Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
You'd better watch out! This year he REALLY IS coming to town.
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.
- Released: 1985-10-29
- Genres: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 295 votes
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc.
Top 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
Where to watch Santa Claus: The Movie
- United States: stream on Kartoon Channel Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
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