The Christmas Star (1986)

ALL 12/14/1986 (en) Drama, Family, TV Movie 94 Min
  • Release
    12/14/1986
  • Production
    Lake Walloon Productions, Walt Disney Television
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    The Christmas Star
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Two kids made a believer out of him.

Overview

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.

  1. Alan Shapiro

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Ed Asner

    Horace McNickle

  2. René Auberjonois

    Sumner

  3. Jim Metzler

    Stuart Jameson

  4. Susan Tyrrell

    Sara

  5. Alan North

    Captain Whittaker

  6. Fred Gwynne

    Waters

  7. Frank C. Turner

    Sad Sack Santa

  8. Karen Landry

    Clara Jameson

  9. Philip Bruns

    Lucky

  10. Nicolas Van Burek

    Billy Jameson

  11. Vicki Wauchope

    Trudy Jameson

  12. Peter Bibby

    Jeremy

  13. Lillian Carlson

    Mrs. Thurgood

  14. David Glyn-Jones

    Night Watchman

  15. Anthony Holland

    Old Con

  16. Claire Vardiel

    Mrs. Jerome

  17. Linda Darlow

    Warrington Mom

  18. Lorraine Foreman

    Mrs. Waters

  19. Joseph Golland

    Janitor

  20. Russell Hunter

    Old McNickle

  21. David Longworth

    Con

  22. John Payne

    Mr. Jerome

  23. Robyn Stevan

    Waters Kid

  24. Don Thompson

    Janitor

  25. Jerry Wasserman

    Desk Sergeant

  26. William S. Taylor

    Gate Guard

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 13

Keyword

The Christmas Star (1986) 94 Min

ALL 12/14/1986 (en)
Drama, Family, TV Movie
  • Release 12/14/1986
  • Production
    Lake Walloon Productions, Walt Disney Television
  • Original title The Christmas Star
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Two kids made a believer out of him.

Overview

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.

  1. Alan Shapiro

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Andrew London, Joe Ravetz

    Editor

  4. Alan Shapiro, Jeffrey White

    Producer