# Call Me Claus (2001)

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**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: TV Movie, Family
**Directed by**: Peter Werner
**Written by**: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Brian Bird
**Starring**: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Victor Garber, Taylor Negron, Frankie Faison, Kip King

> *If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Lucy Cullins hires an actor as Santa for a shopping network special. By Christmas morning she’s learned more about herself than about holiday magic. A TV movie that mistakes sincerity for schmaltz.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy

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