Directed by Jeannot Szwarc   Written by David Newman   Leslie Newman   Cast Dudley Moore ... Patch John Lithgow ... B.Z. David Huddleston ... Santa Claus Burgess Meredith ... Ancient Elf Judy Cornwell ... Anya Claus Jeffrey Kramer ... Towzer Christian Fitzpatrick ... Joe Carrie Kei Heim ... Cornelia John Barrard ... Dooley Anthony O'Donnell ... Puffy Melvyn Hayes ... Goober Don Estelle ... Groot Tim Stern ... Boog Peter O'Farrell ... Honka Christopher Ryan ... Vout Dickie Arnold ... Goobler Aimée Delamain ... Storyteller (as Aimee Delamain) Dorothea Phillips ... Miss Tucker John Hallam ... Grizzard Judith Morse ... Miss Abruzzi Jerry Harte ... Senate Chairman Paul Aspland ... Reporter Sally Cranfield ... Reporter Michael Drew ... Reporter Walter Goodman ... Street Corner Santa John Cassady ... Wino Ronald Fernee ... Policeman Michael A. Ross ... Policeman (as Michael Ross) Nicholas Drake ... Elf Uncredited Cast Nicole Appleton ... little Girl in Ballet Class Kerry Barrett ... Sarah Foster Morgan Deare ... BZ's Lawyer Roy Evans ... Village Leader Jill Goldston ... Photographer in Court Kevin Hudson ... Elf Caroline John ... Woman Haydon-Pearce Josanne ... Hollywood Elf Stuart Milligan ... 2nd Senator Nancy Paul ... Mother Shannon Spruill ... Bratty Kid at Ballet Class Fred Wood ... Ancient Elf Produced by Ilya Salkind   Robert Simmonds   Pierre Spengler   Original Music by Henry Mancini

Additional Info Premiere: November 27, 1985 DVD Release: September 05, 2000 Blu-ray Release: October 26, 2010 Countries: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies GGG Major Studio Partners Calash Corporation N.V. (copyright holder) Lloyds TSB Business (as TSB Group) Lunar Finance Robert Fleming Leasing Limited Santa Claus Ltd. Snowglen Securities St. Michael Finance Limited Distributors TriStar Pictures   (1985) (USA) (theatrical) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1986) (USA) (TV) (pay television) Image Entertainment   (1986) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Media Home Entertainment   (1986) (USA) (VHS) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Viacom   (1989) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Video Treasures   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Paramount Domestic Television   (1995) (USA) (TV) (syndication) StudioCanal   (1997) (World-wide) (all media) (copyright owner) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Trifecta Entertainment and Media   (2012) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,002 / 21,254 Site Ranking #3,998 The Incredible Hulk: Season 2 (1978) #3,999 The Incredible Hulk: Season 5 (1981) #4,000 Paparazzi (2004) #4,001 The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023) #4,002 Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) #4,003 Treme: Season 3 (2012) #4,004 Treme: Season 1 (2010) #4,005 Treme: Season 2 (2011) #4,006 Treme: Season 4 (2013)