The Christmas Star

Disney gives families a gift full of the spirit of the season as Ed Asner plays Horace McNickle, a counterfeiter who escapes prison through his extraordinary likeness to St. Nick. The police are closing in, but Christmas is near so there are redsuited ones everywhere. McNickle is desperate to recover loot from an earlier caper, and can’t make a move until he takes advantage of two neighborhood kids who really believe he is Santa. After the kids come through, it dawns on him that he has always missed the true meaning of the holidays. Rather than make good on his escape, he tries to make good on his promises.

Director:

Alan Shapiro

Producer:

Joan Burney Keatings

Writer:

Carol Dysinger, Alan Shapiro

Cast:

Edward Asner, René Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Karen Landry, Nicolas Van Burek, Vicki Wauchope

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TOMATOMETER®

45%

Critics Consensus: Crudely effective and effectively crude, Strays is more amusing than hilarious, but this comedy's scattershot humor is partly offset by its surprisingly big heart.

Additional Info

• Genre:Drama, Family
• Release Date:December 14, 1986
• Languages:English, Spanish
• Captions:English
• Audio Format:
  5.1

If purchased in:4K

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