Fred Claus

20072007
PGPG
1h 56m

Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)

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Comedy Family Fantasy

Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.

Director
- David Dobkin
Writers
- Dan Fogelman(screenplay)
- Jessie Nelson(story)
Stars

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Vince Vaughn and Rachel Weisz in Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus (2007)

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Vince Vaughn and David Dobkin in Fred Claus (2007)

David Dobkin in Fred Claus (2007)

Kathy Bates in Fred Claus (2007)

Rachel Weisz in Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn and Rachel Weisz in Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn and Bobb'e J. Thompson in Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus (2007)

Vince Vaughn, Gabriel Pimentel, Hassan Chikhaoui, and Vitalie Babara in Fred Claus (2007)

Director
- David Dobkin
Writers
- Dan Fogelman(screenplay) (story)
- Jessie Nelson(story)
All cast & crew
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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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor
Parents guide

Trivia
In trying to come up with a name for Santa's brother, Jessie Nelson (who came up with the idea for the film after her daughter asked her if Santa has a family) hit upon "Fred" while watching The Godfather (1972) on television. "Fred" is an homage to Fredo Corleone.

Goofs
At the Siblings Anonymous meeting, Roger Clinton explains that he got upset watching footage of his famous brother Bill on the History Channel making his 1993 State of the Union Address to Congress. There was no State of the Union address in 1993 as Bill Clinton had just become President and the traditional speech never takes place during an inauguration year.

Quotes
Willie: You sure you wouldn't be more comfortable on bottom?
Fred Claus: I don't think it's gonna make much of a difference, Willie.

Crazy credits
The opening logos are covered in snow and Christmas tree lights.

Connections
Edited into Fred Claus: UK Premiere Special (2007)

Soundtracks
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Top review

6/10

Not a Christmas cracker, but not a bah humbug either

I watched this with low expectations, expecting it to be a mess. But I was surprised. Fred Claus is far from a Christmas classic, but there are much worse as well, for example Deck the Halls was very mean-spirited and unfunny, both of which I often see Fred Claus get criticised for.

I do agree it is very predictable, and that the direction is on the slack side. And there is also some uneven pacing and moments of disjointed dialogue. That said, it does look good with lovely cinematography and scenery, and the soundtrack is great and does put you in the mood for the Christmas season. Also there are moments of inspired physical comedy and while they have been better Vince Vaughan and Paul Giamatti(who was so good in Sideways) do display a good chemistry and both deliver spirited performances.

So overall, this is not a bad movie. It could have been better, but it is almost certainly not a disaster. 6/10 Bethany Cox

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Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $72,006,777
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,515,473
- Nov 11, 2007
Gross worldwide
- $97,838,349

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Runtime
1 hour 56 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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