Mick Foley at New York Comic Con

Professional wrestling legend and noted Christmas enthusiast Mick Foley will be appearing on Saturday at New York Comic Con (at Virgil Film’s Booth #337) on Saturday, October 11th from 11:00am-1:00pm.

Foley will be at NYCC promoting the new documentary he’s starring, I Am Santa Claus. The film, presented by Morgan Spurlock (Super-Size Me), follows the lives of the men who dress up as Santa Claus during the Christmas season…and their lives in the “off-season.” Foley’s involvement in the film, besides producing, is that of someone becoming Santa Claus for the first time. WWE fans may remember his appearance as “Foley Claus” in the WWE last year. Other notables in the film include: comedian Artie Lange, Sid Haig (aka Captain Spaulding), Roddy Pipper Tommy Dreamer and Brian Heffron (The Blue Meanie). The film is schedule for a November 4 release date on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and VOD.

The Official Plot Summary:

Few parents give much thought to the jovial man in the Santa suit who promises their kids they’ll get everything they want for Christmas. If they did, they might be surprised. The new documentary I AM SANTA CLAUS looks at the men who put on the red suit every December and selflessly commit themselves to making anonymous children happy. Directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Hall of Fame professional wrestler, Mick Foley, I AM SANTA CLAUS is the latest film that’s being release as part of the successful “Morgan Spurlock Presents” film label.

Everyone thinks of Santa Claus as a magical figure without flaws, but the men who keep his legend alive, real-bearded professional Santas, are rarely anything like the jolly old Saint Nick we’ve all grown up knowing. In reality, the mall Santa in your cherished children’s photo has problems just like the rest of us. Even the most jovial of men fall victim to divorce, job loss, insecurity and even the occasional hangover.

Tommy Avallone’s documentary I AM SANTA CLAUS – featuring Hall of Fame pro wrestler (and producer of the film) Mick Foley, who knows a thing or two about make-believe – follows the lives of five professional Santas for an entire year, as they anticipate and prepare for Christmas season and then return to their “real” lives during the off-season. We see who they actually are: flawed, flesh-and-blood men who nevertheless feel a great responsibility to protect the spotless reputation of the “Red Suit.”