David Newman's first script draft named Moore's character Ollie, but Moore decided that the name should be changed to Patch, which was the nickname of his young son, Patrick.

Soon after, it went out of print and remained unavailable until 2009 when it was released on CD as a limited run of 1000 copies which sold out immediately upon release. Eventually, John Lithgow was settled on after Ilya Salkind watched Terms of Endearment and realized that he had a Grinch-type look to him. Santa Claus: The Movie was filmed in Buckinghamshire, England at Pinewood Studios, between August and November 1984. It was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and was the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind.The song "It's Christmas (All Over the World)" was written by Bill House and John Hobbs with Freddie Mercury in mind. The only praise he had for the film's acting was for John Lithgow, who Canby wrote "(gave) the film's only remotely stylish performance". John Carpenter was originally offered the chance to direct, but also wanted a say in the writing, musical score, and final cut of the film. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Great for playing dressup, stage performances and other activities like halloween or any of your favorite costumes.

Moore had briefly been considered to play the role of Mister Mxyzptlk in the Salkinds' aborted original script for Superman III, and for the role of Nigel in Supergirl. Z.'s assistant, Towzer, share his discovery that the candy canes explode when exposed to extreme heat. He turned down that role, but suggested his longtime friend and comic partner Peter Cook for the part.

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Lewis Gilbert was another early choice for director but, despite initial interest, he could not agree with the Salkinds over certain aspects of the script.

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Ebert also had some praise for Lithgow's "nice, hateful performance", but wrote that "the villain is not drawn big enough". The following Christmas Eve, the oldest elf dubs Claus " Santa Claus" and explains that the night will last as long as it takes for him to deliver toys to every child on Earth. Donner and Blitzen join six other reindeer and are fed hay sprinkled with magical powder that enables them to fly, pulling Santa's sleigh through the air.Other minor roles were played by Paul Aspland, Sally Granfield and Michael Drew as reporters; Walter Goodman as a street corner Santa; John Cassady as a wino; and Ronald Fernee and Michael Ross as policemen.