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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Leo Benvenuti (written by) &
Steve Rudnick (written by)
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Release Date:
11 November 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
This Christmas, the snow hits the fan. more
Plot:
When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
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User Comments:
A touching, light-hearted Christmas story more (71 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tim Allen ... Scott Calvin / Santa Claus

Wendy Crewson ... Laura Calvin Miller

Judge Reinhold ... Dr. Neil Miller

Eric Lloyd ... Charlie Calvin

David Krumholtz ... Bernard the Elf

Larry Brandenburg ... Det. Nunzio
Mary Gross ... Miss Daniels
Paige Tamada ... Judy the Elf

Peter Boyle ... Mr. Whittle

Judith Scott ... Susan Perry

Jayne Eastwood ... Judy the Waitress
Melissa King ... Sarah the Little Girl
Bradley Wentworth ... Elf at North Pole
Azura Bates ... Elf in Hangar
Joshua Satok ... Larry the Elf
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for a few crude moments.
Runtime:
97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Scott Calvin is giving alternative names for Santa Claus to the police officer in the interrogation scene, Scott imitates Ed Sullivan when he says the last name, "Topo Gigio", which is not a name for Santa, but actually the name of a small Italian mouse puppet that appeared many times on "Toast of the Town" (1948). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The location of the polar bear behind them as Scott talks to Charlie at the zoo. more
Quotes:
Scott Calvin: Charlie, stay away from those things. They're reindeer, you don't know where they've been. They all look like they've got key lime disease. more
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Soundtrack:
Gimme All Your Lovin more

FAQ

How does the movie end?
How does Scott become Santa?
What is the name of the story that Scott reads to Charlie before he goes to bed?
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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A touching, light-hearted Christmas story, 6 December 2003
Author: scooter927 from Harrisburg, PA

"The Santa Clause" isn't laugh out loud, roll on the floor comedy; it isn't old-fashioned "It's a Wonderful Life," romance. Nope. It's an original '90s style Christmas story that tugs at your heart strings, and reminds you that we were all kids once. It reminds you of those days when you dreamt of Santa... when you stood in line waiting to sit on the jolly elf's lap... your knees shaking... as you tried to memorize what you were going to ask Santa. Anyone who isn't touched by this movie should look for the little boy or girl inside, and remember the Christmas Eves when you listened for the clatter of reindeer hooves on the roof. If you have no such memories, you may not understand this movie. Thumbs up to Tim Allen and Judge Reinhold! Thanks for the happy tears!

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