Santa vs. the Snowman

TV Short
1997
21m

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A lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the ai... Read allA lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the aid of "Snow Minions Made Easy", he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Sa... Read allA lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the aid of "Snow Minions Made Easy", he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Santa. But can he really do Santa's job?

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Jonathan Winters

Santa
(voice)

Ben Stein

'Spunky' the Elf
(voice)

Victoria Jackson

Communication Elf
(voice)

Don LaFontaine

Narrator
(voice)

Mark DeCarlo

Security Elf
(voice)

Little Girl
(uncredited)
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Director
- John A. Davis
Writer
- John A. Davis
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10ktbarton3

Irresistible holiday fare advertised as a 'toon with an attitude and it certainly is ! !

This selection just gets better and better upon repeated viewings!How many selections can that be said of? I've not seen it in 3D or at an IMax theater, (where it has been shown). Now it is available in DVD, but I saw it when it first aired in 1997. Watch it with your children, watch it with the neighbor kids, watch it with your pets. Try and entice "adults"? to watch it. Of course they might not immediately "love" it upon first viewing. However, every time I see it, I notice something else. Yes, it does have a little conflict, but war? I hardly would call shooting marshmallows and snowballs war. The looks on their faces, the figures themselves, the story, all produce mirth.

10davidemartin

A incredible send-up and a sweet little flick too!

I stumbled across this by accident. The network didn't publicize it at all. Fortunately I had a tape sitting in the VCR because otherwise I would have gone hoarse recreating the show for my friends.

It is hysterical. It gets funnier on repeated viewings. And when one hits the "freeze frame" button and examines the background details, you find even more jokes!

Frankly, you'd have to be dead inside not to see this as a fun flick for everyone, kids included!

The website http://www.dnahelix.com/santa.html has a lot of images to download. It also mentions a DVD release in 2003, but that has apparently not happened yet. Maybe they're waiting for an Xmas release?

10corripio

Amazing

Overall, it was an excellent movie. It had great 3d animation, and an interesting story line (I won't give it away, you'll have to see yourself). A twisted sense of humor combined with the spirit of Christmas produced a truly unique product.

10Kylee!

Absolutely the best Christmas special!

I loved this! The animation was excellent, there were take-offs galore, and the creator's twisted sense of humor is a delight to behold. I won't spoil the surprises, though. The voice actors did very well (atypical for American animation), and the sound effects were well done, too.

I haven't seen it since it was on TV.

Allyn-2

They ruined Santa!

Ok, it was pretty funny, and the animation was nice, but this film destroyed my view of Santa. He is presented as an indoctrinating corporate logo/warlord! At first, I couldn't believe it was being shown for children, what with the apparent anti-Santa perspective the first part of the film gives. But the ending confirms that the main purpose of this short film is to bludgeon children into consumer-driven mindframe. And I thought those people griping about the commercialization of Christmas were just Humbugs. Now I know that they were on to something! Consumerism is the new ideology of the international marketplace, and this seemingly benign cartoon is a tool propaganda for that "Buy Toys!" doctrine. What a sad image for Christmas.