Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.... (Full plot summary below)
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Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
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| User ReviewDawn SCharles Durning is the standout by far. Everyone else is quite passable, but as a whole, the ensemble works fairly well, and the leading characters are quite memorable. As long as you don't expect anything too groundbreaking, this can be a trademark TV movie for the Christmas season. |
