Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblance to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naivety to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.

Starring:

Edward Asner , Rene Auberjonois , Jim Metzler , Susan Tyrrell , Karen Landry , Alan North , Philip Bruns , Nicolas Van Burek , Vicki Wauchope , Zachary Ansley , Fred Gwynne , Peter Bibby , Lillian Carlson , David Glyn-Jones , Anthony Holland

Genre:

Drama, Family