Santa Claus: The Movie

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(255 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Family,

Fantasy,

Adventure

Duration:

108 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Jeannot Szwarc

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Company:

TriStar Pictures,

Calash Corporation,

GGG,

Santa Claus Ltd.

Budget:

$50,000,000

Revenue:

$23,717,291

Cast:
Dudley Moore

Patch

John Lithgow

B.Z.

David Huddleston

Santa Claus

Burgess Meredith

Ancient Elf

Judy Cornwell

Anya Claus

Crew:
Jeannot Szwarc

Director

Henry Mancini

Original Music Composer

David Newman

Screenplay

Pierre Spengler

Producer

Ilya Salkind

Producer