Santa Who? is an ABC TV movie, co-produced by Gleneagle Productions and Hearst Entertainment, and starring Leslie Nielsen, that premiered as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 2000. It was nominated for a 2001 Saturn Award for Best Single Genre TV Presentation, and a Young Artist Award for Best Family TV Network Movie.
Synopsis[]
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The film starts with Santa feeling ill and going out for fresh air on a flight in his sleigh. Because of bad weather, he falls out and lands in New York. After he regains consciousness, he is unable to remember who he is.
Peter Albright, an afraid-of-commitment TV news reporter, finds and uses him on TV to get an audience while vowing them to find his family. In the meantime, Santa works in a mall. Peter's girlfriend's son repeatedly tries to convince the adults that he is the real Santa Claus, which they refuse to believe.
Santa still remembers certain details about Christmas but is unable to remember how he knows them, as typically happens with amnesia.
All the while, Santa's elves are looking for him.
Near the end, a couple thinks it could be their grandfather who has grown a beard, and take him with them. Instead, when it is proved he is Santa, Peter regains his faith in Christmas and gains a family.
Availability[]
November 6, 2001
November 6, 2001
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Leslie Nielsen | Santa Claus |
| Steven Eckholdt | Peter Albright (adult) |
| Connor Cunningham | Peter Albright (young) |
| Robyn Lively | Claire Dreyer |
| Max Morrow* | Zack Dreyer |
| Tommy Davidson | Max |
| Darren Frost | Rupert the Elf |
| Karen Leblanc | Lenny |
| R.D. Reid | Grady |
| Ted Atherton | George |
| Stewart Arnott | Lusby |
| Carol Lempert | Ellen |
| Roger Clown | Ray |
| Elizabeth Brown | Nancy |
| Laura de Carteret | Sister Greta |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Detective Lohenry |
| Karen Robinson | Dr. Ericson |
| Bill Dear | Sparky |
| David Sparrow Jazz Mann |
Customs Inspectors |
| Aron Tager | Grandpa |
| Kay Tremblay | Elderly Woman |
| Charles Seixas | Tow Truck Driver |
| Steve Smith | Tree Lot Guard |
| Jonathan Welsh | Park Policeman |
| Erik Knudsen | Nasty Boy |
| Kayla Perlmutter | Little Girl |
| Victoria Moseley | Malibu Mallory Girl |
| Irv Stevens | Police Sergeant |
| Dianne Parke-Jones | Caroler |
| Gerry Quigley | Skinny Santa |
| Jack Newman | Borscht Belt Santa |
| Jeffrey Smith | Brando Santa |
| Robert McKenna | Soused Santa |
| Claudio Masciulli Deborah Lobban |
Shoppers |
| Billy Otis | Shifty Man |
| Alison Burn | Angry Woman |
| Marty Moreau | Easter Bunny |
| Peggy Coffey | Cab Passenger |
| Brendan Wall | Mall Santa |
| Shira Hoffman | Girl in living room |
| D'Andre' Rippy | Kid with Santa |
| Anne Scheffler | |
| Uncredited | |
| Nora Lem | Santa's workshop elf |
| DaJuan Rippy | Kid Approaching Santa |
* - Nominated for the 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Support Actor Performance in a TV Comedy Movie
External links[]
- Santa Who? at the Internet Movie Database
- Santa Who? at the Movie Database
- Santa Who? at RetroJunk.com
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