This made-for-TV fantasy, which first aired on TNT, features Whoopi Goldberg as a modern-day Scrooge who gets some holiday spirit. In 1965, sweet little Lucy Cullins (Tinashe Kachingwe) asked St. Nick for her papa’s safe return from Vietnam. When her father dies in uniform, Lucy stops believing in Santa. As an adult, pessimistic Lucy (Whoopi Goldberg) lands a tailor-made job as a producer at the Shop-A-Lot Channel, where her cynicism works hand in glove with the greed of her boss. Lucy happily hawks useless novelty items, and has no time to attend her niece’s church recital or spend seasonal quality time with her family. Meanwhile, Santa Claus (Nigel Hawthorne) is ap...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins