''Must Be Santa'' is a 1999 Canadian television film that tells the story of Floyd Court (

Arnold Pinnock Arnold Pinnock (born 1967) is a Canadian actor who is perhaps best known for his appearance as Paul Greebie, Casey's guidance counselor, in ''Life with Derek''. Pinnock was born in Birmingham, England. His career began with sketch comedy at Toro ...

), who is selected as the successor to Santa Claus. Robert Sherrin produced the film while Brad Turner was director. At the time of its release, it was considered to be one of the most expensive such projects ever produced by the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

. It was made more expensive when production of the film was interrupted in February 1999 by a strike of the CBC's technicians. Production resumed in May after a labor settlement.

Joe Flaherty Joseph Flaherty (born June 21, 1941) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy '' SCTV'' from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer), and as Harold Weir on ''Freaks and G ...

makes an appearance as his SCTV character

Count Floyd Count Floyd is a fictional character featured in television and played by comic actor Joe Flaherty. He is a fictional horror host in the tradition of TV hosts on local television in both the United States and Canada. The Count Floyd character ori ...

. The film won a

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

in 2000 for Best Visual Effects.

Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

provided international distribution.

Cast

- Floyd Court *

Dabney Coleman Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. Coleman's best known films include '' 9 to 5'' (1980), '' On Golden Pond'' (1981), ''Tootsie'' (1982), ''WarGames'' (1983), '' Cloak & Dagger'' (1984), ''The Beverly Hillbillies ...

- Tuttle *

Deanna Milligan Deanna Milligan (born January 1, 1972, Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous Canadian and American films and television shows. Career Milligan had a major role playing Dave Thomas' daughter in ''The Beachcomber ...

- Natalie Fairlie *

Keenan MacWilliam Keenan MacWilliam (born 26 December 1989) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, writer, director, fashion designer, producer, art director, graphic designer, and associate producer. She is best known for her roles as Carole Hanson #1 on "The S ...

- Heather

References

External links

CBC: ''Must Be Santa''
* 1999 films Canadian television specials CBC Television original programming Christmas television films Christmas television specials Films directed by Brad Turner Canadian Screen Award-winning television shows Santa Claus in film 1990s Canadian films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub

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