Saving Santa

Saving Santa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leon Joosen Aaron Seelman
Screenplay by	Ricky Roxburgh
Story by	Tony Nottage
Produced by	Terry Stone Nick Simunek Carolyn Bennett
Starring	Martin Freeman Tim Curry Noel Clarke Tim Conway Pam Ferris Ashley Tisdale Joan Collins
Music by	Grant Olding Mark Yaeger
Production companies	The Weinstein Company Gateway Films Prana Studios
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company (United States and the United Kingdom) Cinema Management Group (International)
Release date	1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States India
Language	English
Box office	$9,278,821[1]

Saving Santa is a 2013 animated Christmas comedy film created and written by Tony Nottage and directed by Leon Joosen, produced by Tony Nottage, Terry Stone, and Nick Simunek. The film was released direct-to-video.^[2][3]

Plot

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.^[4]

Voice cast

• Martin Freeman as Bernard D. Elf, the main protagonist of the film.
• Tim Curry as Neville Baddington, the former antagonist of the film, and a terrorist.
• Noel Clarke as Snowy, the investigating officer of the Christmas Defense Department.
• Tim Conway as Santa Claus, the Titular character.
• Pam Ferris as Mrs. Claus, Santa’s Spouse.
• Ashley Tisdale as Shiny, the female officer.
• Joan Collins as Vera Baddington, Neville’s biological mother, and the antagonist.
• Chris Barrie as Blitzen, a gibberish-speaking reindeer.
• Nicholas Guest as Chestnut, the CEO and manager of SanTech.
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Orange Haired Elf and Chestnut
• Rebecca Ferdinando as Valley Girl Elf
• Craig Fairbrass as The Mercenary
• Terry Stone as Mercenary
• Alex Walkinshaw as Reporter

Release

It was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2013 and the United States on November 5, 2013 on Blu-ray and DVD by The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment.^[5]

Reception

The film received mixed critical reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 17% based on six critical reviews.^[6]

See also

• List of Christmas films
• Santa Claus in film

References

1. "Saving Santa (2013)". Box Office Mojo.
2. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 275. ISBN 9781476672939.
3. Wilkinson, Amber (31 October 2014) Saving Santa 3D (2013) Film Review. Eye for Film. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
4. Meijer, Monica: Saving Santa (2013). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
5. "Saving Santa Blu-ray + DVD Review". Kidzworld.com.
6. "Saving Santa". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

External links

• Saving Santa at IMDb