : Male

Character Name : Village Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Village Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Caroline John

Gender : Female

Character Name : Photographer In Court (uncredited)

Original Name : Jill Goldston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Barrie Holland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Milligan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl in Ballet Class (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicole Appleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bratty Kid in Ballet Class (uncredited)

Original Name : Shannon Spruill

Gender : Female

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Nice film, I found enough enjoyment with it. Probably not as deep or creative as it could've been, but I do like the plot of 'Santa Claus: The Movie' as it starts off at the embryonic stages of Santa. It ends up turning into a run-of-the-mill good v. bad thing, but that cause is helped by the casting of John Lithgow - who is entertaining. Lithgow isn't the only positive cast, as Dudley Moore and David Huddleston do solid things too. It's interesting to see that Lithgow doesn't rate this, as well as the fact that it's apparently popular in the UK; though I, as a Englishman, had never heard about this before this year to be honest. There are, at least in my opinion, many better festive films out there, but this 1985 flick is a satisfying Xmas watch. It's cheesy and features some questionable special effects, but does have pleasant-looking reindeer and has charm.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-02

I didn't love the start of this film. There's this local carpenter who crafts intricately sculpted little toys for kids at Christmas but makes his poor reindeers - "Donner" and "Blitzen" race through the most atrocious snow storm so he (David Huddleston) and his kindly wife (Judy Cornwell) can deliver them! Anyway, that weather overwhelms them and things look distinctly hypothermic until a great star arrives in the heavens and next thing they are being fêted by "Dooley" (John Barrard) in the most beautiful toy factory in the world. He is now to be called "Santa" and his job will be to deliver these presents to children all over the planet. Luckily they have a sprinkling of magic dust to doctor the food of not just his own reindeers, but of a few others too and decades now pass uneventfully. As more and more people learn to write, though, the demands on him become increasingly onerous, indeed the poor soul is frankly a bit knackered. An assistant! That's the answer. Two of his elves vie for the position but it's "Patch" (Dudley Moore) who develops and automated production line and emerges victorious. Thing is, his products are cheap and cheerful - they break and soon he is out on his pointy ear and working with disgraced toy manufacturer "BZ" (a well over-the-top John Lithgow). The naive "Patch" is only trying to regain the affection of "Santa". His new business partner is looking to make a mint. Has "Patch" got his priorities right? Perhaps "Santa" has some growing up to do, too? This is a gently entertaining Christmas tale that allows Moore to showcase a little of his comedy acting skills, but generally the rest of it is all a rather thinly-veiled swipe at the rise of commercialism and the throw-away culture. Christian Fitzpatrick is quite engaging as the urchin "Joe" and those with eagle eyes might spot Melvyn Hayes and Don Estelle (famed for the BBC sitcom "Ain't Half Hot Mum") but I found the narrative to be just a little too repetitive and it certainly made me glad I never liked candy cane. It's still fun, but like the gifts he made themselves, I wonder how many kids nowadays would get anything from the charming simplicity of this film?