Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 British/American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and released in North America on November 27, 1985 by TriStar Pictures. The 2005 DVD release was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, now known as Starz Home Entertainment, under license from the film's current owner, StudioCanal; however, the current, 25th Anniversary home video release is by Lionsgate Home Entertainment,... again under StudioCanal's license. Santa Claus: The Movie is a straightforward attempt to explore the mysteries of Santa Claus with the key objective being to answer some of the basic questions many children have about the Santa Claus mythos, such as how Santa's reindeer fly, how he and his wife made it to the North Pole, how Santa ascends chimneys, among other things.
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| Release date: | November 27, 1985 |
| Directed by: | Jeannot Szwarc |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 108 Minutes |
| Producer: | Alexander Salkind, Ilya Salkind, Pierre Spengler |
| Music by: | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Screenplay by: | Leslie Newman, David Newman |
| Estimated budget: | $50,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure, Children's, Fantasy |