USA, 13 December 1984
92m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American fantasy television film directed by Jackie Cooper.
Plot Summary
Claudia Baldwin is the wife of oil company employee Michael whose latest explorations are threatening the safety of North Pole City, home of Mr and Mrs Claus and their army of elves and reindeers. One of the Claus’ elves whisks Claudia, her young son and his friends off to see Sant’s home and they return convinced of his existence to try to save the day.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Jackie Cooper
© 1984 Robert Halmi, Inc
RHI Entertainment, Inc. presents. A Robert Halmi Inc production
Executive Producers: Jack Haley Jr, David Niven Jr, Albert Halmi Jr
Produced by: David Kappes, Robert Halmi Sr
Associate Producer: Carl Mazzoconi
Teleplay by: Jim Moloney & David Niven Jr
Story by: Jim Moloney & Rudy Dochtermann & David Niven Jr
Director of Photography: David Worth
Edited by: Eric Albertson
Music by: Charles Gross
Songs by: Paul Williams
Sound Mixer: Jan Brodin
Costume Designer: Andy Hylton
Make-up/Hair: Gabor Kernyaiszky
Special Effects: Richard Wood, Peter Chesney, Michael Manzel
The world of Santa Claus created by Introvision
Production Designer: George Costello
Cast
Jaclyn Smith [Claudia Baldwin]
Art Carney as Santa Claus
Paul Le Mat [Michael Baldwin]
Mason Adams
June Lockhart
Paul Williams as Ed
Scott Grimes as David
Laura Jacoby as Marianne
R.J. Williams as C.B.
James Staley (Marin)
Albert Hall (Loomis)
Anne Haney (Hedda)
Buddy Douglas (Dr Lernardo)
Billy Curtis (Jack)
Michael Keys Hall (Faulkner)
Randy Crosby (pilot)
Alternative Titles
Joulupukki pulassa – Finland
Mikulás végveszélyben – Hungary
La Noche en que salvamos la Navidad – Spain
La Nuit où l’on sauve le Père Noël – France
Rettet den Weihnachtsmann – West Germany
S.O.S. Père Noël – Canada (French)
