In episode 9 of The Man of Screen Extra, Mike Zummo will take you on a Christmas journey to uncover one of the stories of that famous Christmas icon.
A fat man. In a red suit. Santa Claus.
Join Mike as he covers the 1985 feature film “Santa Claus: The Movie” in what could be the start of an annual Christmas episode. Find out how this could be a tale of two movies. The origin of Santa Claus and the climactic battle to save Christmas from an evil toymaker. There will be magic. There will be wonder.
There will be elves, reindeer and … scenery chewing. That last part comes courtesy of John Lithgow.
Does Mike like this movie? Does he hate it? Is it somewhere in between? And how exactly is this box-office failure related to the Christopher Reeve Superman films? Find out.
Next time: Mike is planning an episode on the 1949 “Batman & Robin” movie serial. It will come out eventually.
In episode 43 of The Man of Screen podcast, join Mike Zummo as he continues his coverage of the color Season 3 of The Adventures of Superman. Are you superstitious? […]
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