At last--a movie that the whole family can dislike. SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE starts with a good premise, and the first 15 minutes reek with charm and whimsy. From there on it's downslope for the man with the red nose. It's around the 19th century when kindly toy maker Claus (David
Huddleston) and his wife, Anya (Judy Cornwell), are out on a Christmas Eve and get caught in a blizzard. They and their reindeer are magically taken to the North Pole where they are happily greeted by a battalion of elves. Claus is told that his job is to deliver toys to all the children in the
world until the end of time. Time passes and the toy rooms are now huge. Patch (Dudley Moore) is ...
Released:
1985
Rated:
PG
Length:
112 mins