Continuity mistake: When Cornelia leaves some food and a can of soda out for Joe, the label says "Coke." In the next shot, when Joe goes to get the meal, the label on the can is "Coca-Cola."
Santa Claus (1985)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: John Lithgow, Burgess Meredith, Dudley Moore, David Huddleston
Santa saves the homelss boy and Dudley Moore when their flying car explodes. John Lithgow eats the flying candy cane and floats up into space to his doom. The rich girl and the homeless kid go to the North Pole and stay with Santa.Patch finally realises that he's important to Santa. John Lithgow tries to excape and eats too much candy and ends up in outer space - greed is NOT good! The homeless boy lives with Santa, but the little girl only comes to visit.
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Anya: [reading letter.] "I am sure he hurts the poor little kitten and when I cry, he just laughs at me. Yours sincerely, Miss Sarah Foster." You were quite right to bring this to our attention, Dooley. That little boy must not get a present.
Santa Claus: No present for him? Every child should get a present.
Anya: It's time to change the rules.
Santa Claus: You'll have folks saying that Santa Claus only rewards the good little boys and girls.
Anya: Isn't that as it should be?
Santa Claus: Alright. Dooley, make up a list of who is naughty and nice.
Dooley: Yes, sir.
Santa Claus: And be careful. I'll be checking it twice.
Trivia: Although David Huddleston plays the protagonist Santa and John Lithgow portrays antagonist BZ, they have no scenes together.
Question: At the end of the movie when Joe goes to live with Santa and the elves at the North Pole, what would happen to Cornelia (the girl Joe and Santa befriend) after she stayed there until the next Christmas? She would have no one to look after her when she is taken back to New York, since her only relative, her step uncle floated away after eating Patch's candy canes to evade arrest.
Answer: She did have her nanny. She may have been strict, but was still fair, especially after eating Patch's lollipop, feeling like Mary Poppins, much to both their amusement.
Answer: She most likely would have stayed with her aunt. It was said by her nanny that B.Z. was her step-uncle so she definitely would have family to go back to.
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Chosen answer: We don't know for sure that the uncle is her only relative, he is the only one we see in the film. She may have other family in or around the city that she may live with after her return.