Santa Claus: The Movie

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Claus and his wife die from overexposure when they are caught in a blizzard and are brought back to life by a group of short men in outfits right out of </B><I><B>THE WIZARD OF OZ. </B></I><B>The colors are too bright, the smiling elves are phony, and the fake antlers on the reindeer look ready to fall off in this overblown, big-budget, saccharine-coated disaster. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, whose other career mishaps include </B><I><B>JAWS 2, SUPERGIRL</B></I><B> and the overrated </B><I><B>SOMEWHERE IN TIME</B></I><B>.  This excessive debacle is memorable primarily as a low point in the careers of John Lithgow, as the dastardly toy maker out to wreak havoc on Santa's big day, and Dudley Moore as Patch, the inventor elf who saves the Yuletide.  It only </B><I><B>seems</B></I><B> ten hours long… </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Cathy Edsey Collins © 2002</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="Cathyedsey@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cathyedsey@aol.com"><U><U>Cathyedsey@aol.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>