1986 • NR • 1h 34m
5.7/10
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Overview
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the we Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.
5.7/10
(29 users) Cast / Crew 
Ed Asner Horace McNickle 
René Auberjonois Sumner 
Jim Metzler Stuart Jameson 
Susan Tyrrell Sara 
Alan North Captain Whittaker 
Fred Gwynne Waters 
Frank C. Turner Sad Sack Santa 
Karen Landry Clara Jameson 
Philip Bruns Lucky 
Nicolas Van Burek Billy Jameson 
Vicki Wauchope Trudy Jameson Peter Bibby Jeremy 
Lillian Carlson Mrs. Thurgood 
David Glyn-Jones Night Watchman 
Anthony Holland Old Con Alan Shapiro Director Carol Dysinger Writer Alan Shapiro Writer Helen Jarvis Set Decoration Ralph Burns Original Music Composer Paul Lohmann Director of Photography Alan Shapiro Producer Franklin R. Levy Executive Producer Michael S. Bolton Production Design Joe Ravetz Editor Eric Fraser Art Direction Andrew London Editor Jeffrey White Producer
Ed Asner Horace McNickle René Auberjonois Sumner Jim Metzler Stuart Jameson Susan Tyrrell Sara Alan North Captain Whittaker Fred Gwynne Waters Frank C. Turner Sad Sack Santa Karen Landry Clara Jameson Philip Bruns Lucky Nicolas Van Burek Billy Jameson Vicki Wauchope Trudy Jameson Peter Bibby Jeremy Lillian Carlson Mrs. Thurgood David Glyn-Jones Night Watchman Anthony Holland Old Con Alan Shapiro Director Carol Dysinger Writer Alan Shapiro Writer Helen Jarvis Set Decoration Ralph Burns Original Music Composer Paul Lohmann Director of Photography Alan Shapiro Producer Franklin R. Levy Executive Producer Michael S. Bolton Production Design Joe Ravetz Editor Eric Fraser Art Direction Andrew London Editor Jeffrey White Producer 
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