Santa Jr.
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Written by	Marc Hershon
Produced by	Wendy Winks Kyle Clark Kevin Bocarde
Starring	Lauren Holly Judd Nelson Nick Stabile Ed Gale
Cinematography	Doug Milsome, B.S.C.
Edited by	Jennifer Jean Cacavas
Music by	Ken Thorne
Production companies	an Alpine Medien production in association with Larry Levinson Productions
Distributed by	Hallmark Entertainment
Release date	December 6, 2002 (2002-12-06) (U.S.)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Santa Jr. is a 2002 American made-for-television romantic comedy Christmas film starring Lauren Holly and Judd Nelson. It premiered on Hallmark Channel in 2002. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010.

Plot

While delivering toys, Santa's son (Nick Stabile) is arrested for trespassing because another person impersonating Santa is burglarizing homes.^[1] Dispirited, he turns for help to a public defender (Lauren Holly).

Cast

Reviews

Scott Hettrick of the Entertainment News Service called the movie "The first delightful cable Christmas movie of the season", but added that "There is little of substance here, just lightweight holiday fare to start the season off with jolly good feelings".^[2] The Movie Scene called it "a pleasant little Christmas movie which if it crops up on TV and you need something to amuse the children it will do the job and you might enjoy a few bits as well. But it isn't the sort of Christmas movie which you will remember a great deal of a day or so later".^[3] Complex.com ranked the movie 2nd in a list "The 15 Most Ridiculous Hallmark Movies Of All Time". "Anyone with even a shred of taste should stay away from this film", the writer reasoned.^[4]