Jeannot Szwarc · 1980s

2 films directed by Jeannot Szwarc from the 1980s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 3 1970s 1 1980s 2

Year

All 2 1980 1 1981 0 1982 0 1983 0 1984 0 1985 1 1986 0 1987 0 1988 0 1989 0

Santa Claus: The Movie(1985)

6.3/10

dir. Jeannot Szwarc

A-Tier

In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York City. There, Patch unknowingly threatens the fate of Christmas by taking a job at a failing toy company run by a scheming businessman.

Somewhere in Time(1980)

7.2/10

dir. Jeannot Szwarc

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.