The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Seen it?1985 | 50 min | Animation, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Nightmare Before Christmas or Arthur Christmas, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
- Earl HammondSanta Claus (voice)
- Earle HymanKing Awgwa (voice)
- Larry KenneyCommander of the Wind Demons (voice)
- Lynne LiptonQueen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
- Bob McFaddenTingler (voice)
- Lesley MillerNecile (voice)
- Peter NewmanPeter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice)
- Joey GrassoWeekum (voice)
- J.D. RothYoung Claus (voice)
- Alfred DrakeThe Great Ak (voice)