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3.5/10
955
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Lydia Brazzi
- Mrs. Claus
- (as Lidia Brazzi)
Franco Doria
- Elf
- (as Francesco Doria)
Arnaldo Fabrizio
- Elf
- (as Fabrizio Arnaldo)
Domenico Imperato
- Elf
- (as Imperato Domenico)
John Spencer Howell Jr.
- Boy Who Saved Christmas
- (uncredited)
David Tripp
- David
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie was shot without live sound. While most of the actors mouthed or speak the script in English, in the American version all of the Italian actors, except for Rossano Brazzi, had their voices dubbed by someone else, so that their accents would not show up. Brazzi, who appeared in many American films, is the only Italian who speaks English with his native accent.
- Quotes
Sam Whipple: Wait a minute! If you are Santa, what are you doing here? You're early!
Santa Claus: Christmas is not coming this year.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996)
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Commercial More Memorable
I remember the commercial for this movie more than I do the film itself! It featured the line where Rossanno Brazzi would bellow, "Merry Christmas I don't think!!" It was very scary for someone just starting school! The commercials would show up each December on the Birthday House show with Paul Tripp. The movie would run as a matinée at local theaters, and I remember the place being pretty crowded. My sisters and I dragged our poor mother out to see it for a few years running. I guess it was great marketing. It must all be pretty arcane, because every now and then I'll quote the bellow, and no one seems to know what I'm referring to.
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- dancing15bear
- Aug 15, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
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