La hotte magique (1986)

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Edward Asner

Horace McNickle

Rene Auberjonois

Sumner

Jim Metzler

Stuart Jameson

Susan Tyrrell

Sara

Karen Landry

Clara Jameson

Alan North

Captain Whittaker

Philip Bruns

Lucky

Nicolas Van Burek

Billy Jameson

Vicki Wauchope

Trudy Jameson

Zachary Ansley

John

Fred Gwynne

Waters

Peter Bibby

Jeremy

Lillian Carlson

Mrs. Thurgood

David Glyn-Jones

Night Watchman

Anthony Holland

Old Con

Frank C. Turner

Sad Sack Santa

Claire Vardiel

Mrs. Jerome
(as Claire Brown)

Renee D'Aoust

Waters Kid

Disney is releasing this Yuletide classic Sept. 7, 2004.

One of the truly great Christmas films. Ed Asner, Fred Gwynne, Rene Auberjenois, and writer/ director Alan Shapiro and his talented crew make this Dickens-esque family perennial a must-see. If you like "A Christmas Carol", "Miracle on 34th St.", you will also love "The Christmas Star". Originally made for Disney's Sunday Night Movie, it has run for years on X- Mas but, unfortunately, was never released on video -- until now.

Do yourself a favor and get a copy!

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Trivia
All the neighborhood children recruited to help 'Santa' with recovering his loot are referred to by their real life names on screen.

Goofs
In a scene early on, Billy is watching with interest a news story on the TV about McNickle's escape from prison which shows his photo and mentions he escaped disguised as Santa Claus. When Billy discovers McNickle hiding in the basement not long afterwards, he not only mistakes him for the real Santa, but fails to recognize him as the escaped convict he had just seen on the TV.