Beverly Rowland, Charles Durning, Risa Schiffman, Annette Marin, Wayne Osmond ...( see more  see more... ) , Tip Boxell

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 ch...( read more  read more... )ief 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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PG, 100 minutes

Directed by: Burt Brinckerhoff

Release Date: January 1, 1989

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  • November 17, 2009
    It is a wonderful movie. Keep trying to find it every Christmas.

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