Call Me Claus (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers (WGA):

Paul Mooney (story) and
Sara Bernstein (story) ...

Release Date:

2 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill.

Plot:

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network, hires an actor named...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Destiny

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Lucy Cullins
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Nick
Brian Stokes Mitchell	...	Cameron
Victor Garber	...	Taylor
Taylor Negron	...	Ralph
Frankie Faison	...	Dwayne (as Frankie R. Faison)
Alexandra Wentworth	...	P.A.
Melody Garrett	...	Mama
Robert Costanzo	...	Teamster Santa
Jazmin	...	Iesha
Bruce Vilanch	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicholas Edwin Barb	...	Boy onlooker (as Nicholas Barb)
Allyce Beasley	...	Telemarketer
Meredith Bird	...	Meredith (voice)
Juan Carlos Cantu	...	Doorman
Ed Gale	...	Benson
Robert Jackson	...	Jeff
Tinashe Kachingwe	...	Young Lucy
Michael Francis Kelly	...	Military Man (as Michael F. Kelly)
Kip King	...	Rabbi Rosenfarb
Alex Martin	...	Member of the congregation (as Alex Dean)
Richard Moll	...	Brooding Santa
Masasa Moyo	...	Receptionist (as Masasa)
Steve Murphy	...	Elvis Santa
Carter Spohn	...	Charity Santa
Patti Tippo	...	Barmaid
Grant Vaught	...	James

Runtime:

Brazil:95 min | Germany:86 min (25 fps) | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lucy's niece is singing her solo with the choir she has her hair pinned back in a ponytail. In the next shot she has it down in the front with barettes and then up again later.

Quotes:

Member of the congregation: Hey everybody. You're not gonna believe this, it's snowing outside. This is amazing, it hasn't snowed in Los Angeles - never.

Jumpin Jingle Bells!

Oy. For some reason, maybe it had to do a little bit with Christmas spirit, I had high hopes for this movie. Not long after this was underway those high hopes began sailing along pretty low. It's too bad. Maybe it had to do with the fact that the setting was L.A. I mean, come on, Christmas and palm trees?!? It just ain't right. There've been many Christmas movies over the last ten years and how come so many of them take place where it's snowy and cold? Because that works! Christmas is just out of place in places like L.A. Aside from that, this movie often moved along at a very slow pace. Yawn. I would have been eagerly awaiting the end if it wasn't for some absolutely hilarious lines perfectly executed by Whoopi Goldberg. Overall, I give it a "D+" - one and a half thumbs down, sadly, just about not worth spending 90 minutes on.