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| Jonathan Winters | Santa |
| Ben Stein | Spunky |
| Victoria Jackson | Communication Elf |
| Don LaFontaine | Narrator |
| Mark DeCarlo | Security Elf 1 |
| David Floyd | Security Elf 2 |
| Steve Oedekerk | Girl |
| Keith Alcorn | Soldier Elf |
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| Tim Hatcher | 'Elvis' Elf |
| Director | John A. Davis
John Davis |
| Producer | Keith Alcorn
Paul Marshal Kinsey Beck John Davis Steve Oedekerk |
| Writer | John A. Davis
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The kid-friendly Santa vs. the Snowman began as a 1997 animated television special, then made a leap to the biggest movie screens--IMAX--in the world (in 3-D, no less), and now has come full circle to DVD with its extra, simulated perspective and deep focus intact. (3-D glasses, which come with the disc, are required.) An animator's lark, Santa concerns a battle between Mr. Claus and a scheming snowman who tries to overtake Santa's toy-making and Christmas Eve delivery operation. A full-scale war erupts (there are some scary images here, particularly of a snowman writhing to his fiery death), though the violence is mitigated by clever quotes from movie and animation classics, including Toy Story and the stop-motion television perennial Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The original 2-D geometric planes are artfully reinvented to achieve an exciting depth. --Tom Keogh |
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