Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) - Credits and Details

Santa Claus: The Movie Credits and Details

Directed by
	Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
	David Newman
	Leslie Newman
Cast
	Dudley Moore	...	Patch
	John Lithgow	...	B.Z.
	David Huddleston	...	Santa Claus
	Burgess Meredith	...	Ancient Elf
	Judy Cornwell	...	Anya Claus
	Jeffrey Kramer	...	Towzer
	Christian Fitzpatrick	...	Joe
	Carrie Kei Heim	...	Cornelia
	John Barrard	...	Dooley
	Anthony O'Donnell	...	Puffy
	Melvyn Hayes	...	Goober
	Don Estelle	...	Groot
	Tim Stern	...	Boog
	Peter O'Farrell	...	Honka
	Christopher Ryan	...	Vout
	Dickie Arnold	...	Goobler
	Aimée Delamain	...	Storyteller (as Aimee Delamain)
	Dorothea Phillips	...	Miss Tucker
	John Hallam	...	Grizzard
	Judith Morse	...	Miss Abruzzi
	Jerry Harte	...	Senate Chairman
	Paul Aspland	...	Reporter
	Sally Cranfield	...	Reporter
	Michael Drew	...	Reporter
	Walter Goodman	...	Street Corner Santa
	John Cassady	...	Wino
	Ronald Fernee	...	Policeman
	Michael A. Ross	...	Policeman (as Michael Ross)
	Nicholas Drake	...	Elf
Uncredited Cast
	Nicole Appleton	...	little Girl in Ballet Class
	Kerry Barrett	...	Sarah Foster
	Morgan Deare	...	BZ's Lawyer
	Roy Evans	...	Village Leader
	Jill Goldston	...	Photographer in Court
	Kevin Hudson	...	Elf
	Caroline John	...	Woman
	Haydon-Pearce Josanne	...	Hollywood Elf
	Stuart Milligan	...	2nd Senator
	Nancy Paul	...	Mother
	Shannon Spruill	...	Bratty Kid at Ballet Class
	Fred Wood	...	Ancient Elf
Produced by
	Ilya Salkind
	Robert Simmonds
	Pierre Spengler
Original Music by
	Henry Mancini

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 27, 1985
DVD Release:	September 05, 2000
Blu-ray Release:	October 26, 2010
Countries:
Distributor:	Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
6.3 / 10

Production Companies
GGG
Major Studio Partners
Calash Corporation N.V. (copyright holder)
Lloyds TSB Business (as TSB Group)
Lunar Finance
Robert Fleming Leasing Limited
Santa Claus Ltd.
Snowglen Securities
St. Michael Finance Limited

Distributors
TriStar Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1986) (USA) (TV) (pay television)
Image Entertainment (1986) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc)
Media Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
Viacom (1989) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
Video Treasures (1990) (USA) (VHS)
Paramount Domestic Television (1995) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
StudioCanal (1997) (World-wide) (all media) (copyright owner)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2012) (USA) (TV) (syndication)

Filming Locations
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Studio) (interiors: Santa's workshop)
New York City, New York, USA (background plates for flying scenes in New York City)
Norway
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Studio)