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The Night They Saved Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.6K
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The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
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An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destr... Read allAn oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who w... Read allAn oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Sa... Read all

  • Director
    • Jackie Cooper
  • Writers
    • Jim Moloney
    • David Niven Jr.
    • Rudy Dochtermann
  • Stars
    • Jaclyn Smith
    • Art Carney
    • Paul Le Mat
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jackie Cooper
    • Writers
      • Jim Moloney
      • David Niven Jr.
      • Rudy Dochtermann
    • Stars
      • Jaclyn Smith
      • Art Carney
      • Paul Le Mat
    • 34User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney in The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
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    Top cast

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    Jaclyn Smith
    Jaclyn Smith
    • Claudia Baldwin
    Art Carney
    Art Carney
    • Santa Claus
    Paul Le Mat
    Paul Le Mat
    • Michael Baldwin
    Mason Adams
    Mason Adams
    • Sumner Murdock
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Mrs. Claus
    Paul Williams
    Paul Williams
    • Ed
    Scott Grimes
    Scott Grimes
    • David
    Laura Jacoby
    • Marianne
    R.J. Williams
    R.J. Williams
    • C.B.
    James Staley
    James Staley
    • Marin
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Loomis
    Anne Haney
    Anne Haney
    • Hedda
    Buddy Douglas
    • Dr. Fernando
    Billy Curtis
    Billy Curtis
    • Jack
    Michael Keys Hall
    Michael Keys Hall
    • Faulkner
    Randy Crosby
    • Pilot
    Paul Dale
    • Dr. Fernando
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jackie Cooper
    • Writers
      • Jim Moloney
      • David Niven Jr.
      • Rudy Dochtermann
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Santa (Art Carney) wears a hearing aid in his left ear
    • Goofs
      The fact this movie takes place up by the North Pole during the beginning of winter, there should be 24-hour darkness, but there's day and night in this movie.
    • Quotes

      David: [about going to meet Santa Claus] We'll all meet a big white rabbit and go to the mad hatter tea party.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Steven Wright/Marilyn Horne/Isabel Campbell (1984)

    User reviews34

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Nice Film to Watch
    BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 300 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA.

    The Night They Saved Christmas is a 1984 American made-for- television Christmas film directed by Jackie Cooper and executive produced by Jack Haley, Jr. and Robert Halmi, Jr. The film, about an oil company dynamiting in the North Pole in search of an oil field unaware that they are endangering Santa Claus, starred Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney and premiered on ABC on December 13, 1984.

    This film is worth watching. It has a charming cast and a story line that hits all the right notes without diving into the deep end. This is a Television-Movie so the Special Effects are limited and not the best however the film story works and that is what counts.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rettet den Weihnachtsmann
    • Filming locations
      • Barrow, Alaska, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert Halmi
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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