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Santa Claus - The Movie [DVD] [1985]

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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell
  • Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Nov 2007
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002W1ACI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,219 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

The legend of Santa Claus comes to life in this enchanting, heart-warming tale that the whole family will enjoy all year round.

This is the delightful story of a master toymaker (David Huddlestone) who discovers a magical kingdom of elves at the north pole. There he is entrusted with wondrous, special powers to become Santa Claus! And there he meets Patch (Dudley Moore), an eager-to-please elf who becomes mixed up with a dastardly toy tycoon's (John Lithgow) plans to take over Christmas.

Special Features

Widescreen Presentation (2.35:1) - enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Hour long making of featurette

Includes two different theatrical trailers

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas Treasure Forever!!!, 9 Jun 2005
By Melanie Baxter (Inverness.) - See all my reviews
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'Santa Claus the Movie' is, without any doubt, the most beautiful movie you could ever own in history! It has the most beautiful soundtrack, a heart-warming story-plot and more importantly, a blend of very talented actors.

The story is about a man named Claus. Every Christmas Eve, he travels around his homeland on his sled of Reindeer with his wife, Anya, delivering presents to all of his friends and children. However, one Christmas Eve, his wife, reindeer and he are caught in a terrible snowstorm. Later, they're rescued by a group of friendly elves (one of them named Patch is played by Dudley Moore. May God rest his poor soul) and they take them to their new home in the North Pole. There, Claus begins his new life as 'Santa Claus' and ever since that day, is able to fly on his sled and reindeer delivering presents to good children all over the world.

Eventually, during the story, the elf, Patch, believing that Santa no longer likes him, decides to leave and make it big in New York to make Santa like him again. It's up to Santa and his two new friends, a young boy named Joe, and a young girl named Cornelia, to bring him back before it's too late.

'Santa Claus the Movie' is definitely a movie that everyone should have in their Video/DVD collection. I've loved this movie ever since I was a baby. I've grown up watching it every single Christmas and have made it a personal tradition of mine to watch it every single year.

This is not the kind of movie that you will eventually get bored of watching. The story, soundtrack and characters are all so loveable that no matter how many times you've watched this movie over the years, you will always be really excited to watch it again the following Christmas. The creators of this most wonderful story have really succeeded in capturing my heart and it absolutely fills you up with the most wonderful feeling of the Christmas Spirit.

The special features on this DVD are really cool! You get to see a really long documentary on the making of the movie, as well as a few words from one of our main stars, Dudley Moore. You also get two special trailers from many years ago when the movie was only just released.

'Santa Claus the Movie' looks absolutely gorgeous on DVD format. I've always thought the picture quality was very good when they showed it on TV every Christmas, but DVD-format really takes the prize. The picture has been digitally-remastered, giving you a beautiful widescreen, crystal clear image. Not to mention that the audio-sound has been greatly improved!

If you want to make your Christmas one of the most memorable and special Christmas ever, then BUY THIS DVD NOW!!! You will NOT be sorry...!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, better than any other xmas movies!!, 1 Dec 2004
By red_flame (Kidderminster, Worcs United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
If you want to get in the xmas spirit then this movie is for you!!
Buy it now. It will enchant your kids and I've loved it since I was a kid. It's amazing!!
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Christmas Movie Ever!!!, 17 Oct 2004
By Mr. C. Watmore "christopherwatmore" (England) - See all my reviews
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Not a year has passed since I was born where I haven't watched this movie on the TV in the run up to Christmas. Every year I have to watch this movie otherwise it's just not Christmas. I've searched to find it on video and DVD to no joy, but now it is finally being released.
This movie is perhaps the best Christmas/Santa movie ever. It is a lot better then the recent Hollywood attempts featuring the likes of Tim Allen and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This film definitly has the warm family feel to it.
If you've never seen the film before and I can't believe anyone hasn't. The film starts off with a toy maker and his wife delivering presents to children in their village. On their return home they get caught in a vicious snow storm and become trapped, and certainly will perish in the woods. They are rescued by elves and magically taken to the North Pole where their lives are saved. From that day on the toy maker becomes Santa Claus and his wife obviously Mrs Santa Claus. Every year after that on Christmas Eve Santa leaves the North Pole to deliver presents to all the good boys and girls.
Centuries pass and eventually we arrive in the Early 80's. One Christmas Eve as Santa is delivering presents he meets a young homeless boy named Joe. Santa immediately becomes best friends with the kid and lets him join him as he delivers presents and even lets Joe fly the Reindeer. On delivering toys to one house Santa and Joe meet a young girl named Cornelia, she becomes best friends with Joe and gives him food and a warm, dry place to sleep.
Back at the North Pole an Elf named Patch (played superbly by the late Dudley Moore) has big plans on how to revolutionise Christmas and make toy making easiser. He builds an assembly line that can churn out toys in minutes. Sadly the machine goes wrong, toys are assembled incorrectly and that Christmas Santa delivers toys that break on Christmas Day. Obviously Santa gets lots of angry letters from children and parents. Patch leaves the North Pole in disgrace.
Back in the real world, Cornelia's Uncle BZ (played by John Lithgow) who owns a Toy Shop is in a crissis as his toys are being found to be dangerous and potentially hazardous to children. When Patch finds his way into BZ's office with a plan to create something that children will love, that no one else makes and that doesn't cost much to make, BZ is very interested. Patch makes something that is quite spectacular and that Christmas, BZ takes over from Santa as giving kids the best presents. With the success of Christmas out the way and the money still being counted BZ has the idea to make a second Christmas.
At this time Cornelia finds out that the 'Something Special' Patch has made is highly explosive if it gets hot. She writes a letter to Santa informing him of what is happening. Only a few weeks after Christmas, Santa is saddling up the Reindeer to launch a rescue mission to save Patch and stop BZ.
This film really is good and I urge anyone to buy it, especially if they have young children as this will get them really caught up in the magic of Christmas. It has a great cast Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston and Burgess Meredith. The two child actors are also very good and believeable.
Go on and buy this masterpiece!
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