A mockumentary follows a scientist with one goal this Christmas season – to prove the existence of Santa.
“I’m going to prove the existence of Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and all of the reindeer. Well, except for Rudolph, because that’s obviously just a song.”
A self proclaimed “Santologist” strives to prove the existence of a certain jolly old elf. Dr. Lloyd Darrow (Chris Clark) sets out to do just that. He’s supported emotionally (and perhaps more annoyingly, financially) by his wife Barbara (Lisa Clark) and their children, Keith and Kiely.
Dr. Darrow has formed T.E.R.D. (Tangible Evidence. Real Discoveries – www.terd.org ), an organization consisting of him and his unpaid intern Clarence (Daryn Tufts). Dr. Darrow pronounces it “tear’d” but it could also be interpreted another way. The two engage in the stalking of both storefront Santas and midgets, procurer of Santa artifacts (including a charred bell said to come from a Santa crash at Roswell), and preparing the house (meaning clearing it of any possible presents so that any that appear are from the big man himself) to await the fateful Christmas Eve visit (handcuffed to their beds no less) in hopes of getting tangible poof that the man with the belly that shakes like jelly is real.
A documentary crew records all of the above proceedings so that when the joyous noel news is heard across the land that himself exists that this document will serve all of posterity. A narrator that sounds particularly like a certain captain of a starship called Enterprise leads the team.
Actually this is a pretty bad idea, I mean we all know that Santa is real and you can’t convince me otherwise. I don’t need tangible evidence darn it! Well, this isn’t really a documentary anyway. I get it – Santa is real, the documentary is not.
It’s really funny in the sense that the characters in the film take the topic so seriously, but also intersperse the film with many humorous moments. Such as when Dr. Darrow stakes out a “little person” who confronts him about his stalking shouting “I’m not an elf!”
We also get a taste of an “X”mas Files conspiracy in that the government seems to know about the yuletide crash in Roswell and is more than happy to prevent people from discovering another power at the North Pole.
Stalking Santa is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and is enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Special features include 7 minutes of deleted scenes, a collection of Santa artifacts with audio explanations by Dr. Darrow, and the 2 minute theatrical trailer.
Stalking Santa is a very nice little film for both those that have been naughty and nice and sure to be a cult, comedic Christmas classic. With such a wealth of evidence, who wouldn’t believe that a man in a red suite doesn’t deliver presents all around the world of Christmas Eve?
What I find hard to believe in is that a rabbit hides Easter eggs on DVDs, what balderdash!
Stalking Santa is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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