Santa Claus: The Movie

1985 PG-13 1h 48m

6.3 / 10 284

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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.

Director Jeannot Szwarc

Writers

David Newman Leslie Newman David Newman

Stars

Dudley Moore John Lithgow David Huddleston

Christian Fitzpatrick

BZ's Lawyer (uncredited)

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Roy Evans

Village Leader (uncredited)

Caroline John

Village Woman (uncredited)

Jill Goldston

Photographer In Court (uncredited)

Stuart Milligan

Senator (uncredited)

Nicole Appleton

Little Girl in Ballet Class (uncredited)

Shannon Spruill

Bratty Kid in Ballet Class (uncredited)

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User Reviews 2

Geronimo1967 2 Dec 2023

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...

r96sk 26 Dec 2020

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...