Underplayed Gems

In Search of Santa (2004)

In Search of Santa poster
Directed by
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.
Genre
fantasy film, pirate film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
G
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two sisters help Santa prepare for Christmas when he loses his memory. The film follows their journey to restore his powers and save the holiday.

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What happens

In Search of Santa is a 2004 animated Christmas adventure film starring Hilary Duff and her older sister Haylie Duff in their first voice roles. It was directed by William R. Kowalchuk, the production of the film began in 1998 as it was originally to be entirely made in hand-drawn traditional animation and have planned to be released in 1999, but then somehow decided to, not only it was switched from hand-drawn to fully CGI, but to be pushed further to be released on October 27, 2004, in Australia and on November 23, 2004, in the United States. The film was animated using Alias Maya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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