Call Me Claus

*Call Me Claus*
Call Me Claus
Genre	Comedy
Teleplay by	Sara Bernstein; Gregory Bernstein; Brian Bird;
Story by	Paul Mooney; Sara Bernstein; Gregory Bernstein;
Directed by	Peter Werner
Starring	Whoopi Goldberg; Nigel Hawthorne; Brian Stokes Mitchell; Victor Garber; Taylor Negron; Frankie R. Faison; Alexandra Wentworth; Melody Garrett; Robert Costanzo;
Music by	Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Whoopi Goldberg; Lisa Sanderson; Garth Brooks;
Producers	Tom Leonardis; Jay Benson;
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor	Benjamin A. Weissman
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Red Strokes Entertainment; One Ho Productions; Columbia TriStar Television;
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	December 2, 2001
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Call Me Claus is a 2001 American Christmas comedy television film directed by Peter Werner and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne. The film involves Santa Claus (Hawthorne) who needs a replacement Santa after serving his 200-year reign. He decides on Lucy Cullins (Goldberg), an eccentric, grouchy shopping network executive, who hires him to promote Christmas decorations and presents on the network. The film was produced by Red Strokes Entertainment, One Ho Productions and Columbia TriStar Television and premiered on TNT on December 2, 2001, and was also released on VHS and DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The film has since been reran on Lifetime, Freeform and The Hallmark Channel.