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The Christmas Star

Two kids made a believer out of him.

14 Dec 1986
  • United States of America
94 mins
5.6
31 votes
  • Drama
  • Family
  • TV Movie
articleOverview personCast
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.
  • Ed Asner

    as Horace McNickle
  • RenĂ© 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

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