The Christmas Star
Two kids made a believer out of him.Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.
Description: Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.
Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 94 minutes
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Ice Cream Man
One Magic Christmas
The Evening Star
Christmas Break-In
The Thanksgiving Promise
While You Were Sleeping
Hocus Pocus
Parasite
Another Round
Ed Asner
Played Horace McNickle
René Auberjonois
Played Sumner
Jim Metzler
Played Stuart Jameson
Susan Tyrrell
Played Sara
Alan North
Played Captain Whittaker
Fred Gwynne
Played Waters
Frank C. Turner
Played Sad Sack Santa
Karen Landry
Played Clara Jameson
Philip Bruns
Played Lucky
Nicolas Van Burek
Played Billy Jameson
Vicki Wauchope
Played Trudy Jameson
Peter Bibby
Played Jeremy
Lillian Carlson
Played Mrs. Thurgood
David Glyn-Jones
Played Night Watchman
Anthony Holland
Played Old Con
Claire Vardiel
Played Mrs. Jerome
Linda Darlow
Played Warrington Mom
Lorraine Foreman
Played Mrs. Waters
Joseph Golland
Played Janitor
Russell Hunter
Played Old McNickle
David Longworth
Played Con
John Payne
Played Mr. Jerome
Robyn Stevan
Played Waters Kid
Don Thompson
Played Janitor
Jerry Wasserman
Played Desk Sergeant
William S. Taylor
Played Gate Guard
Backdrops
Posters
Logos
