Cast and credits. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the director, who is impressed; when he goes to ... See full summary ». Lucy holds many auditions with no luck. He has to find his replacement as the real Santa in 4 weeks. Play Trailer; If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill. And above all you will get premium content of online streaming services for free. 1:17 Call Me Claus. A TV exec hires an actor to play Santa Claus for her network, only to find out that the actor really in Santa Claus. One night, Nick goes to her house and tells her truthfully about his search. He has to find his replacement as the real Santa in 4 weeks. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Before he leaves Los Angeles, he leaves the hat on Lucy's dresser, with a note that says it's never too late. Meanwhile, it is Nick's last Christmas as Santa, and he must find Lucy again. Lucy hires him. Utterly surprised she is ever employed as an actor. Patrick Spreng . CALL ME CLAUS is a hysterically delightful and touching story. Call Me Claus is a 2001 American made-for-television christmas comedy film directed by Peter Werner and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne. Collapse. Watch Call Me Claus starring Whoopi Goldberg in this Fantasy on DIRECTV. Nigel Hawthorne Nick. The movie involves Santa Claus (Hawthorne) who needs a replacement Santa after serving his 200-year reign. The movie made its premiere on TNT on December 2, 2001, and has also been aired on Lifetime, Freeform and The Hallmark Channel. Unfortunately, after leaving the mall, Lucy receives news that her father had been killed, devastating her. TMDb Score. Curious, she puts the hat on and it glows brightly. Add to Wishlist. She hires the real Santa as Santa. A seemingly deluded old man is hired to play Santa for a TV shopping channel, only to turn out he's only the real bloody Santa! It's available to watch. A TV exec hires an actor to play Santa Claus for her network, only to find out that the actor really in Santa Claus. She sees Nick on the couch and starts to tell him about the dream. The youngest of the Antonopoulou family, the eight-year-old Angelos and storyteller, will travel with us in the late 60's, when television was slowly entering the family living rooms, in "Our Best Years". Cast & Crew See All. He decides on Lucy Cullins (Whoopi Goldberg), an eccentric, grouchy shopping network executive, who hires him to promote Christmas decorations and presents on the network. A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas. Lucy's family begins to realize she is Santa. Actors. This is one of my favorite Christmas movies. This made-for-TV fantasy, which first aired on TNT, features Whoopi Goldberg as a modern-day Scrooge who gets some holiday spirit. Lucy is unknowingly the only candidate left. Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. Before they continue, Lucy tells Ralph to stop the sled and go to a church, where her niece is performing in the choir. Call Me Claus (2001 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew. Taylor Negron, Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Mitchell, Victor Garber. Sets are not overly cheap and the pace moves along. He says if he doesn't find a successor, a giant flood will engulf the world, adding that that was the reason for the Noah's Ark story. With surprised faces, people run outside, and see the sleigh. An instant holiday classic from executive producer Whoopi Goldberg and the executive producing team of Lisa Sanderson and Garth Brooks. When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets more than she bargained for. When Lucy gets a ride back home from her boss, she starts to believe what Nick said about Christmas, and her role as Santa. The let down (as usual) is Goldberg - who's spent 80% of her career phoning-in a performance and delivering a scene with the one aim of receiving the cheque for it. When she hires Nick to play Santa for the Christmas shopping showcase, he informs her that he is the real Santa Claus, and he needs her to take his place. After a few days on the job, Nick cultures a close friendship with Lucy. Actors. Stars as Lucy Cullins, a producer at a TV shopping network executive into his replacement from Brooks. Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Read more. An instant holiday classic from executive producer Whoopi Goldberg and the executive producing team of Lisa Sanderson and Garth Brooks. Nick makes his final broadcast on Christmas Eve. He comes up with the idea of hiring someone dressed as Santa Claus to advertise Christmas memorabilia. From Tim Allen to Tom Hanks: The 15 Most Memorable Cinematic Santas. By Garth Brooks This song can be purchased on Magic of Christmas at Amazon.Com. For the first couple of houses, Nick helps Lucy go down the chimney and deliver the toys. Starring Academy Award(r) winner Whoopi Goldberg and featuring the impressive talent of Nigel Hawthorne as Santa Claus. Starring Academy Award(r) winner Whoopi Goldberg and featuring the impressive talent of Nigel Hawthorne as Santa Claus. Call Me Claus is an American television comedy film movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne (in his final performance). Title: To your Watchlist to be in good playable condition and he faces retirement! As it turns out, Santa is faced with mandatory retirement after 200 years on the job and he must find his replacement by Christmas Eve or the world will face dire consequences. Taylor Negron, Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Mitchell, Victor Garber. From Academy Award winning director Peter Werner (1976 best short film, fact fans) comes Call me Claus.Put Miracle on 34th Street and The Santa Clause into a Christmas movie blender and the result would be this movie. He walks around the once-unpleasant community and begins to see the Christmas spirit for which he long hoped. 2001 90 minutes. Dated film now - but notable for a (somewhat overwritten) relevant , often humorous and grown-up script. CALL ME CLAUS serves up standard holiday fare -- the world will end if Santa doesn't save Christmas in time -- but that's about it. Call Me Claus. Lucy's a producer on a home shopping channel. In 1965 Los Angeles, Lucy Cullins and her mother go to see a Santa Claus at a shopping mall, who happens to be the real one. She hires the real Santa as Santa. Nick does so, and she wakes up thinking the North Pole had been a dream. Unbelievably still unconvinced, Lucy demands Nick send her home. Add the first question. 1. In Nick's first few days at work, calls come in big numbers and the network sells more Christmas stuff than any other shopping network. Light-O-Rama Sequences for people with limited time or people that just want almost Plug-N-Play. IMDb R. Tomatoes. A cynical television director is asked to take over the role of Santa Claus in order to save the world. When she arrives, she catches her niece's solo, and congratulates her, her brother, and her mom. Directed by Peter Werner. CALL ME CLAUS is a hysterically delightful and touching story. Christmas / Holiday tips, recipes and experiences to help make the holidays throughout the years more memorable. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Call Me Claus [Single] - Garth Brooks on AllMusic - 2001 Add to Wishlist. Call Me Claus. Light-O-Rama Sequences for people with limited time or people that just want almost Plug-N-Play. Once she has her Santa suit, Nick doesn't have his. Lucy ponders why he says "good luck." Nick puts the hat on every kid. View production, box office, & company info. After nearly giving up hope, she sees Nick, who is jolly and obviously loves the season. After congratulations and a salary raise, Nick couldn't be happier. Directed by (1) Writing credits (6) Cast (31) Produced by (6) Music by (3) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (4) Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. After receiving a big thanks from the staff, Nick begins to head back to the North Pole without a successor and preparing for the flood with the elves. Call Me Claus Whoopi Goldberg Nigel Hawthorne Brian Stokes Mitchell (2001) Facing mandatory retirement after 200 years, Santa Claus (Nigel Hawthorne) asks a television producer (Whoopi Goldberg) to replace him. Call Me Claus [VHS] Whoopi Goldberg (Actor), Nigel Hawthorne (Actor), Peter Werner (Director) Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Call_Me_Claus&oldid=997627225, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox television with editor parameter, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from May 2011, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Michael Francis Kelly as Military Man (as Michael F. Kelly), Nicholas Edwin Barb as Boy Onlooker (as Nicholas Barb), This page was last edited on 1 January 2021, at 13:30. 2001 90 minutes. In 2001, Lucy forgotten about the Christmas spirit due to losing her father, and focuses more on her job than her family. She is very successful, but very unhappy. Actor Hawthorne does a very professional job - shame he's maybe too old at this point. 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