Santa Claus

1985, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 47m

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Movie Info

In ancient times, a man named Claus (David Huddleston), who delivers toys in his small village, fulfills his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch (Dudley Moore), 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 (John Lithgow).
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Kids & family, Fantasy, Other
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jeannot Szwarc
  • Producer:
    Ilya Salkind, Pierre Spengler
  • Writer:
    David Newman
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $23.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Dudley Moore
Patch
David Huddleston
Santa Claus
John Lithgow
B.Z.
Burgess Meredith
Ancient Elf
Judy Cornwell
Anya Claus
Jeffrey Kramer
Towzer
Christian Fitzpatrick
Joe
Carrie Kei Heim
Cornelia
Jeannot Szwarc
Director
Ilya Salkind
Producer
Pierre Spengler
Producer
David Newman
Screenwriter
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