Underplayed Gems

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

The Year Without a Santa Claus poster
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Genre
Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
G
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Santa Claus gets discouraged and decides to take a vacation from Christmas. Two elves travel to convince him to return and save the holiday.

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What happens

The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 2006 made-for-television comedy family fantasy film, a live-action remake of the Rankin-Bass television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. The live-action version premiered on NBC December 11, 2006; a widescreen DVD was released on the following day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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