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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

G 97 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   3 November 2006 (USA)
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Santa, aka Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy, and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.

Director:

Michael Lembeck
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen ...
Elizabeth Mitchell ...
Eric Lloyd ...
Judge Reinhold ...
Wendy Crewson ...
Spencer Breslin ...
Liliana Mumy ...
Martin Short ...
Ann-Margret ...
Alan Arkin ...
Abigail Breslin ...
Art LaFleur ...
Aisha Tyler ...
Kevin Pollak ...
Jay Thomas ...
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Storyline

Now that Santa/Scott Calvin and Mrs. Claus/Carol Calvin have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa! Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Canada | Sequel | Coveting Someone's Job | Canadian  | See more »

Taglines:

'Twas the fight before Christmas See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Pretender See more »

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,504,038 (USA) (5 November 2006) (3458 Screens)

Gross:

$84,497,876 (USA) (4 February 2007)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The scrolling ticker sign in the toy factory reads "378 Years without an accident". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Scott and Jack Frost travel back to Christmas Eve twelve years earlier, the former Santa vanishes immediately after landing on the ground. In the original film, he remained a solid body long enough for Scott to search his clothing and find the card. See more »

Quotes

Jack Frost: [to Scott] You get the Coca-Cola cans, you get the TV specials and what do I get? A few runny noses and some dead citrus.
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Connections

Featured in "Shameful Sequels: The Santa Clause 3 (#3.12)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Greatest Time of Year"
Written by Aly Michalka (as Aly Michalka), Amanda Michalka (as AJ Michalka),
Antonina Armato, Jim James
Performed by Aly & AJ
Courtesy of Hollywood Records See more »