The Year Without a Santa Claus (TV 2006)

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps his rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Larry Wilson (teleplay), Tom Martin (teleplay),

Stars:

John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Ethan Suplee

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Goodman	...	Santa Claus
Chris Kattan	...	Sparky
Ethan Suplee	...	Jangle
Dylan Minnette	...	Iggy Thistlewhite
Eddie Griffin	...	Jingle
Delta Burke	...	Mrs. Claus
Harvey Fierstein	...	Heat Miser
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Officer Jefferson
Michael McKean	...	Snow Miser
Aaron Beelner	...	Ring Announcer
Jody Thompson	...	Clop
Andrea Powell	...	Julie Kadlubowski-Sanchez
Matthew Carroll	...	Dog catcher
Carol Kane	...	Mother Nature
Jack Watkins	...	Boothe

Storyline

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps his rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | based on cartoon | live action remake | remake | santa claus | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Weihnachtsmann streikt

Filming Locations:

Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Wolper Organization, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the Christmas specials that is shown on Jingle's TV is the original The Year Without A Santa Claus.

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Connections

Features The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

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Soundtracks

"The Snow Miser Song"
Performed by Michael McKean
Original Music Composed by Maury Laws
Original Lyrics by Jules Bass
From the 1974 TV special, The Year Without a Santa Claus

User Reviews

What the heck were they thinking?

Acting=bland, storyline=contrived, pacing=dirge-like, charm=none. A live action "Year Without a Santa Claus" seems like a great idea, unless the people involved turn it into a remake of the Salkind's "Santa Claus: The Movie" instead. And that's what happened.

Not everything about this movie is worthless. The first Heat Miser/Snow Miser scene was well done, but then again it's the only thing left over from the original. At least the powers that be recognized the appeal of that number.

Everyone else was just sleepwalking through their parts, which is a shame. I was excited to see John Goodman as Santa, but he wasn't weary enough in the scenes where Santa is weary, and certainly wasn't jolly enough when Saint Nick needed to be his old self. And Delta Burke? Did she really have a part in this? Mrs. Claus was an important part of the original...here she just seemed like an observer.

I was looking forward to this...I'm no purist. I'm open for all kinds of remakes. But this just didn't cut it.

Watch the original instead. It's a classic, despite its age.