Santa Claus: The Movie Poster

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

"You'd better watch out! This year he REALLY IS coming to town."

6.3/10 1h 48m Oct 29, 1985
Family Fantasy Adventure

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Santa Claus: The Movie
Original Language EN
Budget $50,000,000
Revenue $23,717,291
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore
Patch
Popularity: 2.5
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
B.Z.
Popularity: 3.2
David Huddleston
David Huddleston
Santa Claus
Popularity: 0.6
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Ancient Elf
Popularity: 1.2
Judy Cornwell
Judy Cornwell
Anya Claus
Popularity: 0.8
Jeffrey Kramer
Jeffrey Kramer
Towzer
Popularity: 2.8
Christian Fitzpatrick
Christian Fitzpatrick
Joe
Popularity: 0.0
Carrie Kei Heim
Carrie Kei Heim
Cornelia
Popularity: 0.4
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John Barrard
Dooley
Popularity: 0.3
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'Donnell
Puffy
Popularity: 0.2
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Goober
Popularity: 0.4
Don Estelle
Don Estelle
Groot
Popularity: 0.5

Key Crew

Director Jeannot Szwarc
Screenplay David Newman
Editor Peter Hollywood
Producer Pierre Spengler, Ilya Salkind

Production

TriStar Pictures
US
Calash Corporation
GGG
DE
Santa Claus Ltd.

Videos & Trailers

4K Restoration Trailer
4K Restoration Trailer
Trailer
Joe Meets the Real Santa Claus
Joe Meets the Real Santa Claus
Clip
The Secret Ingredient
The Secret Ingredient
Clip
Santa Saves the Day
Santa Saves the Day
Clip
Welcome to the North Pole!
Welcome to the North Pole!
Clip
Original Trailer
Original Trailer
Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image
Posters
Poster Image

Keywords

holiday christmas xmas eve

Reviews from TMDB

r96sk 7/10
Dec 26, 2020

Nice film, I found enough enjoyment with it. Probably not as deep or creative as it could've been, but I do like the plot of <em>'Santa Claus: The Movie'</em> as it starts off at the embryonic stages of Santa. It ends up turning into a run-of-the-mill good v. bad thing, but that cause is helped b ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10
Dec 2, 2023

I didn't love the start of this film. There's this local carpenter who crafts intricately sculpted little toys for kids at Christmas but makes his poor reindeers - "Donner" and "Blitzen" race through the most atrocious snow storm so he (David Huddleston) and his kindly wife (Judy Cornwell) can deliv ... Read more

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Based on 268 votes

Details
Release Date October 29, 1985
Runtime 1h 48m
Budget $50,000,000
Revenue $23,717,291
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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