Product DescriptionThis irreverent Santa breaks from tradition in many ways. He has no Mrs., owns only four reindeer, and decides to convert his sleigh into an airborne motor home for a pre-Christmas vacation. He finds France too snooty, Scotland too cold, and Las Vegas just right. Tanned and rested, he returns to the North Pole in time to sort through the mail, pack up the toys, and hit the skies. Like the Santa of the Raymond Briggs book on which this 24-minute video is loosely based, he narrates his own story (splendidly voiced by Los Angeles stage actor William Dennis Hunt). But fans of the 1973 book will find the animated version far less cranky than the original. Although the book was aimed at ages 4-8, the video may have a wider appeal, depending on how you feel about the children seeing Santa gambling at the casino tables, dreaming of bikini-clad babes, and suffering a bout of diarrhea. --Kimberly Heinrichs - Actors: Mel Smith, William Dennis Hunt
- Director: Dave Unwin
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
- Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): English
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Language (Subtitled): French
- Region Code: 99
- Release Date: 2006-10-24
- Running Time: 25 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1991
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