Santa Claus (1985)
You'd better watch out! This year he REALLY IS coming to town.
107 min
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.
- Release date
- November 27, 1985
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $23,717,291
Trailer
Cast
- Dudley Moore as Patch
- John Lithgow as B.Z.
- David Huddleston as Santa Claus
- Burgess Meredith as Ancient Elf
- Judy Cornwell as Anya Claus
- Jeffrey Kramer as Towzer
- Christian Fitzpatrick as Joe
- Carrie Kei Heim as Cornelia
- John Barrard as Dooley
- Anthony O'Donnell as Puffy
Crew
- Jeannot Szwarc · Director
- David Newman · Writer
- Leslie Newman · Writer
- Ilya Salkind · Producer
- Pierre Spengler · Producer
- Henry Mancini · Composer
- Arthur Ibbetson · Cinematographer
- Peter Hollywood · Editor
- Anne Henderson · Casting director
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting director
- Anthony Pratt · Production designer