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Mr. St. Nick (2002)

Mr. St. Nick poster
Directed by
Craig Zisk
Genre
Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Nick St. Nicholas is the son of Santa Claus who lives a relaxed life in Miami. When his father decides to retire, Nick is asked to take over the role of Santa Claus but he is not eager to do so.

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What happens

Mr. St. Nick is a 2002 American Christmas fantasy comedy television film directed by Craig Zisk and written by Maryedith Burrell, Debra Frank, and Steve L. Hayes, based on a story by Burrell and Matthew Jacobs. It stars Kelsey Grammer as Nick St. Nicholas, the son of Santa Claus. Nick is living a lavish life in Miami, and is reluctant to take over the role of Santa Claus from his retiring father. Elaine Hendrix, Brian Bedford, Ana Ortiz, Wallace Shawn, Luis Esteban Garcia, Lupe Ontiveros, and Charles Durning also star. Mr. St. Nick was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, and filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It premiered on ABC on November 17, 2002, as an episode of the Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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