
Film
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
1989 · 1h 40m · Drama · TV Movie
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- 5.8
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Overview
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.
Cast

Charles Durning
Santa

Bruce Vilanch
Philpot

Wayne Osmond
Jeff Baxter
Risa Schiffman
Jennifer Baxter
Annette Marin
Laura Baxter

Beverly Rowland
Mrs. Claus
Crew
- Burt BrinckerhoffDirector
- Golda DavidWriter
- Alan Jay GlueckmanWriter
Details
- Release date
- December 1, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- G
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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