's chauffeur, Grizzard, are arrested, B.Z. [4], Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert noted some positive points to the film, writing that the film "does an interesting job of visualizing Santa's workshop" and Santa's elves. She is best known for her roles as Cornelia in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) and Nikki Ferris in The Parent Trap II (1986). Z., help Patch, and save Santa’s faith in the world? John Carpenter was originally offered the chance to direct, but also wanted a say in the writing, musical score and final cut of the film. Patch also constructs a hovercraft called the Patchmobile to deliver the products like Santa and helps create a new holiday on March 25, which B.Z. UKTV Play . "Christmas Rhapsody: Deck the Halls/Joy to the World/Hark! It certainly should be. Ilya Salkind, from the very beginning, had wanted an American actor to portray Santa Claus because he felt that the film focused on a primary piece of Americana in much the same way that Superman: The Movie did. Traveling to New York, Patch meets B.Z., Cornelia's step-uncle and a scheming executive of a toy company that faces a total shutdown due to a Congressional investigation relating to unsafe products. In the end, Mercury turned down the project, stating that he felt that Queen had become overcrowded with requests to work on film soundtracks; as a result, Sheena Easton was ultimately chosen to record the tune. He was now almost as good as her, and his writing was coming on great too. to reconsider his actions as children are involved. The film was a financial failure and received mostly negative reviews from critics at the time of release. Santa takes Joe on his deliveries where they meet 9-year-old Cornelia, a wealthy child and also an orphan who fed Joe one previous night. Ultimately, the Salkinds chose Szwarc because of their excellent working relationship on Supergirl which many executives at TriStar Pictures believed was a masterpiece and would also become a mega hit. Santa Claus The Movie: Cornie and Joe. 1Sung by Aled Jones NC (voiceover; normal): So he (Claus) comes across an elf named Patch, played by Dudley Moore. Santa Claus (promotionally titled Santa Claus: The Movie) is a 1985 Christmas film starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow. Their expected arrival is heralded with the appearance of several elves, or as Claus's people call them in their legends, the Vendequm, led by the venerable and wise elf named Dooley. Using his magical powers, Santa and Joe went down the chimney and into Cornie's old room. She is an actress, known for Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), The Equalizer (1985) and ABC Weekend Specials (1977). Santa lets Joe take the reins, who flies the sleigh underneath the Brooklyn Bridge much to Santa's horror, who then playfully gets his own back on Joe by having his reindeer perform the "Super Duper Looper" around the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center — an aerial trick that involves them doing a complete 360 degree turn, but which Donner always fails to execute due to acrophobia. Cornelia sends a letter to Santa informing him of the situation. In England, that's half of what I'm known for."[9]. : It took very little time as time slowed for Santa, though Joe wasn't quite sure how that worked exactly. You stay out there and you'll be dead is what you'll be. 's toys are popular due to witnessing several toys being removed from a shop window, Patch decides to help B.Z. After all, 'Santa Claus' cannot be trademarked, whereas Santa Claus: The Movie can be. Similarly all film tie-in material, such as the original soundtrack and the novelisation, has been labelled with Santa Claus: The Movie. Technical Specs. "[6] A more recent review by William Mager for the BBC echoed Canby and Ebert's comments. Breaking down into what’s essential two hour-long TV episodes, Santa Claus: The Movie details the origin of Santa from regular 14th-century woodcarver to international icon. Santa is a hero in The Nightmare Before Christmas, held captive by Oogie Boogie, although he is … is Cornelia's stepuncle, a photo of him can be seen on the mantelpiece in the scene in which Cornelia discovers Santa Claus and Joe in her house. Additionally, the left & right channels had been erroneously flipped, a superficial re-edit had been performed on "It's Christmas (All Over the World)", and the song "Shouldn't Do That" by Kaja (Kajagoogoo) had been omitted due to licensing issues. Believing B.Z. 's crimes are uncovered when Cornelia calls the police. attempts to evade the cops by eating several candy canes and tries to fly out of his office window only to uncontrollably float away into the sky. His job in this movie is to push his inventions and make as many bad elf puns as possible. Santa convinces his reindeer to perform the Super Duper Looper in order to catch Patch and Joe as the Patchmobile explodes. The Santa Claus: The Movie soundtrack is by Enrico 'Henry' Mancini. [citation needed]. [11][12], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Santa Claus: The Movie - Rotten Tomatoes", "Rogerebert.com - Santa Claus: The Movie review", "FILM: 'SANTA CLAUS,' WITH MOORE AND LITHGOW", https://film.avclub.com/john-lithgow-on-bombshell-playing-villains-and-the-of-1840470931?