Help! Help! Santa Claus Is On The Loose
Synopsis
One December evening, a hobo disguised as Santa Clause stands handing out Christmas leaflets to freezing passersby. Once his job is over, he heads home to his hovel, only to find that his young girlfriend Josette is on her way out - for good. That same evening, Therese, Pierre an dMrs Musquin are, as usual, on duty at the "S.O.S." switchboard answering the calls of those in distress. Josette, who is trying to escape from Santa Claus, runs into the "S.O.S." building to hide. Luck has it that she had known Therese before, when Therese was a social worker. But Santa follows and a fight soon breaks out. At that very moment, Mrs Musquin gets stuck in the elevator on her way out ! Josette knocks out Felix with a clothes iron but heUs soon back on his feet and weilding a revolver which he doesnUt know how to use ! He managers to shoot a visitor and kill the elevator repairman ! Then, as itUs never a good thing to leave dead dodies lying around, he suggests they cut the repairman into little pieces, wrap them up and hand them out as Christmas presents !
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Director (1)
Actors (18)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Trinacra, Les Films du Splendid
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distributors : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Groupement des Editeurs de Films (GEF)
Full credits (23)
- Executive Producer : Yves Rousset-Rouard
- Adaptation : Christian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poiré, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot
- Screenwriter : Jean-Marie Poiré
- Director of Photography : Robert Alazraki
- Music Composer : Vladimir Cosma
- Assistant directors : Yann Gilbert, Robin Katz
- Editor : Catherine Kelber
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Lenoir
- Line Producer : Christian Ferry
- Voice : Michel Blanc
- Sound Assistant : Denis Carquin
- Assistant Operators : Dominique Gentil, Muriel Edelstein
- Camera Operator : Jean-Paul Meurisse
- Production Manager : Jean Pieuchot
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Sound Editor : Annick Rousset-Rouard
- Assistant Editor : Jean Goudier
- Continuity supervisor : Sylvette Baudrot
- Production Designers : Christian Clavier, Willy Holt
- Foley artist : Daniel Couteau
- Stunt performer : Patrick Cauderlier
- Still Photographer : Jean-Pierre Fizet
- Location Manager : Yvon Crenn
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Black comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1982
- French release : 25/08/1982
- Runtime : 1 h 29 min
- Current status :
- Visa number : 55.784
- Visa issue date : 25/08/1982
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
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