Santa and Pete (TV 1999)

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

Greg Taylor (teleplay), Christopher Moore (novel),

Stars:

Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Flex Alexander

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hume Cronyn	...	Saint Nick
James Earl Jones	...	Grandpa Nicholas
Flex Alexander	...	Pete
Tempestt Bledsoe	...	Maria Dangola
Tracy Douglas	...	Janet Brower
Bruce A. Young	...	Manuel Dangola
Erica Gimpel	...	Cassie Moore
Benjamin Brown	...	James Eric Moore
Herb Mitchell	...	The Governor
David Purdham	...	Rev. Bogart
Sedrathe Gillespie	...	Terence
Emily Mae Young	...	Marlene
Billy Daydoge	...	Shawnee
Ruth de Sosa	...	Elizabeth Van Olden (as Ruth De Sosa)
Cooper Thornton	...	Henry Rutgers (as Ray Thornton)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

La vera storia di Babbo Natale

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madison Avenue Productions Inc., Polson Company, The, Carlton America

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A uniquely warm and down to earth story about Santa

I love reading stories to my children. It was great seeing James Earl Jones gently tying the movie together by playing a grandfather telling his grandson this very special story. I was delighted with the setting of early America. The story was filled with a mix of familiar and less heard elements of the Santa Claus traditions. Perhaps this stems from European origins, which fits well with the early American setting. The movie also did well to transcend multi-cultural lines that so many Christmas stories fall short of. My young children love viewing Christmas stories all year around. I am anxious for this to become available on VHS or DVD. "Santa and Pete" is a must see for those of you who love the feelings surrounding the Christmas holidays.