Peter Boyle
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Summary
Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have informed his son, Charlie, that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of "the Santa clause, " Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and...
3) Taxi driver
Summary
"The all-too-real story of a psychotic New York cabby who is driven to violence in an attempt to rescue a teenage prostitute"--Container.