Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete (1999)

The Story of How St. Nick Got His Sleigh, Reindeer and Red Suit....and Became Santa Claus.

This warmhearted Yuletide tale tells the story of Grandpa Nichols who is spending his first Christmas alone as a widower. His grandson Pete is riveted by his grandfather's story of St. Nick, and Pete decides that it is his desire to do all he can to help out old St. Nick in any way he can.

Date of release
1999-12-05
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie, Family, Fantasy
Director
Duwayne Dunham

Casting

Interesting facts

Santa and Pete is a 1999 American Christmas film directed by Duwayne Dunham. It was written by Greg Taylor, based on the novel by Christopher Moore and Pamela Johnson. It stars Hume Cronyn as Saint Nick, Flex Alexander as Pete, and James Earl Jones as Grandpa Nicholas. It first aired on CBS on December 5, 1999.

Production

The story, adapted from the novel of the same name, comes from a Dutch legend. Jones said that he was happy to play the grandfather, as it meant that Cronyn wore Santa's uncomfortable costumes.

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