_ga=2.152908858.2034227208.1576758026-1959008828.1544664299, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Claus:_The_Movie&oldid=1017556539, Films with screenplays by David Newman (screenwriter), Articles with unsourced statements from September 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2019, Articles needing additional references from December 2018, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Cornelia The film chronicles the origins of Santa Claus (David Huddleston), who, along with his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell), goes from being a simple working man to becoming an international icon of Christmas. The Herald Angels Sing/12 Days of Christmas/O Tannenbaum/The First Noel/Silent Night", "It's Christmas Again" (Mancini/Bricusse), "Shouldn't Do That" (Nick Beggs, Stuart Croxford, Neal Askew, Steve Askew), This page was last edited on 13 April 2021, at 12:54. Release Dates Originally, David Newman's first-draft script called for the character to be named Ollie; but Moore decided instead that the name should be changed to Patch, Patch being the nickname of his own young son, Patrick. Cornelia The soundtrack was originally released on record and cassette by EMI America Records in 1985. NC (voiceover; as Dooley): All right, then! Onscreen, Saint Nick has been portrayed by a motley mix of actors, from Tim Allen to Leslie Nielsen. Conceived by Ilya Salkind in the wake of the apparently waning critical and U.S. box office success of 1983's Superman III and its immediate follow-up, 1984's Supergirl, Santa Claus: The Movie was directed by Jeannot Szwarc, who had directed Supergirl, from a story by David and Leslie Newman. As genres go Christmas movies are sadly more miss than hit, for every Miracle on 34th Street we get a dozen films like Santa Claus Conquerors the Martian, and in 1985 the men who brought us Superman: The Movie decided to take a stab at the Christmas movie, and with Supergirl director Jeannot Szwarc at the helm that’s exactly what we got…stabbed. Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 British-American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston in the title role. Santa Claus: The Movie - Starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, and Burgess MeredithRelease Date: November 27, 1985 While Patch works at night, B.Z. Christian Fitzpatrick as Joe, a homeless 10-year-old orphan boy living on the hard streets of New York who befriends Santa and becomes Cornelia's best friend and conscience. Parents need to know that Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 holiday film that is both about the origin of Santa Claus and the story of an evil toymaker (played by John Lithgow) who seeks to take over Christmas with the help of a prodigal elf (played by Dudley Moore). Moore had always been the top choice to play the lead Elf in the film, Ilya Salkind having remembered a scene in Arthur in which Liza Minnelli's character asks Moore if he is Santa's Little Helper. Carrie Kei Heim was born on December 7, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. The song "It's Christmas (All Over the World)" was written by Bill House and John Hobbs with Freddie Mercury in mind. For the role of B.Z., the producers wanted a star with a similar stature to Gene Hackman when he had played Lex Luthor in Superman: The Movie. He was also nominated for 72 Grammys, winning 20, and a Golden Globe Award. Joe Z. The elves in the film are portrayed as legendary beings known as the Vendequm. The rights for it are currently held by StudioCanal. On Christmas Day, Patch's toys begin to fall apart, prompting him to quit his job and let Puffy take over. Company Credits David Huddleston plays Santa, but doesn't get above-the-title billing despite playing the title character.. Anya suggests he enlist an assistant, a position for which Patch and Puffy compete with each other to see if Patch's radical progressiveness or Puffy's small-scale methodical approach can produce the most toys in a limited amount of time. : The visual effects unit, as well as several of the production staff, were Salkind stalwarts from the Superman films: Derek Meddings, director of visual and miniature effects; Roy Field, optical visual effects supervisor; and David Lane, flying and second unit director. Tim Stern as Boog, first of Patch's three best friends. Canby quipped that "Santa's workshop must be the world's largest purchaser of low-grade plywood" and that the flyover sequences with Santa "aren't great." The soundtrack score was composed and conducted by Henry Mancini, composer of the themes from The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn, with veteran lyricist and screenwriter Leslie Bricusse contributing five original songs. 