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📅 1985 ⏱ 1h 48min PG Released FHD / 4K

Santa Claus: The Movie

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

FamilyFantasyAdventure

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.

🎬 DirectorJeannot Szwarc

📅 Release1985-10-29

🌍 CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom, Netherlands

🗣 LanguageEnglish

🏢 StudioCalash Corporation, Santa Claus Ltd.

🗳 Votes284

🔥 Popularity1

💰 Budget$50,000,000

💵 Revenue$23,717,291

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🎭 Cast

Dudley Moore

Patch

John Lithgow

B.Z.

David Huddleston

Santa Claus

Burgess Meredith

Ancient Elf

Judy Cornwell

Anya Claus

Jeffrey Kramer

Towzer

Christian Fitzpatrick

Joe

Carrie Kei Heim

Cornelia

John Barrard

Dooley

Anthony O'Donnell

Puffy

Melvyn Hayes

Goober

Don Estelle

Groot

Tim Stern

Boog

Christopher Ryan

Vout

Peter O'Farrell

Honka

🎥 Crew

Director Jeannot Szwarc

Original Music Composer Henry Mancini

Second Unit Director David Lane

Production Executive Pauline Coutelenq

Production Accountant John Trehy

First Assistant Director Derek Cracknell

Production Supervisor Vincent Winter

Choreographer Pat Garrett

Sound Editor Don Sharpe

Music Editor Robert Hathaway

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💬 Reviews

r96sk ⭐ 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 Dud…

CinemaSerf ⭐ 6/10

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 s…