Santa Baby (2006)

Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she ... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Garrett Frawley, Brian Turner

Stars:

Jenny McCarthy, Ivan Sergei, George Wendt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jenny McCarthy	...	Mary Class
Ivan Sergei	...	Luke Jessup
George Wendt	...	Santa Claus
Kandyse McClure	...	Donna Louise Campbell
Michael Moriarty	...	T.J. Hamilton
Tobias Mehler	...	Grant Foley
Lynne Griffin	...	Mrs. Claus
Lyle W. Edge	...	Street Santa (as Lyle Edge)
Sykes Powderface	...	Sven
Richard Side	...	Gary the Elf
James Higuchi	...	Dave the Elf
Gabe Khouth	...	Skip the Elf
Jessica Parker Kennedy	...	Lucy the Elf
Tom Carey	...	Bob the I.T. Guy
Chris Enright	...	Schultz - Helicopter Pilot

Storyline

Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she left behind to take over for her dad and implement her innovative ideas for running Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

north pole | daughter of santa claus | christmas | christmas day | christmas movie | 

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Taglines:

Santa's daughter is taking over the family business and she's got BIG ideas.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

ABC Family [United States]

Country:

USA Canada Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

La fille du Père Noël

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

"Mary Christmas" Filmproduktions,Alberta Film Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Santa Baby (2006) was a ratings hit for ABC FAMILY, pulling in over 4.7 million viewers during its initial airing, making it, at the time, the most watched original movie developed for the channel.

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Goofs

In the first boardroom scene, the date on Grant's PDA reads 10/17/06, even though it is established that the movie begins on the day before Thanksgiving, which would put it on 11/22/06.

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Quotes

Mary Class: Dad. I'd tell you what to do with this stocking, but I don't want to end up on the naughty list. Wait. I'm in charge of the naughty list. Here's your stocking. Stuff it.

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Connections

Followed by Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009)

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Soundtracks

The Man With All the Toys
Composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by Brian Wilson
Courtesy of Arista Records

User Reviews

Opens poorly, ends on a nicer note

This is not the first story about Santa planning to retire, and let a son/daughter take over the toy manufacturing and delivery business. The idea has been done before, often and better.

Apparently, Santa's daughter Mary (Jenny McCarthy) was once as kind hearted and sweet as her folks and the elves that work for them. For whatever reason, she veered from her famous father's (George Wendt) path, and became a corporate junior exec with a big mouth and an attitude to match. When she discovers her dad is physically unable to perform his duties one season, she butts in, takes over, and embarks on a board room mentality approach to revamp the North Pole toyshop for greater "efficiency." The dialogue is needlessly negative, as she mocks generosity, Christmas cheer, elves, and her amiable father. Here's a typical line from the movie, as an example of the overall tone: "Here's a stocking....stuff it." Original and hilarious, isn't it?

The acting rises above the script, and there's a sweet, sentimental romance in the later going of the film. It's a shame that the meanness early on may lead you to shut this thing off before it introduces this element. If you can make it through the first half of the film, you may find a dose of Christmas spirit from the movie near the end.