Santa Claus: The Movie

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

Nov 27 1985 PG 1h 47m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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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Plot

This is the story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves in the North Pole and becomes Santa Claus. But when Santa's eager-to-please elf Patch leaves the North Pole for the big streets of New York City, he becomes mixed up with a dastardly toy tycoon's plans to take over Christmas. And so begins Santa's adventure - to rescue his faithful elf and to save Christmas for all the children of the world!

Written by

David Newman, Leslie Newman

Directed by

Jeannot Szwarc

Cast

Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Santa Claus Ltd., GGG, Calash Corporation, TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) - Trailer
Original Trailer
4K Restoration Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
17,357
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA