The Christmas Star
# Two kids made a believer out of him.
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1986-12-14
⌚ Running Time:
94 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.7
Beloved Cast
Horace McNickle
Ed Asner
Sumner
René Auberjonois
Stuart Jameson
Jim Metzler
Sara
Susan Tyrrell
Captain Whittaker
Alan North
Waters
Fred Gwynne
Sad Sack Santa
Frank C. Turner
Clara Jameson
Karen Landry
Lucky
Philip Bruns
Billy Jameson
Nicolas Van Burek
Trudy Jameson
Vicki Wauchope
Jeremy
Peter Bibby
Mrs. Thurgood
Lillian Carlson
Night Watchman
David Glyn-Jones
Old Con
Anthony Holland
Mrs. Jerome
Claire Vardiel
Warrington Mom
Linda Darlow
Mrs. Waters
Lorraine Foreman
Janitor
Joseph Golland
Old McNickle
Russell Hunter
Con
David Longworth
Mr. Jerome
John Payne
Waters Kid
Robyn Stevan
Janitor
Don Thompson
Desk Sergeant
Jerry Wasserman
Gate Guard
William S. Taylor
