Hello, I am Santa Claus!

Movie
German title	Hello, I am Santa Claus!
Original title	Santa Who?
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK without Al.
Rod
Director	William Dear
script	Debra Frank ; Steve L. Hayes
production	Frank Siracusa
music	Joel McNeely
camera	Derick V. Underschultz
cut	Edgar Burcksen
occupation
	Leslie Nielsen : Santa Claus ; Steven Eckholdt : Peter Albright; Robyn Lively : Claire Dreyer; Max Morrow : Zack Dreyer; Tommy Davidson : Max; Darren Frost : Rupert; Karen LeBlanc : Lenny; RD Reid : Grady; Ted Atherton : George; Stewart Arnott : Lusby; Carol Lempert : Ellen; Roger Clown : Ray Engles; Elizabeth Saunders : Nancy Engles; Laura DeCarteret : Sister Greta; Richard Fitzpatrick : Detective Lohenry;

Hello, I am Santa Claus! (Alternative title: Hello, am I Santa Claus? ) (Santa Who?) Is an American comedy film from 2000 . Directed by William Dear and written by Debra Frank and Steve L. Hayes .

action

Peter Albright grows up in an orphanage. He is writing a letter to Santa Claus wishing a Merry Christmas. A teacher throws the letter into the fire. Albright is a television reporter 25 years later; he should report on Christmas that he doesn't like. His boss wants a happy report, but Albright would rather show tragedies. Albright's friend Claire Dreyer is a single mother to Zack; she works as a manager in a New York department store. Claire urges Albright to decide what to do with the relationship.

After an accident, Santa falls from the sky directly onto the hood of Albright's car. He has amnesia . Santa, who is taken for a normal person, is hired as Santa Claus by Claire in the department store. He appears on television - on Albrights' program, who hopes the man's family will recognize him. Only Zack thinks he's the real Santa Claus.

The goblins who work for Santa Claus arrive in New York on a plane and are looking for their boss. A family reports as alleged relatives of Santa Claus and takes the man home. He leaves his coat behind, in whose pockets Albright finds letters to Santa Claus - including the one he wrote himself 25 years ago. He calls Santa Claus, who regains his memory and, together with the goblins, delivers gifts to children. Albright, Claire and their son spend Christmas together.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a " humorous (television) comedy that throws up many Christmas (film) motifs more or less pointedly ". He offers " formally hardly ambitious entertainment without particular depth ".

The magazine TV direkt 24/2007 wrote that Leslie Nielsen was "annoying better ".

Awards

Max Morrow and the film for Best Family Film Produced for Television were nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2001. The film was nominated for the 2001 Saturn Award for Best TV Film.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Toronto .

Web links

Hello, I am Santa Claus! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Hello, I am Santa Claus! at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Hello, I'm Santa Claus! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] TV direkt 24/2007, page 147

[3] Filming locations for Santa Who ?, accessed December 6, 2007