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Fred Claus (2007) 5.5
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Metascore: 42/100
Reviews: 109 user | 131 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole. Director:David Dobkin |
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Cast
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| Vince Vaughn | ... | ||
| Paul Giamatti | ... | ||
| John Michael Higgins | ... | ||
| Miranda Richardson | ... | ||
| Rachel Weisz | ... | ||
| Kathy Bates | ... | ||
| Trevor Peacock | ... | ||
| Ludacris | ... |
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| Elizabeth Banks | ... | ||
| Jeremy Swift | ... | ||
| Elizabeth Berrington | ... | ||
| Kevin Spacey | ... | ||
| Rio Hackford | ... | ||
| Bobb'e J. Thompson | ... | ||
| Allan Corduner | ... | ||
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During childhood, Fred Claus suffered his younger brother Nick's saintliness. Jump ahead: Fred is a fast-talking, genial but self-centered guy in Chicago looking for $50,000 to open an off-track-betting shop. When one scam goes awry, he calls Nick at the North Pole for a loan: Nick will give him the money only if Fred comes up to help a few days with the Christmas rush. After his girlfriend dumps him, Fred heads north. Santa's facing an audit from an efficiency expert, and it's not pleasant. Fred's job is to review charts and determine who's naughty and who's nice. Is there any fraternal feeling left, can either learn from the other, and what about Santa getting fired? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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north pole | christmas | anti hero | orphanage | dysfunctional relationship |Taglines:
Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 November 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Joe Claus See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£1,937,042 (UK) (30 November 2007)Gross:
$72,000,867 (USA) (8 February 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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David Dobkin was originally going to direct I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, but dropped out to work with Vince Vaughn on this movie. The two originally worked together on Clay Pigeons and again in Wedding Crashers. See more »Goofs
The first snowball Santa throws during his snowball fight with Fred has clearly been "pre-rolled" for him to grab quickly in the fake snow. See more »Quotes
Fred Claus: You're gonna get hooked on that thing. I can see it now. Sixteen thousand bags of Cheetos later, you'll wake up, you're thirty-five, you're overweight, you're crying about your life in front of the soaps. I just did you a favor. You get outside, play around, make some friends, play kick the can, do some athletic stuff, go to school, you're comfortable enough to play sports, you get a partial scholarship, you got any ethnic in your background, any ethnicity in your background? I bet you do. It's...[...]
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Crazy Credits
The opening logos are covered in snow and Christmas tree lights. See more »Soundtracks
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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I'm glad I read the negative reviews after I saw this film or I may not have watched it. I don't know why there are so many Scrooge's knocking this film. I was bored on a Saturday night after a long tired day of skiing in December in upstate NY when I stumbled upon it by accident and loved it. Come on, Vince Vaughn in his usual dead pan comedy act, Kevin Spacey as an evil spurned child trying to destroy Santa, the hilarious brothers support group, Wanda with the knockers to end all Christmases, Slam and the puppy, I could go on and on. You gotta sometimes just take silly humor for what it is and love life. This will be one Christmas movie I watch year after year. Lighten up people, great movie!