The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star (1986)

Two kids made a believer out of him.

  • Genre: Drama, Family, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1986-12-14
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 29 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Lake Walloon Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alan Shapiro
star 5.7/10
From 29 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Ed Asner

    as Horace McNickle
  • René Auberjonois

    as Sumner
  • Jim Metzler

    as Stuart Jameson
  • Susan Tyrrell

    as Sara
  • Alan North

    as Captain Whittaker
  • Fred Gwynne

    as Waters
  • Frank C. Turner

    as Sad Sack Santa
  • Karen Landry

    as Clara Jameson
  • Philip Bruns

    as Lucky
  • Nicolas Van Burek

    as Billy Jameson
  • Vicki Wauchope

    as Trudy Jameson
  • Peter Bibby

    as Jeremy
  • Lillian Carlson

    as Mrs. Thurgood
  • David Glyn-Jones

    as Night Watchman
  • Anthony Holland

    as Old Con
  • Claire Vardiel

    as Mrs. Jerome
  • Linda Darlow

    as Warrington Mom
  • Lorraine Foreman

    as Mrs. Waters
  • Joseph Golland

    as Janitor
  • Russell Hunter

    as Old McNickle
  • David Longworth

    as Con
  • John Payne

    as Mr. Jerome
  • Robyn Stevan

    as Waters Kid
  • Don Thompson

    as Janitor
  • Jerry Wasserman

    as Desk Sergeant
  • William S. Taylor

    as Gate Guard
Directing Alan Shapiro Director
Writing Carol Dysinger Writer
Writing Alan Shapiro Writer
Art Helen Jarvis Set Decoration
Production Franklin R. Levy Executive Producer
Production Alan Shapiro Producer
Production Jeffrey White Producer
Sound Ralph Burns Original Music Composer
Camera Paul Lohmann Director of Photography
Editing Andrew London Editor
Editing Joe Ravetz Editor
Art Michael S. Bolton Production Design
Art Eric Fraser Art Direction

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