Santa claus, who lives in finnish lapland as everyone knows, forms a focal point in these films. The movie dudley moore david huddleston john lithgow 1985 santa david huddleston and an elf dudley moore foil a new york toy manufacturers john. Films project finnish view of christmas thisisfinland. Dec 17, 2017 my daughter, now 25, claims she is still scarred by the experience. A winner in the best family film category at the 1959 san francisco film festival, this fantasy story from mexico about a goodhearted saint nick is geared primarily to the younger set. It also introduces the vendequm, or elves, including dudley moores patch, who plays a large role in the second half of the film. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The movie is a 1985 holiday film that is both about the origin of santa claus and the story of an evil toymaker played by john lithgow who seeks to take over christmas with the help of a prodigal elf played by dudley moore.
Santa claus and the magic drum, or joulupukki ja noitarumpu in finnish, is based on an illustrated story book of the same name by mauri kunnas. Childhood moviesasatrumy heritagerose buds mythologychildrenfunpictureslanguage. Or, the magic of christmas takes over, and santa appears in his sleigh, with all. The life and adventures of santa claus 1985 film like father, like santa. The original miracle on 34th street has the strongest claim to that. Watch santa claus and the magic drum full movie online. The first film in the santa clause film series, it stars tim allen as scott calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes santa claus played by tim allens actual movie stunt double, steve lucescu to fall from his roof on christmas eve. These are some of the best finnish shows and films streaming on netflix to.
Gordon murray for childrens matinees, in which santa claus is the envy of the cia and avoids child labor laws by keeping his slaves in an orbital castle over the north pole. Huddleston delivers a sufficiently jolly performance, though it is rumored he was taking twinkleenhancing drugs throughout the production, but whenever the film strays from santas wellworn mythology it flounders and the cynicism at the film s core rises to the surface. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. See santa s amazing magnetic kinetic hullaballu toymaking machine. Yles best seller program globally in 1996 santa claus and the macig drum 1 x 50 animation film, author mauri kunnas. Santa claus and the magic drum 1996 the movie database. Santa claus and the magic drum 1996 the movie database tmdb. Burglar disguised as santa claus learns the meaning of christmas from one of his victims. Christmas, the magic christmas tree, and a very brady christmas. Jultomten och trolltrumman is a 51 minute long finnishhungarian animation released in 1996. Starring barbara eden, denise richards and patrick muldoon, my adventures with santa is a heartfelt, funfilled adventure that brings the magic of the holiday spirit to the whole family.
Claus came to the north pole and began their work delivering toys at christmas time, this routine childrens film segues into a story about an evil corporate magnate john lithgow. And personally i still think rene cordonas 1956 santa claus is one of the most. Pages in category santa claus in film the following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. The movie has been recorded in finnish, english british and swedish. Rifftrax, the guys who make movies funny, bring their comedic riffing treatment to this cheesy christmas classic. The movie is a 1985 film starring dudley moore and john lithgow. Santa claus soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on.
The story itself is not terribly complex, but at the same time it doesnt have to be. One of santas elves dudley moore goes to work for the nasty tycoon and. A few days before christmas eve the last sack of letters arrives to santa. In spite of the title, few would argue that this 1985 movie is the definitive santa claus film. Most of the young demographic is not going to be as interested in big business and a renegade elf as they are with a man becoming santa claus.
Joulupukki ja noitarumpu santa claus and the magic drum w eng. Dec 11, 2017 so that is why we have assembled a list of the 15 best santa claus movies of all time. The movie was an epic fairy tale from the fatherson team of alexander and ilya salklind in their prolific postsuperman period. My son, has taken it more in stride, but mourns the loss of santa magic. When he breaks a promise to spend christmas with his family, randy, a six foot elf, appears and turns him into santa claus. We look at 9 of the greatest santa slasher movies of all time.
