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Call Me Claus is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Robert Costanzo released in USA on 2 december 2001 with Whoopi Goldberg
Call Me Claus (2001)
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Add to a movie listCall Me Claus is a television movie starring Whoopi Goldberg. The movie involves Santa Claus (Nigel Hawthorne) who needs a replacement Santa after serving his 200-year reign. He decides on Lucy Collins (Whoopi Goldberg), an eccentric, grouchy shopping network executive, who hires him to promote Christmas decorations and presents on the network. The movie made its premiere on Turner Network Television on December 2, 2001, and has also been aired on Lifetime and The Hallmark Channel.
Nigel Hawthorne died just 24 days after the release of the film, and just one day after Christmas Dec. 26, 2001
Synopsis
The movie starts as a flashback to Lucy Collins as a little girl. Her mother takes the kids to see a shopping mall Santa Claus, who happens to be the real one. Santa is nearing the end of his 200-year reign as St. Nick, and needs to find a replacement, someone who enjoys the Christmas season and it is shown from the heart.Actors
Whoopi Goldberg
(Lucy Cullins)
Nigel Hawthorne
(Nick)
Victor Garber
(Taylor)
Taylor Negron
(Ralph)
Frankie Faison
(Dwayne)
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