In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time is a 1991 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy-comedy film directed by George T. Miller. The film was first telecast December 16, 1991 on NBC.
| In the Nick of Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Family Fantasy |
| Written by | Jon S. Denny Rick Podell Michael Preminger Maryedith Burrell |
| Directed by | George T. Miller |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Michael Tucker Cleavon Little |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Janet Faust Krusi |
| Producer(s) | Michael Jaffe |
| Production location(s) | Toronto |
| Cinematography | Brian R.R. Hebb |
| Editor(s) | Ron Wisman |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | December 16, 1991 |
Plot
The old Santa Claus (Bridges) has seven days to find the new Santa Claus (Tucker) and pass the torch to him. The only problem is the new Santa Claus is a curmudgeon who lost his wife and his will to live. He works as a reporter for The Chicago Sun Times, which is a throwback to Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and has to rediscover the joy of Christmas. At the last minute, he realizes what is important and becomes the new Santa Claus.
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges - Santa Claus
- Michael Tucker - Ben Talbot
- Cleavon Little - Freddy (This is his last appearance.)
- Conrad Bergschneider - Louie
- Matt Birman - Window Dresser
- Richard Blackburn - William
- Steve Cliffe - Gang Member #1
- Jessica DiCicco - Aimee Misch
- Lucy Filippone - Sheila
- Elvira Graham - Tough Chick
- Ted Hanlan - Ward Santa
- Thomas Hauff - Figgus
- Ken James - Ridley
- Phillip Jarrett - Cop
- Jamie Jones - Nick
- Michael Lamport - Godfrey
- Alison LaPlaca - Susan Rosewell
- Corey Macri - Gang Member #2
- A Martinez - Charlie Misch
- Martin Martinuzzi - Bartender
- Jenny Parsons - Melina Liviakis
- Adrian Paul - Interviewer
- Bryan Renfro - Folksinger
- Jackie Richardson - Nurse
- Wayne Robson - Melvin
- Roland Smith - Messenger
- Audrey Webb - Sheila
- Thick Wilson - Street Santa
gollark: Surround the country in a solid hemisphere of pure iron.
gollark: What of an *actual* iron dome?
gollark: What? That's $106500 a child. They could probably rent each an individual apartment somewhere for that much.
gollark: When I attempted to be involved in the democratic process™ by complaining to my local politician about a thing their government had done, I got no useful response out of it. I don't think it's worth the time.
gollark: You seem to be able to actually remain motivated to study interesting maths and such. I get distracted from anything like that *very* easily and can only really do it in very small chunks.
External links
- In the Nick of Time on IMDb
- In the Nick of Time at the TCM Movie Database
- In the Nick of Time at AllMovie
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