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Release Date:
1 November 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Santa Claus is coming to town, November 1 more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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Second Trailer for Steve Carell in ‘Despicable Me’
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Moviegoers Stingy with Scrooge
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(From The Flickcast. 9 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
Moviegoers Stingy with Scrooge
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A very good movie for kids
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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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) (alternative title)
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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) (alternative title)
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105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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)
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Revealing mistakes: When Scott Calvin (Santa) lures the tooth fairy into Lucy's bedroom, and he is climbing in through the window, you can see the two rods going up his back which make his wings flap.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zodiac Killer (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Everybody Loves Christmas
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How long after "The Santa Clause" is "The Santa Clause 2" supposed to be taking place?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why did Santa have to get married?
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Now, I cannot really describe what sort of expectations I had coming into this movie. I barely remember the first Santa Clause, which came out over six years ago, so the idea of a sequel after such a long break made me rethink its possibilities. Then my family and I went to go see it today, and for what it is worth, SC2 is pretty decent. Okay, so there isn't a lot of humor that will appeal to the older siblings or parents in the audience, but the colorful sets, simple story, and a good cast make it worth the trip. Tim Allen is just fine as Santa, although for such a good comedian I was hoping he would improvise some more sly humor or gags into the role. One wonders what Robin Williams or, heck, Chris Rock could do with the role of the big guy. The woman who plays Allen's possible love interest was also pretty good, but her character fell in love with Scott Calvin so fast it seemed like the script was forcing the relationship. Pretty much everyone from 1996's Santa Clause is back, including Charlie, who is now all grown up and as cute as a button. They try to present him as somehwhat of a delinquent, but considering all he does is throw snowballs and do a little light grafitti work, it seems like he's more of a Disney thug than anything you would see on the streets of reality. The only actor I could have nixed from the film and not missed was the chubby kid who was also in Bruce Willis' The Kid and provided voicework for the Peter Pan sequel. It just feels like Disney is recycling him into every movie they have, and he isn't even that good of a child actor. Oh, and did anyone catch the insanely obvious product placement for McDonald's? Sheesh, I have a problem with such blatant advertising like this, but at the same time it is kind of funny to watch the Marketing Gears groan and grind (look, Charlie is having a BIG MAC). Oh, and the reindeer character eats a lot of brand name candy (including a yummy CRUNCH BAR). I liked Comet, even if he is an obvious animatronic creation, and appreciated the fact that the filmakers didn't get lazy and just use CGI, but what if he had just spoken English? Why the weird reindeer language? Tim Allen had to repeat everything Comet said just so we could understand, and that got a little old. What's that Comet? You can't fly? You say Timmy is at the bottom of the well and he is hemmoraging? Hee hee...sorry, I couldn't resist. Anyway, this review is getting kind of long, so I'll wrap it up by saying that The Santa Clause 2 is a great movie to take the family to, but don't expect long-lasting memories. It certainly looks better than Adam Sandler's animated PG-13 movie. What was that man thinking? I give SC2 3/4 stars.