The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star
Release: 1986-12-14
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 5.6
Drama
Family
TV Movie
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Lake Walloon Productions
Walt Disney Television
Cast
Ed Asner
as Horace McNickle
Philip Bruns
as Lucky
Lillian Carlson
as Mrs. Thurgood
Anthony Holland
as Old Con
Frank C. Turner
as Sad Sack Santa
Nicolas Van Burek
as Billy Jameson
Russell Hunter
as Old McNickle
John Payne
as Mr. Jerome
Jerry Wasserman
as Desk Sergeant
René Auberjonois
as Sumner
Susan Tyrrell
as Sara
Alan North
as Captain Whittaker
Fred Gwynne
as Waters
Claire Vardiel
as Mrs. Jerome
Robyn Stevan
as Waters Kid
Jim Metzler
as Stuart Jameson
David Glyn-Jones
as Night Watchman
Linda Darlow
as Warrington Mom
David Longworth
as Con
Don Thompson
as Janitor
William S. Taylor
as Gate Guard
