Saving Santa Explained

Saving Santa
Director:	Leon Joosen Aaron Seelman
Producer:	Terry Stone Nick Simunek Carolyn Bennett
Screenplay:	Ricky Roxburgh
Story:	Tony Nottage
Music:	Grant Olding Mark Yaeger
Starring:	Martin Freeman Tim Curry Noel Clarke Tim Conway Pam Ferris Ashley Tisdale Joan Collins
Studio:	The Weinstein Company Gateway Films Prana Studios
Distributor:	The Weinstein Company (United States and the United Kingdom) Cinema Management Group (International)
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom United States India
Language:	English
Gross:	$9,278,821^[1]

Saving Santa is a 2013 animated comedy film created and written by Tony Nottage and directed by Leon Joosen, produced by Tony Nottage, Terry Stone, and Nick Simunek. The film was released direct-to-video.^[2] ^[3]

Plot

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.^[4]

Voice cast

Martin Freeman as Bernard D. Elf, the main protagonist of the film.
Tim Curry as Neville Baddington, the former antagonist of the film, and an terrorist.
Noel Clarke as Snowy, the investigating officer of the Christmas Defense Department.
Tim Conway as Santa Claus, the Titular character.
Pam Ferris as Mrs. Claus, Santa’s Spouse.
Ashley Tisdale as Shiny, the female officer.
Joan Collins as Vera Baddington, Neville’s biological mother, and the antagonist.
Chris Barrie as Blitzen, an gibberish-speaking reindeer.
Nicholas Guest as Chestnut, the CEO and manager of SanTech.
Richard Steven Horvitz as Orange Haired Elf and Chestnut
Rebecca Ferdinando as Valley Girl Elf
Craig Fairbrass as The Mercenary
Terry Stone as Mercenary
Alex Walkinshaw as Reporter

Release

It was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2013 and the United States on November 5, 2013 on Blu-ray and DVD by The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment.^[5]

Reception

The film received mixed critical reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of based on critical reviews.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Saving Santa (2013). Box Office Mojo.
Book: Crump . William D. . Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film . 2019 . McFarland & Co . 9781476672939 . 275.
Wilkinson, Amber (31 October 2014) Saving Santa 3D (2013) Film Review. Eye for Film. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
Meijer, Monica: Saving Santa (2013). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
Web site: Saving Santa Blu-ray + DVD Review . Kidzworld.com.
Web site: Saving Santa. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. .