Santa Claus - The Movie (1985)
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 14
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After introducing how Santa and Mrs. Claus came to the North Pole and began their work delivering toys at Christmas time, this routine children's film segues into a story about an evil corporate magnate (John Lithgow). One of Santa's elves (Dudley Moore) goes to work for the nasty tycoon and invents a wild array of far-out toys. Then there is a little boy who does not believe in Santa Claus and a girl who finds out about the toymaker's plans to defraud his company. Santa's reindeer are a little
Jun 1, 1985 Wide
Oct 4, 2005
TriStar Pictures
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Cast
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David Huddleston
Santa Claus -
Dudley Moore
Patch -
John Lithgow
B.Z. -
Judy Cornwell
Anya Claus -
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Carrie Kei Heim
Cornelia -
Jeffrey Kramer
Towzer -
John Barrard
Dooley -
Anthony O'Donnell
Puffy -
Burgess Meredith
Ancient Elf -
Melvyn Hayes
Goobler -
Don Estelle
Groot -
Dickie Arnold
Goobler -
Aimee Delamain
Storyteller -
John Hallam
Grizzard -
Jerry Harte
Senate Chairman -
Peter O'Farrell
Honka -
Tim Stern
Boog -
Christopher Ryan
Vout -
Paul Aspland
Reporter -
John Allen Cassady
Wino -
Sally Cranfield
Reporter -
Michael Drew
Reporter -
Ronald Fernee
Policeman -
Walter Goodman
Street Corner Santa -
Judith Morse
Miss Abruzzi -
Dorothea Phillips
Miss Tucker -
Michael Ross
Policeman
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All Critics (23) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (14) | DVD (11)
One would expect a holiday epic with a title like Santa Claus: The Movie. It implies something definitive, which would therefore put it in the canon of Christmas classics. However, this is definitely not the case.
Even though some of its special effects are now dated, Santa Claus: The Movie is a touching tale that deserves to be rediscovered by younger generations.
Colorful super spectacle suffers from script, pacing.
Here is a Christmas package that should have been left on the shelf.
So horrible I didn't even like it when I was a member of its target audience.
Overblown and dull, it's not surprising that this film is largely forgotten.
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Foreign Titles
- Santa Claus: The Movie (DE)
- Santa Claus (UK)
