The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers (WGA):

Don Rhymer (screenplay) and
Cinco Paul (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Santa Claus is coming to town, November 1

Plot:

Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.

Plot Keywords:

Son | Santa Claus | Toy | Christmas | Magic

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Santa Clause / Scott Calvin / Toy Santa
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Principal Carol Newman
David Krumholtz	...	Bernard, the Arch-Elf
Eric Lloyd	...	Charlie Calvin
Judge Reinhold	...	Dr. Neil Miller
Wendy Crewson	...	Laura Miller
Spencer Breslin	...	Curtis, the Experimental Elf
Liliana Mumy	...	Lucy Miller
Danielle Woodman	...	Abby
Art LaFleur	...	Tooth Fairy
Aisha Tyler	...	Mother Nature
Kevin Pollak	...	Cupid
Jay Thomas	...	Easter Bunny
Michael Dorn	...	Sandman
Christopher Attadia	...	Engineer Elf #1

Also Known As:

SC2 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Santa Clause 2 (UK) (poster title)
The Escape Clause: The Santa Clause 2 (USA) (working title)
The Mrs. Clause: Santa Clause 2 (USA) (working title)
The Santa Clause 2: The Escape Clause (USA) (working title)
The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause (USA)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Austria:0 | Canada:G (Canadian Home Video rating) | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:U | USA:G (NO. 39345)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

In the restaurant scene, you can hear extras in the background repeatedly saying the same thing, such as "Oh my God", "I'll drink to that", and "Cheers".

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Abby, an elf, is about to tell Santa that Charlie is on the naughty list, she says something about "Brazilian cocoa beans", but her lips say something else.

Quotes:

Bernard: OK, Chet. This is it. You ready to rock and roll?
Principal Carol Newman: Chet?
Bernard: Yeah. He's still in training.
Scott Calvin/Santa Claus: How much flight time has he had?
Bernard: About a minute and a half.
Curtis, the Experimental Elf: Yeah but he's had a lotta crash time.
Scott Calvin/Santa Claus: Curtis.
Curtis, the Experimental Elf: He's just a baby.

Movie Connections:

References Two for the Road (1967)

Soundtrack:

Run Rudolph Run

Very enjoyable sequel

This was a very fun movie! Easily as fun as the first. It had a great mix of humor, romance and 'feel good'. The first movie gave me the feeling of joy at the thought of grownups finding the wonder of Christmas again (Laura and Neal realizing Scott was indeed Santa). The second gave me that same feeling (the staff Christmas party). I'm kind of partial to these kind of movies because I like to take the Spirit of Christmas and share it throughtout the year. I liked the attitude of Bernard more in the first one. He seemed more on top of things, a little cocky, very in control. Other than that, I can't think of a thing I didn't like about this movie. And no bad language! Great for the entire family. 10/10