At the time of the film's announcement in mid-1983, the British Press carried reports that diminutive actors such as David Jason, Patrick Troughton and Norman Wisdom would be cast alongside Moore as fellow elves, but none of them were. This costume is perfect for all staff Christmas nights out or even if you are having a laugh with friends and family over the festive period, but please keep away from all lit objects like candles or cigarettes and shape object too! By the late 20th century Santa is exhausted by his ever-growing workload, and Anya suggests that he enlist an assistant. The following Christmas Eve, the oldest elf dubs Claus " Santa Claus" and explains that the night will last as long as it takes for him to deliver toys to every child on Earth. Lewis Gilbert was another early choice for director but, despite initial interest, he could not agree with the Salkinds over certain aspects of the script.

This production suffered from several issues, most notably a master which had been subjected to heavy noise reduction resulting in a loss of sound quality.It depicts the origin of Santa Claus (played by Huddleston), and his modern-day adventure to save one of his elves (Moore) who has been manipulated by an unscrupulous toy company executive (Lithgow). Santa and Cornelia pursue in Santa's sleigh; as the car explodes, they successfully perform the Super Duper Looper, saving Joe and Patch.

Patch wins by designing a machine to increase production through automation, but unbeknownst to him it begins to malfunction and produce shoddy toys. Soon after, it went out of print and remained unavailable until 2009 when it was released on CD as a limited run of 1000 copies which sold out immediately upon release. Around the suit there are red belt loops which holds the black Santa belt with a gold plastic buckle in place. Duralde ultimately concludes that the film is "a train-wreck of a Christmas film that's so very wrong that you won't be able to tear yourself away from it". Though he liked the film's overall idea, Cagney, at 84, turned the role down due to being too weakened by age to perform it.All you need to apply is to have a debit or credit card, to be over 18 years of age, and to be a UK resident. The costume is made of colourful polyester material with battery powered internal fan mechanism to inflate the costume. Additional elves were played by Melvyn Hayes, Don Estelle, Tim Stern, Peter O'Farrell and Christopher Ryan, as Goober, Groot, Boog, Honka, Vout and Goobler respectively.

Ilya Salkind wanted an American actor to portray Santa Claus because he felt that the film focused on a primary piece of Americana in much the same way that Superman: The Movie had.Perfect for Christmas parties or just to spread some joy, this Santa costume has a small fan inside that keeps you inflated. The costume is also elasticated at the ankles and at the wrist to make the suit secure so that the air can not escape. Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF).