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