George Buza (7/11 The Case for Christmas)
Excerpt from Broadway World 7/27/11: George Buza | Photos on Crown Media & Daemons TV
Dean Cain and Rachel Blanchard Lead The Case for Christmas On Hallmark
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," "The Three Gifts") stars as an up-and-coming attorney who is representing Santa Claus and defending the magic of Christmas in one of the biggest law suits the world has ever seen in the World Premiere of "The Case for Christmas," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie premiering Holiday 2011. The holiday movie also stars Rachel Blanchard ("7th Heaven"). Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas," one of the most anticipated seasonal events in entertainment, features more holiday-themed programming than any other network.
Michael Sherman (Cain) is a lawyer and single father struggling to obtain more clients. Being a single working dad, Michael doesn't have time to think about a relationship or work on the classic car he inherited from his parents, but his friend Lauren (Blanchard) is a mechanic who helps rebuild the family heirloom and begins to fall for him. Michael (Cain) takes on a case that could make or break his career... and Christmas. The majority of the population is losing faith in Santa Claus (George Buza "X-Men") and the Christmas spirit. To make matters worse, Santa is served with a class action lawsuit for irreparable emotional distress by sporting-goods mogul Braxton Bennett (Barry Flatman "The Kennedys") who never received the holiday gifts he wanted as a child. Santa believes he has a strong case because Braxton was always on the naughty list and asked for gifts, like a yacht, that were unattainable. Santa hires Michael Sherman to represent him. Once the trial between Kris Kringle vs. Braxton Bennett begins, Michael finds it's much tougher defending Santa Claus than he had initially predicted. Braxton presents a case of Santa's neglect and the biggest gift giver in the universe has difficulty deflecting the accusations. As Santa's public stock continues to plummet, the press makes Michael the laughing stock of litigators. Both Michael's and Santa's careers are in jeopardy and it will take a miracle for a pouting, overgrown kid like Braxton to come to the realization that Santa always gives the most appropriate gift possible to every child.
"The Case for Christmas" is a Chesler/Perlmutter Production. Lewis Chesler, David Perlmutter and Rob Vaughn are executive producers. Marek Posival is producer. Timothy Bond directed from a script by Tom Amundsen.
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Excerpt from The Movie Scene 2011: George Buza
Kringle's Christmas in Court
Santa (George Buza) is already concerned that less and less people are believing in him when out of nowhere multi-millionaire businessman Braxton Bennett (Barry Flatman) decides to sue Santa for emotional distress for not getting what he wanted as a child.
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As for George Buza well he is a good Santa but one who occasionally looks a little terrifying especially when he delivers a flustered scowl which is quite frequently.
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Excerpt from Therefore I Blog 11/19/11: George Buza
Holiday Watch: The Case For Christmas
CJ November 19, 2011
Of course no story about Santa on trial is complete without someone to play the big guy. George Buza ably handles the role of Kris Kringle. Though some fantasy elements find their way into the story, in the spirit of the great Edmund Gwenn, Buza never lets his character chew the scenery.
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Excerpt from The Futon Critic 11/22/11: George Buza
A Record 8.9 Million Viewers Tune In and Celebrate the Holiday Traditions With Hallmark Channel's Trio of New Original Christmas Movies
[11/22/11 - 11:30 AM]
"The Case for Christmas" (Sat 8-10p) was the #1 movie of the day on Saturday among HH rtg and placed as #2 in the time period for HH rtg (2.5 rtg), W25-54 rtg (1.2 rtg) and total viewers (P2+) rtg, as well as #2 in the delivery among HH's, W25-54, and P2+. Seen by nearly 4.1 million unduplicated viewers, "The Case for Christmas" boosted Hallmark Channel to the #2 rated cable network in Prime Time for the day among HH (2.1 HH rtg).
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