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The Christmas Star
1986, Dec 14
1h 34m
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.
Directed by
Alan Shapiro
Written by
Alan Shapiro, Carol Dysinger
Fred Gwynne
Waters
René Auberjonois
Sumner
Ed Asner
Horace McNickle
Philip Bruns
Lucky
Jerry Wasserman
Desk Sergeant
Frank C. Turner
Sad Sack Santa
Alan North
Captain Whittaker
Linda Darlow
Warrington Mom
Anthony Holland
Old Con
Nicolas Van Burek
Billy Jameson
Russell Hunter
Old McNickle
David Longworth
Con
Susan Tyrrell
Sara
John Payne
Mr. Jerome
Lillian Carlson
Mrs. Thurgood
Jim Metzler
Stuart Jameson
Robyn Stevan
Waters Kid
Don Thompson
Janitor
William S. Taylor
Gate Guard
Claire Vardiel
Mrs. Jerome
David Glyn-Jones
Night Watchman
Karen Landry
Clara Jameson
Vicki Wauchope
Trudy Jameson
Peter Bibby
Jeremy
Lorraine Foreman
Mrs. Waters
Joseph Golland
Janitor
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