Review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) by Lucy A — 08 Dec 2006

One of my childhood favourite. I'll alway remember Dudley Moore was a key part of our Christmas RIP.

This review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) was written by Lucy A on 08 Dec 2006.

Santa Claus: The Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sean C (2,276) on 20 Dec 2011

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By Josh R (768) on 23 Dec 2011

This was a bust on so many levels. I know that this film holds a lot of nostalgia for my generation but it's such a failure…

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Loved this movie growing up seeing it on bluray for the first time.looked great but kinda wish I was in to it like I use to be. just a blah ending…

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