The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a live-action film based on the book of the same name by L. Frank Baum.
Plot[]
Have a merry Christmas as Santa Claus accomplishes his goal to bring joy and happiness to the children of the world. His friends, the Ryls, Knooks, Fairies, Wood Nymphs, Ak the Master Woodsman, and Herb the unicorn assist our toymaking friend on his journey of a lifetime. A cat named Blinkie, flying reindeer, little helpers, Christmas traditions, even a mantle that grants immortality, Santa Claus will grant you a Christmas wish you will never forget. But watch out for the wicked Awgwas, they will stop at nothing prevent Santa from accomplishing his goal. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus will be a great movie for many Christmases yet to come because in all this world, nothing is so beautiful as a happy child.
Characters[]
Santa Claus: The main protagonist, the well-known toymaker who does his work to bring happiness to children on Christmas Eve. He never lets anyone or anything stop him from focusing on his goal. He starts out human, but then becomes immortal.
Ak: The Master Woodsman, in charge of all the world's forests. He helps Santa to accomplish his goal in bringing happiness to children.
Necile: A wood nymph who is Santa's adoptive mother.
Zurline: Queen of the wood nymphs who are in charge of trees. She joins the council of Immortals.
Lulea: Queen of the fairies who are in charge of mankind. She gives Wisk to Santa as well as joins the council of Immortals.
Nelko: Ak's assistant. He gives Santa an enchanted axe with a force of its own for chopping wood in order to build a house.
Kilter: Ak's other assistant who becomes one of Santa's helpers.
Peter: A knook who becomes one of Santa's helpers given to him by the Prince of the Knooks. He even gives Santa a cat named Blinkie.
Nuter: A ryl who becomes one of Santa's helpers given to him by the Prince of the Ryls.
Wisk: A fairy who becomes one of Santa's helpers, though rather mischievous. Given to Santa by Queen Lulea.
Will: A knook in charge of the reindeer who pull Santa's sleigh.
The King of the Ryls: In charge of all the Ryls who are in charge of flowers and plants, he lives in Valencia while his son, the prince, lives in Burzee. The Ryl king joins the Council of Immortals.
The Prince of the Ryls: The son of the Ryl King, he gives Nuter to Santa.
The King of Knooks: In charge of all the Knooks who are in charge of animals, he lives in India while his son, the prince, lives in Burzee. The Knook king joins the Council of Immortals.
The Prince of the Knooks: The son of the Knook King, he gives Peter to Santa. When Will cuts off the deal of letting Santa use his reindeer for his toy deliveries, the Knook Prince declines, allowing another chance as he talked it over with Ak, though on three conditions.
The King of the Sleep Fays: In charge of making mortals fall asleep with a special staff, he joins the Council of Immortals.
The Gnome King: He makes an offer with Santa to trade some toys for improvements to his sleigh. The Gnome King even joins the Council of Immortals.
The King of the Sound Imps: In charge of all the sound in the world, he even has wings on his feet as well as an anxious and careworn face. He joins the Council of Immortals.
The King of the Light Elves: In charge of all the light in the world, he never goes anywhere without his two princes, Flash and Twilight. Flash, Twilight, and their father join the Council of Immortals.
Flash and Twilight: Two princes, sons of the King of the Light Elves. The King never goes anywhere without them in order to keep them out of trouble. The King and his two sons join the Council of Immortals.
The Queen of the Water Sprites: In charge of all the water in the world; she is beautiful, but always wet. She joins the Council of Immortals.
The King of the Wind Demons: In charge of all the wind in the world, he can never stay still for very long. He joins the Council of Immortals.
Kern: Ak's brother, the Master Husbandman in charge of all the world's fields. He joins the Council of Immortals.
Bo: Ak's brother, the Master Mariner in charge of all the world's oceans. He joins the Council of Immortals.
Shiegra: A lioness who first mothers Santa as a baby until Necile adopts him. When Shiegra is ready to die, Santa makes a new toy just like her so he can always remember her.
Blinkie: A cat given to Santa by Peter Nook, she gets her name from how she blinks all the time. Blinkie becomes a model for the first toy that Santa invents.
Reindeer: Owned by Will Knook, allowed by their owner to pull Santa's sleigh for toy deliveries since they have always wanted to see the world. The deer all have names that rhyme like Flossie and Glossie.
The Spirit of Death: She comes to take Santa when his time is almost up, but the Immortals appear just in time to prevent it and bring the Mantle of Immortality to their friend, much to the Spirit's dismay.
Jack Frost: The spirit of winter and a good friend of Santa, though he doesn't always trust him. Jack's father, the Frost King, never likes the idea of his son getting into trouble, but he just can't help himself.
Mayrie and her brother: Two siblings from a village who come to the Laughing Valley of Hohaho to receive some toys from Santa.
Weekum: A boy from a village who gets lost in a snowstorm trying to get to his aunt's house. Santa nurses him back to health, gives a wooden cat he carved, and takes him back home after the storm passes.
Bessie Blithesome: Daughter of the Lord of Lerd, her father never allows her make friends with other children or Santa to visit her, due to his pride. Bessie angrily tells her father that she will make up for his wrongdoing when he dies. She visits the Laughing Valley asking the toymaker for a toy when what she really wants is a friend. So Mr. Claus makes her the very first doll which looks like Necile.
The Lord of Lerd: Father of Bessie Blithesome. Due to his pride, he forbids his daughter to befriend other children or Santa to visit her. Bessie furiously vows that upon her father's death, she will make up for his wrongdoing.
