Santa's Christmas Elf (Named Calvin) (1971) User Reviews

Oh dear...

[Galop_Inferno · 2/10 · 13 December 2021]

It's an incredibly low bar but Santa's Christmas Elf (subtitle pointless) is slightly more competently made than, say, anything at Pirates World (not possessive, just the world of more than one pirate). The story starts off cute but quickly overstays its existence, often going on with one plot thread after another much longer than necessary (looking at you, model plane).

Within, every "oriental" home has a gong, Santa needs a visa to come to the United States from the North Pole, creeps on children at a local park and gets noticed by a cop. 1970 or not, Barry Mahon's legacy is right up there with David DeCoteau.

It's made up of stills

[NotAFakeReviewer · 11 December 2018]

The movie is made up of still images. Narrated in the finest patronizing tones the 70s had to offer. An hour and 10 minutes of stills

Calvin is a lazy little elf and Santa is not pleased, he is fired for not meeting the crunch. After accidentally taking off in Santas sleigh he decides to return it and stows away in the back and ends up as a toy for the last little girl (Kim) Santa delivers to. The other elves and Santa go looking for him, Santa and Calvin experience some bullying and Calvin is kidnapped, tied to a model airplane. After rescuing Calvin, Kim takes him home where Santa finds him and asks Calvin to come home. Calvin decides to make Kim a mini version of himself for next year.

Made by a exploitation director on a shoestring, some interesting choices involve Santa needing a visa to go to America, a suspicious customs agent, Santa in a flashers mac stealing a van and 10 minutes of a flying sequence told in stills