The Search for Santa Paws facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Search for Santa Paws |
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| Directed by | Robert Vince |
| Produced by | Anna McRoberts Robert Vince |
| Written by | Robert Vince Anna McRoberts |
| Starring | Zachary Gordon Mitchel Musso Kaitlyn Maher Madison Pettis Genevieve Hannelius Richard Kind Jason Connery Christopher Massey |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Cinematography | Kamal Derkaoui |
| Editing by | Kelly Herron |
| Studio | Keystone Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | November 23, 2010 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
The Search for Santa Paws is a fun American-Canadian Christmas fantasy-adventure film. It was released straight to video on November 23, 2010. This movie is part of the Air Bud film series. It's also a prequel to Santa Buddies and a spin-off from the Air Buddies movies.
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Story of the Film
The story begins at the North Pole. All the elves are busy getting ready for Christmas. They also plan a birthday party for Santa Claus (played by Richard Riehle). To make Santa happy, an elf named Eli uses a special Christmas icicle. This icicle brings a stuffed dog to life! Santa names the puppy Paws (voiced by Zachary Gordon). He tells Paws they will be best friends forever.
Meanwhile, a young orphan girl named Quinn (Kaitlyn Maher) arrives at a foster home. This home is run by a very strict woman, Ms. Stout (Wendi McLendon-Covey). Ms. Stout dislikes many things children love. She hates toys, Christmas decorations, singing, and even pets. She takes toys from the girls and burns them. Despite the rules, Quinn becomes friends with other girls. These friends include Janie (G Hannelius) and Willamina "Will" (Madison Pettis). Will has lost her Christmas spirit since her parents passed away.
Santa's Journey to New York
Santa and Paws travel to New York City. A taxi hits Santa, and he loses his memory. Paws thinks a small man is an elf and tries to get help. This causes Santa and Paws to get separated. Santa goes to the hospital. A homeless man named Gus (Chris Coppola) steals Santa's magic crystal. This crystal keeps Santa young and full of Christmas magic.
Santa recovers but cannot remember who he is. He goes by the name Bud. A kind business couple, James and Kate Hucklebuckle, take him in. They own a toy shop and give him a job as their store Santa. He quickly becomes very popular with children. He even gets attention from the news!
Saving Christmas Magic
To save Christmas, Eli (Danny Woodburn) and Eddy (Richard Kind) the elf dog go to New York City. They ask a Boy Scout named Jimmy (Jonathan Morgan Heit) for help. They find Gus and get Santa's crystal back. However, Santa soon ends up in the hospital again. He has been without his crystal for too long.
Meanwhile, Paws meets Quinn. She brings him back to the orphanage. Paws uses his crystal's magic to bring Christmas cheer to the girls. But Ms. Stout finds out. She locks Paws and Will (who takes the blame for Quinn) in the basement. She also steals Paws's crystal. Without his crystal, Paws turns back into a stuffed animal.
The next morning, Ms. Stout thinks Paws escaped. She tries to throw the stuffed Paws into the incinerator. But Quinn and the other girls save him just in time. Eli, Eddy, and Jimmy arrive. They reunite Paws with his crystal, bringing him back to life. Will and Quinn leave with them to help Santa.
Christmas is Saved
They arrive at the hospital and find Santa very weak. They try to give him his crystal back. But its magic is too used up to work. Paws then sacrifices his own crystal's magic to restore Santa's. This saves Santa's life, but Paws turns back into a stuffed animal.
Santa, Eli, and Eddy rush back to the North Pole. They reach the main Christmas crystal just in time. Paws then turns into a full-grown dog named Santa Paws (voiced by Mitchel Musso). Christmas is back on track!
Meanwhile, Ms. Stout is fired from her job. Eli tells Quinn's social worker, Mrs. Gibson, about Ms. Stout's bad treatment of the children. Mrs. Gibson takes over the orphanage. She invites Gus to spend the holiday there. In the end, James and Kate adopt Will and Quinn. The new family briefly sees Santa Paws on Christmas Eve. Then, Santa and Santa Paws continue delivering presents.
Meet the Characters
- Kaitlyn Maher as Quinn: A young orphan girl who truly believes in Christmas. After her parents passed away, she goes to Ms. Stout's orphanage. She finds Paws in an alley. She has a special angel doll from her mother.
- Madison Pettis as Willamina "Will": The oldest girl at the orphanage. She acts like an older sister to Quinn. After her parents died, she lost her Christmas spirit. She often gets blamed by Ms. Stout for everything.
- Richard Riehle as Santa Claus: The famous Christmas gift-giver.
- Danny Woodburn as Eli: Santa's main elf.
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Ms. Stout: The mean owner of the girls' home and the main villain. She hates Christmas, toys, and children. She is eventually fired for how she treated the girls.
- John Ducey as James Hucklebuckle: Kate's husband and the grandson of the toy shop's founder.
- Bonnie Somerville as Kate Hucklebuckle: James's kind wife.
- Chris Coppola as Augustus "Gus": A homeless man who takes Santa's magic crystal without knowing its power.
- Jonathan Morgan Heit as Jimmy: A Boy Scout who helps find Santa.
- G Hannelius as Janie: An orphan girl and Will's best friend.
- Michelle Creber as Taylor: An orphan.
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Mrs. Gibson: A kind social worker who takes over the orphanage.
- Melody B. Choi as Mary: An orphan.
- Nicole Leduc as Meg: An orphan.
- Patrika Darbo as Mrs. Claus: Santa's wife.
- Pete Gardner as Franklin: Ms. Stout’s boyfriend and a dogcatcher.
- Bill Cobbs as Mr. Stewart: James and Kate's caseworker. He says they must make their toy shop successful for one Christmas season.
Voice Actors for the Animal Characters
- Zachary Gordon as Paws and Mitchell Musso as Santa Paws: A Great Pyrenees puppy who grows into Santa Paws.
- Richard Kind as Eddy: A happy elf dog who is Eli's helper. He is a Jack Russell Terrier.
- Jason Connery as Haggis: A Scottish Terrier who is always ready for action. He wants to get off Santa's Naughty List.
- Christopher Massey as Rasta: A calm and easygoing reggae Puli. He also wants to get off Santa's Naughty List.
- Josh Flitter as T-Money: A cool, street-smart hip-hop Bulldog. He wants to get off Santa's Naughty List too.
- Diedrich Bader as Comet: One of Santa's reindeer.
- Michael Deyermond as Dancer: Another one of Santa's reindeer.
Sequel
A sequel to this film, Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, was released on November 20, 2012.