Baron Braun: A nobleman who is very aggressive and proud of it. When he forbids Santa to visit his son and threatens to hang him from an iron hook the next time he comes around, the baron's son gets so angry at his father that he vows to make up for his wrongdoing on the day he becomes baron. The new baron comes to the Valley of Hohaho and does the opposite of his late father's wickedness by allowing Mr. Claus to deliver toys to his own children.
Awgwas: Terrible creatures who detest anything good, including Santa and his gift for making toys. Neither mortal nor immortal, they are able to make themselves invisible only to mortals and make children do bad things in order for them to be happy. They try banishing Santa to the jungle of Ethop, but he calls Knooks for help. The Awgwas try imprisoning him in a cave on their mountain, but Santa calls Fairies for help. When the toymaker heads out to deliver his toys, the Awgwas take him by surprise and steal his toys, refusing to leave him alone. Ak tries to reason with the creatures, but they refuse to change their ways or heed his warnings, so the Immortals decide to destroy the Awgwas. Ak destroys the Awgwa King by chopping him in two with a silver axe while the Wood Nymphs turn the other Awgwas into clods of dirt with enchanted willow branches. After the Awgwas become extinct, Santa is allowed to continue his toymaking and the Fairies return to him the stolen toys.
Asiatic Dragons: Joining the Awgwas in battle, they hate mankind and good spirits as they breathe a terrible fire which even they are not immune to. During the battle, the Fairies use magic wands to blow the fire back onto the dragons, causing them to shrivel up and die.
Three-Eyed Giants of Tartary: Joining the Awgwas in battle, they always love to fight. During the battle, the Knooks use spears to defeat many of the giants while the remaining ones flee back to Tartary.
Goozzle Goblins: Joining the Awgwas in battle, they have razor-sharp talons for piercing human flesh. During the battle, the Ryls use bramble thorns to pierce each goblin in the heart.
Black Demons: Joining the Awgwas in battle from Patalonia, they have bat-like wings and bring misery to the world wherever they fly. During the battle, Herb defeats the demons by turning them into rainbows with blasts from his horn.
Herb: The narrator, a unicorn who is Santa's bodyguard. He always has been ever since Santa was a baby; Herb didn't fit in with any other unicorns, so he came to the Forest of Burzee. He vows to stick by Santa's side from henceforth, as it is his job to stand guard in front of Santa's house and watch over the valley while the toymaker is out delivering toys on Christmas Eve. Since he is also immortal, nothing can harm him, as he is able to withstand any kind of weather. During the battle against the Awgwas, he blasts the Black Demons with his horn, turning them into rainbows. Herb also announces and attends the Council of Immortals when Santa's time is almost up. In the end, the unicorn continues his job as bodyguard as promised from henceforward.
Cast[]
- Harrison Ford as Santa Claus
- Jovan Armand as Young Adult Santa Claus
- Azriel Dalman as Child Santa Claus
- Jason Momoa as Herb
- Johnny Depp as Ak
- Steve Carell as Kern
- Fred Wolf as Bo
- Gal Gadot as Necile
- Jennifer Lawrence as Queen Zurline
- Lily James as Queen Lulea
- Mackenzie Foy as Shiegra
- Clancy Brown as Nelko
- David Tennant as Kilter
- Alexander Ludwig as Peter Knook
- Robert Pattinson as Nuter Ryl
- Dylan O'Brien as Wisk Fairy
- Deep Roy as Will Knook
- Timothée Chalamet as Flossie/Glossie
- Mike Colter as the Ryl King
- Michael B. Jordan as the Ryl Prince
- Anthony Mackie as the Knook King
- Jake Austin Walker as the Knook Prince
- Vin Diesel as the King of the Sleep Fays
- James Cosmo as the Gnome King
- Brian Hull as the Sound Imp King
- Oscar Isaac as the Light Elf King
- Julian Hillard as Prince Flash
- Phoenix Nicholson as Prince Twilight
- Dakota Fanning as the Water Sprite Queen
- Zac Efron as the Wind Demon King
- Noah Schnapp as Jack Frost
- Helena Bonham Carter as The Spirit of Death
- Chicago West as Mayrie
- Thiago Hendrix Greer as Mayrie's brother
- Dean Woodward as Weekum
- Emma Stone as Bessie Blithesome
- Finley Rose Slater as Young Bessie Blithesome
- James Monroe Iglehart as the Lord of Lerd
- Felipe Esparza as Old Baron Braun
- Matt Rupp as New Baron Braun
- Cary Christopher as Young New Baron Braun
- Ben Barnes as the Awgwa King
Songs[]
- Joy to the World
- With a Ho, Ho, Ho
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- Up On the Housetop
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- With a Ho, Ho, Ho (reprise)
Trailer[]
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Trailer/Transcript
Script[]
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus/Transcript
Video Game[]
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Video Game)
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- This is to be a live action adaptation of the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus since Rankin/Bass made a stop-motion TV special in 1985, a Japanese company made an anime TV series in 1996, and Universal made a 2D animated film in 2000.
- Herb did not appear in the book despite there being unicorns in the Universal movie, which is why he mentions that he is usually left out of the story since he doesn't mind.
- It didn't mention in the book about the three masters being brothers, but in this film, that will change.
- It didn't mention in the book who defeated the Black Demons, but in this film, Herb the unicorn will do just that.