Product Details

• Actors: Corbin Bernsen, Robert Hays, Stacy Keach, Shelley Long, Dick Van Patten
• Directors: John Shepphird
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: May 7, 2003
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000295US6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,431 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Molly Emerson sets out to prove to her doubting parents (Shelley Long, Robert Hays) that Santa (Dick Van Patten) really exists by snaring the unsuspecting St. Nick in an elaborate trap. Unfortunately, her plan backfires when her parents mistake the jolly old elf for a common burglar. Now Claus is in the clink, and it will take a holiday miracle to spring him in time to save Chirstmas. Even when the Emersons realize their mistake, they still must contend with a bumbling police force that mistakenly releases a ner'er-do-well biker named Max (Stacy Keach) instead of the real Claus. Will the family be able to spring Santa, or will he spend Chirstmas in the slammer?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Christmas Movie with Good Cast, November 21, 2009

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M. Hill (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Santa Trap (DVD)

Released in 2002, The Santa Trap has an easily recognizable cast - Shelley Long, Robert Hayes, Corbin Bernsen, Dick Van Patten, Stacey Keach and Adrienne Barbeau. All are terrific actors, and given a better script this movie would be vastly improved, but that said, it is still a good movie. It was particularly entertaining to see Stacey Keach as an aging biker dude.

As with most Christmas movies, the viewer must suspend disbelief, and this is no exception. Santa, Dick Van Patten pays a visit to a family newly moved to Los Angeles (Long, Hayes and their two children) and they are in need of some Christmas spirit. Through a series of missteps Santa is first arrested, then while incarcerated his cell mate (Keach) switches clothes with him and is bailed out. Meanwhile, after the reindeer returned without him, the elves are searching for Santa. One improbable event happens after another, but it is all harmless and turns out just fine in the end. This is a lightweight Christmas movie with an interesting cast. For those with small children, please note that the son tells the young daughter that there is no Santa Claus. Santa does appear and the family ends up believing in his existence.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas all year, November 21, 2009

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Praiser "lovebug" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Santa Trap (DVD)

I am a big kid at heart. So every Christmas I make it my business to watch this movie on T.V. Now that I have it I can have Christmas all year long. It is a wonderful movie to sit down and watch with your children.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Movie,The Santa Trap, January 28, 2010

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Boricua (Oxford, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Trap (DVD)

Very cute movie I really liked it it's like the Parent Trap only this time it's the Santa Trap. I love christmas movies and wanted to add this one great for the whole family to sit and watch and laugh I had read aboout it on Amazon and went looking for it but couldn't find it so I went back to Amazon and got it it's a fun movie for Christmas. Totally enjoyable.