Directed by:
David S. Cass Sr.Cinematography:
Maximo MunziComposer:
Nathan WangCast:
Ethan Erickson, Sean Astin, Anne Dudek, Steve Valentine, Donovan Scott, Annie Thurman, Griffin Cleveland, Julia Cho, Steve Trzaska, Meg Cionni, Gabriel Suttle (more)VOD (1)
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As the Christmas season approaches, Dan Ryebeck (Ethan Erickson) is facing unemployment, and struggling to pay for the gifts he thinks will impress his two kids, Sally (Annie Thurman) and Joe (Griffin Cleveland). Always chasing a new business idea, Dan hasn't had time for family, including his wife Linda (Anne Dudek), who is finally fed up and filing divorce papers. Threatened by Linda's handsome and successful young boss, Trevor (Steve Valentine), Dan knows he must make this Christmas the best one yet to win his family back. But after auditioning for a mall Santa job and quickly losing his cool, Dan is frustrated and broke, blaming the holidays for his troubles. Little does he know his luck is about to turn around when the real Kris Kringle (Donovan Scott) pays him a visit from the North Pole. Deciding to take a vacation and leave Dan in charge, Kris sends his hard-working elf assistant Eddie (Sean Astin) to guide Dan as the new Santa Claus, hoping he'll learn a lesson in Christmas spirit. With the sudden power to impress Linda and the kids by making every wild Christmas wish come true, Dan soon gets carried away. As the fate of the whole world's Christmas rests in his hands, can Dan focus on what his family really needs without flubbing his greatest gig yet? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ethan Erickson
USA
Best movies:
John Dies at the End (2012)
Scream 3 (2000)
The In Crowd (2000)
Sean Astin
USA
Best movies:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Stranger Things (2016) (series) - actor, a.f.
Anne Dudek
USA
Best movies:
10 Items or Less (2006)
The Human Stain (2003)
The Good Neighbor (2016)
Steve Valentine
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (2009)
The Walk (2015)
The Midnight Man (2016)
Donovan Scott
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Police Academy (1984)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Annie Thurman
USA
Best movies:
The Hunger Games (2012)
Dark Skies (2013)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Griffin Cleveland
Best movies:
The Gambler (2014)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Time Toys (2016)
Julia Cho
USA
Best movies:
Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Non-Transferable (2017)
Steve Trzaska
Best movies:
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
The Amityville Murders (2018)
Meg Cionni
USA
Best movies:
Buck Wild (2013)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
The Rendezvous (2016)
Gabriel Suttle
Best movies:
Bonnie & Clyde (2013) (series)
Reluctant Nanny (2015) (TV movie)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Tiffany Adams
Best movies:
Stalked by My Doctor: The Return (2016) (TV movie)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Alien Dawn (2012)
John Balma
USA
Best movies:
Moonlight Mile (2002)
Stick It (2006)
Just Add Water (2008)
Kate Gilligan
USA
Best movies:
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Lies For Rent (2020) (TV movie)
Deadly Assistant (2019) (TV movie)
Madison Dae Clarion
Best movies:
Ted (2012)
Camp Takota (2014)
Help for the Holidays (2012) (TV movie)
David Michael Paul
USA
Best movies:
The Muppets (2011)
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
Lisa Canning
Best movies:
Scream (1996)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Bombshell (2019)