3Performed by the Ambrosian Singers Centuries pass as the mythology of Santa is created, until the 20th century, where Santa is exhausted by the ever-growing workload every year due to the world's increasing population. He ceded that young children would probably like most of the film, but that older children and adults are "likely to find a lot of it a little thin. I'll be alright. Eventually, John Lithgow was settled on after Salkind watched Terms of Endearment and realised that he had a Grinch-type look to him. During his annual deliveries, Santa befriends a homeless 10-year-old orphan boy named Joe in New York City and takes him for a flight around the skyscrapers of Manhattan in his sleigh. This ultimately came to nothing. plans to turn himself into the face of Christmas and asks Patch to increase the amount of reindeer feed and develop the same product in the form of candy canes. Unlike Ebert, he offered little praise for the film's production design. Meanwhile, Patch is disturbed when B.Z. He turned down that role, but suggested his long time friend and comic partner Peter Cook for the part. It has since become a beloved cult classic among many since its release on Home Video and later remastered DVDs[citation needed] . I wish I had a nickel for every Englishman who's told me [it's their favorite film]. The voice over commentary is performed by Ted Maynard, who had also done voice-overs for the film's original UK trailer. | Patch uses a machine he has invented, and although he wins, it begins to produce shoddy works without his knowledge. Once they arrive, Bernard (David Krumholtz), the head elf, explains to Scott that because he put on the suit, he is subjected to a legal technicality known as "The Santa Clause", meaning that he has agreed to accept all of Santa's duties and responsibilities, and gives him eleven months to get his affairs in order The elves are fond of making things for children, and so they often journeyed out into the children's world, leaving their newly crafted toys where children would find them. The role of the Ancient Elf was written with James Cagney in mind; however, with Cagney being very weak in his old age, the legendary actor could not adequately assume the role, despite the fact that he liked the film's overall idea. Sometime in the 14th century, Claus is a woodcarver in his mid-50s who, with his wife Anya, delivers his gifts to the children of local villages. Peter O'Farrell as Honka, second of Patch's three best friends. Director Jeannot Szwarc. It is unknown why he did not do so in the end, but his song "Once Upon a Long Ago" had been indeed originally composed with the film in mind. They nearly freeze to death, but are later awakened by a mysterious light and then a group of elves coming forward to greet them. It was several days after Santa and Cornie had saved Patch and Joe from certain death after Patch's flying machine had blown up, and Joe was going to stay with the elves, and Santa and his wife. Released in theaters by TriStar Pictures on November 29, 1985, it was produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind (who had also produced the Superman film series). Soon after, it went out of print and remained unavailable until 2009 when it was released on CD as a limited run of 1000 copies which sold out immediately upon release. One night, Claus, Anya and their two reindeer, Donner and Blitzen, are caught in a blizzard and succumb to the cold weather. Joe and Cornelia eavesdrop on the conversation, but Joe is caught and tied up and gagged in the basement of B.Z. Thus, the vast majority of the toys the elves made could not be given out, and were left to gather dust in their magnificent storeroom, the Toy Tunnel. Santa Claus is a fixture of the holiday season, especially when it comes to Christmas movies. declares "Christmas 2". The main character, Santa Claus, is always referred to as Santa Claus … However, they are saved by elves and transported to the vast "ice mountains, way up at the top of the world." https://www.fatherly.com/play/who-is-the-greatest-movie-santa-claus-of-all-time According to the novel, with the passing of each new century, and as civilizations continued to rise and fall, it became more and more difficult and dangerous for the elves to venture too far out into the human world. