It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
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Cast
Charles Durning
as Santa
Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor. He best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), D...
Bruce Vilanch
as Philpot
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Bruce Vilanch (born November 23, 1948) is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a six-time Emmy Award-winner known to industry professionals in...
Wayne Osmond
as Jeff Baxter
Beverly Rowland
as Mrs. Claus
Beverly Rowland was born on August 27, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Sariah in the Animated Book of Mormon series. She died on May 7, 2008 in St.
Director
Burt Brinckerhoff
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