Santa Claus: The Movie

1985

1h 48m

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6.3/10

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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.

Directors

Jeannot Szwarc

Writers

David Newman(screenplay by)

Leslie Newman(story by)

David Newman(story by)

Stars

Dudley Moore

John Lithgow

David Huddleston

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Patch

B.Z.

Santa Claus

Ancient Elf

Anya Claus

Towzer

Christian Fitzpatrick

Joe

Cornelia

Dooley

Puffy

Goober

Groot

Boog

Vout

Honka

Goobler

Storyteller

Miss Tucker

Directors

Jeannot Szwarc

Writers

David Newman(screenplay by)

Leslie Newman(story by)

David Newman(story by)

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7/10

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 <em>'Santa Claus: The Movie'</em> 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.

r96sk26 Dec, 2020