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) - Carrie Kei Heim as Cornelia - IMDb. Santa Claus: The Movie is a straightforward attempt to explore the mysteries of Santa Claus with the key objective being to answer some of the basic questions many children have about the Santa mythos, such as how his reindeer fly, how he and his wife made it to the North Pole, and how he descends chimneys, among other things. Nonetheless, Cagney had no other choice but to turn the offer down, so Fred Astaire was considered. The film was photographed by Arthur Ibbetson, whose credits, among others, included the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). The film chronicles the origins of Santa Claus, who, along with his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell), goes from being a simple working man to becoming an international icon of Christmas. Jeannot Szwarc, however, felt that he needed an actor with more warmth than Dennehy, and toward that end, he had screen-tested such actors as David White (who, being in his late 60's, was considered too old for the role), and Moore's Arthur co-star Barney Martin. : Santa Claus: The Movie was his final feature film. They made offers to Dustin Hoffman, Burt Reynolds and Johnny Carson --- all of whom, for one reason or another, turned the part down. The 2005 DVD release was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, under license from the film's current owner, StudioCanal; the 25th Anniversary home video release (which also now includes Blu-ray) was by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, again under StudioCanal's license. In his career, Henry Mancini was nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning four 13. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on November 27, 1985, by TriStar Pictures. make better toys, using some of the reindeer feed to create lollipops which can make people fly and giving them to children for free. Patch finds Joe and discovers Santa made a carving for Joe that resembles him (which was unintentional, but pointed out by Anya). B.Z. As Dr. Towzer and B.Z. Pierre Spengler, Ilya's longtime partner, and the third key element of Team Salkind, joined Alexander's son as the project's producer. To this end, they offered the role to Harrison Ford who turned them down. He is rightly considered one of the greatest film composers of all time. The Film's Interpretation of Christmas. He was portrayed by John Lithgow, who also played Lord John Whorfin in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Earl Talbot Blake in Ricochet, Eric Qualen in Cliffhanger, Arthur Mitchell in Dexter, Lord Farquaad in Shrek and Jean-Claude in Rugrats in Paris. Among the original choices to direct the film other than Carpenter were Lewis Gilbert, who, despite initial interest, could not agree with the Salkinds over certain aspects of the script. At the time of the film's announcement in the middle of 1983, the British Press carried reports that diminutive actors such as David Jason, Patrick Troughton and Norman Wisdom would be cast alongside Dudley as fellow Elves. Donner and Blitzen are joined by six other reindeer and fed magic food that allows them to fly. : Santa Claus: The Movie was filmed in Buckinghamshire, England at Pinewood Studios, between August and November 1984. proposes they flee to Brazil and let Patch take the fall for their criminal neglect, which Towzer eventually approves of, despite initially urging B.Z. Merry Christmas, Uncle. Filming & Production Puffy: Melvyn Hayes ... Goober: Don Estelle ... Groot: Tim Stern ... Boog: Peter O'Farrell ... Honka: Christopher Ryan Despite Comet and Cupid having the Flu, Santa gathers up the other six reindeer and he arrives to pick Cornelia up. The documentary originally aired in the United States on ABC, on Christmas Eve, 1987. What he did know was that the sleigh sped through the night and landed on the roof of Cornelia's Uncle's house somewhere near Central Park. The Ancient One believed that this man would be the one to whom the elves would grant full immortality, along with the ability to deliver the elves' gifts to children all over the world. Duralde ultimately concludes that the film is "a train-wreck of a Christmas film that's so very wrong that you won't be able to tear yourself away from it. Meanwhile, B.Z. Claus and Anya also meet inventive elf Patch, and the more down-to-earth Puffy. Santa Claus: The Movie begins in the 14th Century, where a kind toymaker named Claus (David Huddleston) and his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell) are caught in a blizzard with their reindeer Donner and Blitzen. Dooley tells Claus it is his destiny to deliver toys to the children of the world every Christmas Eve, which the elves will make in their large workshops. Before it is revealed that B.Z. Carpenter's original choice for the role of Santa was Brian Dennehy. Brian Dennehy was the top choice of John Carpenter when he discussed the possibility of directing the film with the Salkinds. In this show from 1970 Mickey Rooney plays the role of Kris Kringle, or, Santa Claus. Moore was briefly considered to play the role of the 5th dimension imp "Mr. Mxyzptlk" in the Salkind's aborted original script from Superman III and for the role of Nigel in Supergirl. The documentary, Santa Claus: The Making of The Movie, which chronicles the film's production, is