Santa Claus (1985)

Santa Claus: The Movie (titled Santa Claus onscreen) is a 1985 Christmas movie starring and. It was produced by Alexander and (who had also produced the Superman film series), written by David and, and directed by.

Released in theaters by on November 29, 1985, the movie's story is basically split into two parts. The first half focuses on the story of a simple woodcarver named Claus (portrayed by David Huddleston) in an unnamed northern country who, "having no children of his own", would take all children as his wards, and how he became Santa Claus. The second part of the film showcases one of Santa's elves, Patch (played by Dudley Moore), who sets out to employ Santa's toymaking methods on his own, unaware that he might be ruining the magic of Christmas in the process.