Santa Hunters Explained

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Director:Savage Steve Holland
Starring:Benjamin Flores Jr.
Breanna Yde
Mace Coronel
Music:Zack Ryan
Country:Canada
United States
Language:English
Producer:Scott McAboy
Amy Sydorick
Editor:Damon Fecht
Cinematography:Tom Harting
Runtime:65 minutes
Company:Pacific Bay Entertainment
Indaba Media Capital[1]

Santa Hunters is a 2014 made-for-television film created for Nickelodeon. It was directed by Savage Steve Holland, based on a script written by Jamie Nash and produced by Amy Sydorick. The film stars Benjamin Flores Jr., Breanna Yde, Laya DeLeon Hayes, and Mace Coronel as a group of children trying to find evidence to prove the existence of Santa Claus.[2] [3]

Plot

All Alex wants to do is prove to the world that Santa exists. He has managed to convince his sister Elizabeth and their cousins Zoey and Richard to setting up cameras throughout their house to capture footage of Santa. Their attempt is successful, but to their horror, they discover that Santa loses a bit of his magic every time he's seen. As Christmas starts to vanish before their eyes, it's up to the children to find and destroy the evidence of Santa. However, they must first contend with their Uncle Charlie's girlfriend Natasha, who is determined to sell the footage of Santa for her own selfish gains.

Cast

Production

The principal photography of the movie started on February 18 and ended on March 5, 2014, It was filmed in various cities of Tennessee

Reception

Commonsensemedia gave the film two stars, as they felt that it was "a fairly mundane addition to a holiday movie repertoire packed with classics and traditional favorites."[4] Media Life Magazine panned Santa Hunters, criticizing it for its focus on commercialism, stating that "The show’s writer, Jamie Nash, and director, Savage Steve Holland, must never have read or seen “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” because then they would know that Christmas isn’t just about getting presents and that it means a little bit more."[5]

In contrast, the New York Times gave a more favorable opinion of the movie.[6]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indaba Media Capital | Robin Cowie, Chris Dotson Jr and Reed Frerichs . robincowie.com.
  2. Web site: Breanna Yde Talks Nickelodeon's Original TV Movie 'Santa Hunters'. M Magazine. 2015-12-14.
  3. Web site: Lil P-Nut Stars in New Christmas Film. Jet Magazine. 2015-12-14. en-US.
  4. Web site: Santa Hunters - TV Review. Commonsensemedia. 2015-12-14.
  5. Web site: 'Santa Hunters,' hunt for something else. Media Life Magazine. 2015-12-14. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205116/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/santa-hunters-hunt-something-else/. dead.
  6. News: 'Christmas Under Wraps' Among Top 5 Holiday TV Movies. The New York Times. 2014-11-21. 2015-12-14. 0362-4331. Mike. Hale.
  7. Web site: Leo Awards, Winners by Program. www.leoawards.com. 2015-12-14. 2015-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20151221131203/http://www.leoawards.com/2015/winners/by_program.php#Youth_or_Childrens_Program_or_Series. dead.