Directed by Brian Levant Written by Randy Kornfield   Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Howard Langston Sinbad ... Myron Larabee Phil Hartman ... Ted Maltin Rita Wilson ... Liz Langston Robert Conrad ... Officer Hummell Martin Mull ... D.J. Jake Lloyd ... Jamie Langston Jim Belushi ... Mall Santa (as James Belushi) E.J. De La Pena ... Johnny (as E.J. de la Pena) Laraine Newman ... First Lady Justin Chapman ... Billy Harvey Korman ... President Richard Moll ... Dementor Daniel Riordan ... Turbo Man Jeff L. Deist ... T.V. Booster / Puppeteer (as Jeff Deist) Nada Despotovich ... Margaret Ruth Afton Hjelmgren ... Single Mother Judy Caroline Kaiser ... Single Mother Mary Samuel B. Morris ... Sensei Shawn Hamilton ... Sensei Assistant Lewis Dauber ... Toy Store Manager Bill Schoppert ... Father at Toy Store Courtney Goodell ... Little Girl at Toy Store George Fisher ... Daring Shopper Chris Parnell ... Toy Store Sales Clerk Patrick Richwood ... Toy Store Co-Worker Kate McGregor-Stewart ... Toy Store Customer Marcus Toji ... Little Boy with Car Remote Steve Hendrickson ... Father on Phone #1 Mo Collins ... Mother on Phone Peter Syvertsen ... Father on Phone #2 John Rothman ... Mall Toy Store Manager Christopher Slater ... Mall Toy Store Employee #1 Robert Southgate ... Mall Toy Store Employee #2 Allison Benner ... Toddler Hayley Benner ... Toddler Sandra K. Horner ... Toddler's Angry Mom Phyllis Wright ... Angry Mom #2 Marvette Knight ... Angry Mom #3 Danny Woodburn ... Tony the Elf Bruce Bohne ... Santa at Warehouse Door Paul Wight ... Huge Santa (as Paul 'The Giant' Wight) Ron Gene Browne ... Santa in Warehouse Robert Tee Clark ... Santa in Warehouse James Riddle ... Santa in Warehouse Bill Wilson ... Santa in Warehouse Alan Blumenfeld ... Cop at Santa's Warehouse Traci Christofore ... Little Girl Petting Reindeer Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas ... Mother in Neighborhood (as Sandy Thomas) Martin Ruben ... Father in Neighborhood Nick LaTour ... Counterman (as Nick La Tour) Peter Breitmayer ... Sparky Marianne Muellerleile ... Tow Truck Driver Phil Morris ... Gale Force Amy Pietz ... Liza Tisch Judy Sladky ... Snoopy Walter von Huene ... Taxi Driver Steve Van Wormer ... Turbo Man Float Parade Worker Curtis Armstrong ... Chain Smoking Booster Jim Meskimen ... Police Officer at Parade Martin Valinsky ... Police Officer Escorting Myron Rochelle Vallese ... Girl at Parade Deena Driskill ... Barbie Spencer Klein ... Kid in Turbo Man Commercial Danny Pritchett ... Kid in Turbo Man Commercial Uncredited Cast Marc Ambrose ... Balloon Wrangler Alexis Baca ... Crowd child Greg Bronson ... Toy Store Shopper Sarah Cameron ... Christmas Caroler Susan Chambers ... Frantic Shopper Clint Childers ... Shopper Kevin Deon ... Crazy Shopper Devon A Early ... Kid at Parade Matthew Feeney ... Curious Man Anthony Fitzgerald ... Christmas Caroler Trish Gates ... Store Clerk Dan Griffin ... Spectator Brian Johnson ... Christmas Caroler Rick Johnson ... Kareem Tracy Lines ... Turbo Shopper Larissa Lowthorp ... Silvia John Murray ... Video Camera Dad David Andrew Nash ... Christmas Caroler Phaedra Neitzel ... Santa's Helper Lori J. Ness ... Nun Jane Plank ... Christmas Caroler Bill Sather ... Child in Background Maridean Mansfield Shepard ... Grandstand Parade Watcher Yeardley Smith ... Woman Who Flirts with Howie Jimmy Stofer ... 3rd Balloon Boy Bobby Sussman ... Parade Watcher Joel Thingvall ... Toy Store Shopper Verne Troyer ... Mini Santa Heidi Tungseth ... Christmas Caroler Carl Washington ... Parade Watcher Ryan Wotherspoon ... Playground Attendant Produced by Michael Barnathan   Chris Columbus   Paula DuPré Pesmen   James Mulay   Mark Radcliffe   Richard Vane   Warren Zide   Original Music by David Newman

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