The Christmas Star (1986)
The Christmas Star
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.
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Ed Asner
as Horace McNickle
as Horace McNickle
René Auberjonois
as Sumner
as Sumner
Jim Metzler
as Stuart Jameson
as Stuart Jameson
Susan Tyrrell
as Sara
as Sara
Alan North
as Captain Whittaker
as Captain Whittaker
Fred Gwynne
as Waters
as Waters
Frank C. Turner
as Sad Sack Santa
as Sad Sack Santa
Karen Landry
as Clara Jameson
as Clara Jameson
Philip Bruns
as Lucky
as Lucky
Nicolas Van Burek
as Billy Jameson
as Billy Jameson
Vicki Wauchope
as Trudy Jameson
as Trudy Jameson
Peter Bibby
as Jeremy
as Jeremy
Lillian Carlson
as Mrs. Thurgood
as Mrs. Thurgood
David Glyn-Jones
as Night Watchman
as Night Watchman
Anthony Holland
as Old Con
as Old Con
Claire Vardiel
as Mrs. Jerome
as Mrs. Jerome
Linda Darlow
as Warrington Mom
as Warrington Mom
Lorraine Foreman
as Mrs. Waters
as Mrs. Waters
Joseph Golland
as Janitor
as Janitor
Russell Hunter
as Old McNickle
as Old McNickle
David Longworth
as Con
as Con
John Payne
as Mr. Jerome
as Mr. Jerome
Robyn Stevan
as Waters Kid
as Waters Kid
Don Thompson
as Janitor
as Janitor
Jerry Wasserman
as Desk Sergeant
as Desk Sergeant
William S. Taylor
as Gate Guard
as Gate Guard
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Carol Dysinger
Writer
Writer
Alan Shapiro
Director
Director
Alan Shapiro
Writer
Writer
Helen Jarvis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Paul Lohmann
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Andrew London
Editor
Editor
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Franklin R. Levy
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Alan Shapiro
Producer
Producer
Joe Ravetz
Editor
Editor
Jeffrey White
Producer
Producer
Eric Fraser
Art Direction
Art Direction
Michael S. Bolton
Production Design
Production Design
