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 | |
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Lyle W. Edge | ... | Street Santa (as Lyle Edge) |
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Sykes Powderface | ... | Sven |
Richard Side | ... | Gary the Elf | |
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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 |
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. Written by anonymous
This is a highly predictable movie, but exceedingly sweet, as Jenny McCarthy, a demographics-driven marketing expert goes back to take over the family business -- the Santa Claus operations for daddy, of course -- and discovers the true meaning of Christmas. The jokes are a little weak as elves stop work every seventeen minutes for cookie breaks and Ms. McCarthy is a little strident.
George Wendt is surprisingly good at producing a layered performance as Santa Claus. Everyone else falls into patterns that you would expect in a post-millennium movie in which Christmas is freed from all religious significance, but it has its moments and its charms.