It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
AdventureComedy
⭐ 5.9 / 10(271)
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Released
- 1989
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 46 credits →- Beverly Rowland — Mrs. Claus
- Charles Durning — Santa
- Risa Schiffman — Jennifer Baxter
- Annette Marin — Laura Baxter