introduced by David Huddleston, speaking straight to the camera in character as Santa, with Dudley Moore serving as on-screen host. David Newman, however, took sole screenplay credit. Carrie Kei Heim, Actress: Santa Claus: The Movie. | He's definitely not the most pleasant Santa on the list, but to say he's … He also praised the film's special effects, particularly the New York City fly-over sequence involving Santa. Thrilled that Santa remembers him, Patch and Joe set off in the Patchmobile to the North Pole. Can Santa and his new friends Joe (Christian Fitzpatrick) and Cornelia (Carrie Kei Heim) stop B. The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas comedy film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, and directed by John Pasquin.The first film in the Santa Clause film series, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus (played by Tim Allen's actual stunt double, Steve Lucescu) to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve. Cornelia | When this eventually came to nothing, Dudley Moore suggested his friend Burgess Meredith for the role, which he in the end won. For a while, Ilya Salkind actively pursued Carroll O'Connor for the role before Szwarc showed him David Huddleston's screen-test, which won Salkind over. It also introduces the Vendequm, or elves, including Dudley Moore’s Patch, who plays a … Serving as film editor was Peter Hollywood. [2] Box Office Mojo lists the film's total United States box office gross as $23,717,291,[3] less than its $30–50 million production budget. Netflix ... Santa Claus: The Movie Jeannot Szwarc (1985) 104min ... Cornelia Carrie Kei Heim. There are also two photographs of him on the table beside the fireplace in the same scene. Guy Hamilton, who'd had to withdraw from directing Superman: The Movie in 1976 (because he was a tax exile, and, as such, could only spend 30 days in England, where the film would be filming), was very interested in directing and lobbied hard for the chance to do so, but only on the condition that the film be shot either in Los Angeles, Vancouver or Rome. 2Performed by the Ambrosian Children's Choir. 's factory. Across the street, in an elegant townhouse, a young girl named Cornelia (Carrie Kei Heim) suddenly notices the boy before being scolded by her nanny, Miss Tucker (Dorothea Phillips). The Blu-ray version, however, also features a brief chronicle of the filming of the " 'Christmas II' Press Conference" sequence, as well as additional deleted scenes cut from the original theatrical version. Santa and Cornelia pursue the Patchmobile, which is carrying a huge supply of candy canes on the verge of exploding. The production was designed by Anthony Pratt, with costume design concepts by Bob Ringwood. Still shown from time to time on TV during the holidays, Santa Claus: The Movie is one of my all-time favorite yuletide movies. Yes, conceived by the production team who gave you the first three Superman movies and directed by Jeannot Szwarc, whose name I still haven't learned to pronounce since I reviewed Supergirl last spring, it's Santa Claus: THE MOVIE.That's right. 5Produced by Keith Olsen for Pogologo Corporation, and performed by Sheena Easton. (John Lithgow). He described the film as having "the manner of a listless musical without any production numbers". "[8], John Lithgow, in a 2019 interview, said, "It's just one of the tackiest movies I've ever been in. In addition to Patch, Dooley, Puffy, Boog, Honka, and Vout, the film's screenplay and cast listing features three additional elves: Groot, the Elves' Senior Chef; Goober, the head of the Elves' tailoring shop, who crafts Santa's full red robes; and Goobler, who trains several of his fellow elves in the art of painting toys with their own beards. The only praise he had for the film's acting was for John Lithgow, who Canby wrote "(gave) the film's only remotely stylish performance. Joe had asked about Cornie as he and the girl had got quite close, though he always blushed when asked about it. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, Santa Claus: The Movie (sometimes just called Santa Claus) was released for the 1985 holiday season. You can forget Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.You can forget the mystical train wreck that was Mexican Santa Claus. Get to work, slave; we’re not paying you anything. It is huge over there. According to the Santa Claus: The Movie novelization written by science fiction/fantasy novelist Joan D. Vinge, the elves keep watch over all that happens in the world that borders their own magical realm. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. Official Sites Santa Claus: The Movie contains a subplot in which Santa Claus rescues Joe (Christian Fitzpatric) from his best friend Cornelia's (Carrie Kei Heim) evil step-uncle B. Apparently, there are too many children in the world he has to deliver presents to in the late 20 th century and he needs an assistant. B.Z. Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 British-American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston in the title role. There is no doubt that Santa Claus: The Movie is based very strongly on American Christmas traditions. Ebert also had some praise for Lithgow's "nice, hateful performance", but wrote that "the villain is not drawn big enough." The elves watched as the girl helped a struggling Joe labour over difficult words, though they didn't understand why they didn't ask for elf magic in getting Joe's literacy skills as good as Cornelia's. 4Produced by Ken Scott and performed by Kaja In 2012 a deluxe three-disc set, including remastered tracks, outtakes and alternate versions and a 32-page booklet, was released. : The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on November 27, 1985, by TriStar Pictures. An elf by the name of Patch (Dudley Moore) desperately wants the job and proves his worth by creating a mechanical assembly line up at the North Pole. This Santa Claus had red hair, which was a little off putting. You're burning up. The Vendequm are described as being extremely fond of children since, after all, only children can see them, due to the innocence of their youth. While it is known that Mercury recorded a demo for the House/Hobbs song at Pinewood Studios, he was never to make a full commitment to the project, as he and his Queen bandmates had already committed themselves to the Highlander soundtrack. It seemed cheesy and it certainly never stuck...except in England. At the same time, the film also tells a contemporary story in which one of Santa's elves (alternately referred to as the "Vendequm" onscreen), a visionary named Patch (Dudley Moore), sets out to employ Santa's toymaking methods on his own, unaware that he might be ruining the magic of Christmas in the process. Santa Claus: The Movie received negative reviews upon release, with a rating of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, from the 20 reviews counted. Santa disapproves of Patch's actions (unaware the plan is to make Santa appreciate him again) and feels disheartened about continuing his job if the children of the world do not care anymore. A 1985 film from the producers of the first three Superman movies (and the director of Supergirl), starring Dudley Moore as one of Santa's elves and John Lithgow as a Corrupt Corporate Executive who seeks to commercialize Santa's Christmas magic. Cornelia spent a lot of time with Joe after that, and she helped Joe to catch up on his reading. When Christmas Eve comes, Claus is approached by the oldest of elves, the Ancient One, who renames him as "Santa Claus". | [7], In his book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, critic Alonso Duralde lists Santa Claus: The Movie in his chapter of worst Christmas films ever. Made by the Salkinds, the same brotherly duo who brought us the Chris Reeve Superman films, I watch Santa Claus: The Movie at least once each year (three times this year, in preparation for writing this blog post). His reasons include weak plot, garish production design, blatant product placement (particularly for McDonald's, though Coke and Pabst Blue Ribbon are also prominent), and scenery-chewing overacting on the part of Lithgow. Robert Wise was also offered the chance to direct, but Wise had a different approach to the story. The inhabitants of the North Pole celebrate the triumph with a joyous dance party, where Cornelia and Joe have been adopted by Santa, his wife and his elves; the film ends showing that B.Z., in spite of his pleas for help, is doomed to float into the depths of space, among the remains of the Patchmobile -which were affected by the explosion- as the end credits roll. The 2005 DVD release was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, under license from the film's current owner, StudioCanal; the 25th Annivers… Jeff Gillen - A Christmas Story. Anchor Bay Entertainment's now-out-of-print 20th anniversary DVD of the film included this documentary as a bonus feature; the Lionsgate DVD and Blu-ray versions currently feature the 50-minute feature as well. Then: Kei Heim played Cornelia, B.Z.’s 9-year-old step-niece, in ’Santa Claus: the Movie.’ She followed that up in 1986 by starring as ‘Nikki’ in ‘Parent Trap 2,’ which turned out to be her last role. This production suffered from several issues, most notably a master which had been subjected to heavy noise reduction resulting in a loss of sound quality. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. Here are 10 actors who have played Santa (or characters pretending to be Santa) throughout the years. [10], Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer Sid Jacobson and artist Frank Springer in Marvel Super Special #39. "[5], Vincent Canby of The New York Times was less positive than Ebert, calling the production "elaborate and tacky".
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