Probably the worst Christmas movie ever made- so of course, it was filmed in south Florida. The film begins with a chorus of Santas elves, (played by children from The Ruth Foreman Theater group), singing about Christmas nearing and the absence of Santa. The action abruptly switches to a Florida beach, where Santas sleigh has become (very superficially) mired in the sand. The absence of Santas reindeer is explained by claiming that they flew away shortly after the mishap because it was too hot for them. Apparently using telepathic powers, Santa summons local children to aid him. Most of the childrens attempts to free him involve animals, including a pig, a sheep, a donkey, a horse, and an actor in a gorilla suit. Inexplicably, two boys playing Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn watch and comment on the action from a distance. When all the childrens attempts fail, Santa encourages them not to give up hope, telling them the story of a girl who visits the theme park Pirates World where she hears the story of Thumbelina as an example. The film then segues into an hour-long adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale (obviously filmed separately, with higher production values, and featuring its own credit sequence), which proves to have a longer running time than the framing story. Thumbelina is an independent musical film by Barry Mahon. After the story, the children summon the titular bunny, who arrives haphazardly driving an antique fire engine. The bunny volunteers his vehicle as a replacement for Santas sleigh. Santa and the bunny then ride off to conduct Santas Christmas deliveries. The children are left to ponder the problem of Santas empty sleigh, which disappears before their eyes, ending the film. I shit you not.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 02:36:14 +0000
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