Santa Who?

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Santa Who?

Directed by	William Dear
Produced by	Frank Siracusa
Written by	Debra Frank Steve L. Hayes
Starring	Leslie Nielsen Steven Eckholdt Robyn Lively
Music by	Joel McNeely
Cinematography	Derick V. Underschultz
Editing by	Edgar Burcksen
Distributed by	Hearst Entertainment
Release date(s)	United States November 19th 2000 United Kingdom December 3rd 2000
Running time	92 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Santa Who? is a film released in 2000, starring Leslie Nielsen, and directed by William Dear. The plot centers on Santa Claus developing a case of amnesia (specifically source amnesia) right before Christmas.

The film is rated PG.

[edit] Plot

The film starts with Santa feeling ill and going out for fresh air on a flight in his sleigh. Because of bad weather, he falls out and lands in New York. After the fall, he is unable to remember who he is.

An afraid-of-commitment TV newsreporter finds him and uses him on TV to get audience while vowing them to find his family. In the meantime, Santa works in a mall.

The TV newsreporter's son repeatedly tries to convince the adults that he is the real Santa Claus, which the adults refuse to believe.

Santa still remembers certain details about Christmas but is unable to remember how he knows them, as typically happens with source amnesia.

All the while, Santa's elves are looking for him.

Near the end, a couple thinks it could be their grandfather who has grown a beard, and take him with them. Instead, when it is proved he is Santa, the reporter regains his faith in Christmas and gains a family.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Leslie Nielsen	Santa Claus
Steven Eckholdt	Peter Albright
Robyn Lively	Claire Dreyer
Max Morrow	Zack Dreyer
Tommy Davidson	Max
Darren Frost	Rupert the Elf
Karen LeBlanc	Lenny the Camera Person
R.D. Reid	Grady
Ted Atherton	George, Ch. 12 Manager
Stewart Arnott	Lusby, Claire's Boss
Carol Lempert	Ellen, Claire's Secretary
Roger Clown	Ray Engles
Elizabeth Brown	Nancy Engles
Laura DeCarteret	Sister Greta
Richard Fitzpatrick	Detective Lohenry