Santa claus goes on a covert mission to rescue hostages with the aid of a fairy. It was made for tv broadcasting and was first shown on christmas eve 1996, and has. Gordon murray import santa claus, 1959, directed by rene cardona. Aide pedro cesareo quezadas offers the hero jose elias moreno a new toy, leading to a wild narrative turn and the introduction of villain pitch jose luis aguirre, in the k. The film chronicles the origins of santa claus, who, along with his wife, goes from a simple working man to becoming an international icon of christmas. Covington has a tough job and a mean boss, but some things in life are more important than work. Here, santa lives in a castle on a cloud in the middle of the cosmos, employs a nearly senile merlin the magician to make magic dust and potions, has a telescope with a live eyeball instead of a lens, and is surrounded by a crew of seemingly parentless children from all over planet.
Inspired by the movie and, you know, childhood or whatever, i have decided to sit down and, for the first time in many years, write a heartfelt letter to santa claus the movie. Santa claus and the magic drum shaman casts the spell one. This is easily the best book on the market about the true meaning of santa claus and the magic he brings every year to many families around the world at christmas. There is an evil toy manufacturer who tricks patch head elf to produce toys to eliminate the need for santa claus but santa saves the day. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network.
Santa has a big journey ahead of him this christmas eve. Santa claus and the magic drum 1996 based on a picture book by finnish childrens author mauri kunnas, this was the first featurelength animation film made in finland. It tells of santa s workshop far in the north in the days leading up to christmas. Joulupukki ja noitarumpu santa claus and the magic drum w.
Miracle on 34th street 1973 film miracle on 34th street 1994 film miracle on 34th street nbc friday night special presentation. Breaking down into whats essential two hourlong tv episodes, santa claus. The story is based on a 1995 childrens book of the same name by mauri kunnas. Santa claus village in rovaniemi in lapland finland arctic circle. The animation work of the film was subcontracted to a hungarian animation studio funny films, operating in pecs, and involved 50. Blacktop and cockfighter, and by the late80s couldnt drum up work. No cinematic vision of santa claus has ever been more weird. The movie details the origin of santa from regular 14thcentury woodcarver to international icon. The movie would feature the jolly old bearded one in the starring role, right. The adventures of pinocchio 1996 film aladdin and the king of thieves. Christmas stamp from 1996 in finland with mauri kunnas. At the bottom is a letter that is a bit older than the others, its a drawing. Santa claus and the magic drum original finnish title. Awardwinning santa claus site for parents and kids.
Dudley moore arthur actually had top billing, as an elf named patch, and santa would have to suck it up and take a supporting role in this 1985 holiday feature. Joulupukki ja noitarumpu santa claus and the magic drum. The legend of santa claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named st. While the curious santa tries to figure out what the drawing looks like, strange things begin to happen. Santa claus and the magic drum, or joulupukki ja noitarumpu in finnish. Much of the magic and wonder are lost as it becomes a cautionary tale against the overcommercialization of the holiday. Santa claus and the magic drum joulupukki ja noitarumpu. Finlands santa claus and mount korvatunturi, lapland just as we always imagined they would be.
The legends of santa shows how todays image of father christmas is a culmination of centuries of history and legend. The story cleverly spans both santas origins and modernday travails. It is believed that nicholas was born sometime around 280 a. Claus is one of the most terrifying holidaythemed horror movies ever made. Santa claus wearing traditional costume and snowman with black hat, elf with drum, sled and reindeer with presents, characters vector illustration set of four new year cards with happy santa claus and elf that are playing and laughing, vector illustrations isolated on white and green backgrounds. Unfollow the santa clause 2 vhs to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. See our list of finlands top christmas movies, all of which include finnish laplands most. Welcome to official web site of santa claus village in rovaniemi in lapland finland arctic circle home of father christmas. The santa clause is a 1994 american christmas fantasy family comedydrama film written by leo benvenuti and steve rudnick, and directed by john pasquin. Santa claus and the magic drum 1996 changes the movie. Though the audacious subtitle doesnt grace the film, its been used in publicity materials from the start all the way through this new 25th anniversary edition dvd and bluray release. Santa claus and the magic drum shaman casts the spell one line. The trouble in the script starts when the story shifts to the current day. Hell take his sleigh, presents and reindeer on a supersonic globetrotting journey to bring presents to millions of boys and girls all over.
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