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Writers:
L. Frank Baum (novel)
Julian P. Gardner (writer)
Release Date:
17 December 1985 (USA) more
Plot:
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Best Christmas special yet! more (22 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Earl Hammond | ... | Santa Claus (voice) |
 | Earle Hyman | ... | King Awgwa (voice) |
| Larry Kenney | ... | Commander of the Wind Demons (voice) |
| Lynne Lipton | ... | Queen Zurline / Wife / et al. (voice) |
| Bob McFadden | ... | Tingler (voice) |
| Lesley Miller | ... | Necile (voice) |
| Peter Newman | ... | Peter Knook / Awgwas / Lord of Lerd / The Gnome King / Husband / et al. (voice) |
| Joey Grasso | ... | Weekum (voice) |
 | J.D. Roth | ... | Young Claus (voice) |
| Alfred Drake | ... | The Great Ak (voice) |
| Amy Anzelowitz | ... | Child (voice) |
| Josh Blake | ... | Child (voice) |
| Ari Gold | ... | Child (voice) |
| Jamie Lisa Murphy | ... | Child (voice) |
| Al Dana | ... | Chorus (voice) |
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50 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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When this movie was first released it was broadcasted by CBS in the mid 1980s, and then on FOX Family in 2000. more
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Continuity: When the Great Ak and Young Claus travel the world, they're suppose to be invisible, but blurry so the audience to see them. When they reach their last stop, which shows two armored men fighting, the Great Ak and Young Claus are fully visible. more
Quotes:
Young Claus:
What is Man's use? Why is he here? Why is he born at all?
The Great Ak:
To leave the world in some way better than he found it.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Who Stole Santa? (1996) (V) more
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Immortality more
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Somehow, most Christmas related movies and specials seem to be sendemental, campy or some times even sickening sweet. But "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" is a big relief from those Holiday special clichés.
Think of putting together a typical Rankin Bass special, Mythology of the British Isles and Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" and you get this movie about a mortal named St. Nicholas and how he came to be.
Some people seemed to complain about the film being too dark. But face it, some things may tend to be *gasps* ARTISTIC, and *gasps* original and *gasps* not sappy or an un-artistic film just made to tell you to shell out your bucks on the crappy merchandise.
If you catch this on TV or on any VCR format, or if you love "The Dark Crystal" or Mythological based films, you will love this special. I know I do!