Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 British-American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, and David Huddleston in the title role. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on November 27, 1985, by TriStar Pictures. 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 was by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, again under StudioCanal's license. 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.
| Director | Jeannot Szwarc |
| Produced by | Pierre Spengler, Ilya Salkind |
| Screenplay by | David Newman |
| Story by | David Newman, Leslie Newman |
| Starring | Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Judy Cornwell, Burgess Meredith |
| Music | Henry Mancini (Score), Leslie Bricusse (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | Peter Hollywood |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (United States), Rank Film Distributors (United Kingdom) |
| Released | November 27, 1985 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30–50 million |
| Box office | $23.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 60002549 |
About Santa Claus: The Movie
British-American film which explores the mysteries of Santa Claus, more specifically things like how his reindeer fly, how he made it to the North Pole and how he ascends chimneys.
Achievement of Santa Claus: The Movie
Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film in Marvel Super Special #39. Sid Jacobson was the writer and Frank Springer was the artist.
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Latest information about Santa Claus: The Movie updated on July 28 2021.
