Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Directed by

Jeannot Szwarc

Genre

fantasy film, children's film, Christmas film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 286 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie tells the origin story of Santa Claus and follows his adventures with a mischievous elf named Patch. Patch is tricked by a greedy toy company executive who wants to exploit Santa's magic for profit.

whimsicalfantasticalcheerfulsentimentaladventurousdatedfamily-friendlynostalgic

What happens

Santa Claus: The Movie (titled onscreen simply as Santa Claus) is a 1985 Christmas fantasy film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Judy Cornwell and Burgess Meredith. It depicts the origin of Santa Claus (played by Huddleston), and his modern-day adventure to save Patch, one of his elves (Moore) who has been manipulated by B.Z., an unscrupulous toy company executive (Lithgow). Santa Claus: The Movie was the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind, better known as the producers of the 1970s-80s Superman films. It was written by the husband-and-wife duo of David and Leslie Newman, who had also written the Superman films. Released in North America by Tri-Star Pictures on November 27, 1985, Santa Claus: The Movie flopped at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics. It has, over time, become a cult classic, especially in the British Isles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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