The Christmas Star
Two kids made a believer out of him.
1986 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Alan Shapiro |
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| Writer: | Alan Shapiro, Carol Dysinger |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 1986 |
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| Director: | Alan Shapiro |
| Writer: | Alan Shapiro, Carol Dysinger |
| Genres: | Family, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, christmas |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Television, Lake Walloon Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Asner | Horace McNickle |
| René Auberjonois | Sumner |
| Jim Metzler | Stuart Jameson |
| Susan Tyrrell | Sara |
| Alan North | Captain Whittaker |
| Fred Gwynne | Waters |
| Frank C. Turner | Sad Sack Santa |
| Karen Landry | Clara Jameson |
| Philip Bruns | Lucky |
| Nicolas Van Burek | Billy Jameson |
| Vicki Wauchope | Trudy Jameson |
| Peter Bibby | Jeremy |
| Lillian Carlson | Mrs. Thurgood |
| David Glyn-Jones | Night Watchman |
| Anthony Holland | Old Con |
| Claire Vardiel | Mrs. Jerome |
| Linda Darlow | Warrington Mom |
| Lorraine Foreman | Mrs. Waters |
| Joseph Golland | Janitor |
| Russell Hunter | Old McNickle |
| David Longworth | Con |
| John Payne | Mr. Jerome |
| Robyn Stevan | Waters Kid |
| Don Thompson | Janitor |
| Jerry Wasserman | Desk Sergeant |
| William S. Taylor | Gate Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Shapiro | Writer, Director |
| Carol Dysinger | Writer |
| Helen Jarvis | Set Decoration |
| Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Andrew London | Editor |
| Joe Ravetz | Editor |
| Michael S. Bolton | Production Design |
| Eric Fraser | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Franklin R. Levy | Executive Producer |
| Alan Shapiro | Producer |
| Jeffrey White | Producer |
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