The Santa Clause
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| The Santa Clause | |
 Theatrical Release Poster |
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| Directed by | John Pasquin |
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| Produced by | Robert Newmyer Brian Reilly Jeffrey Silver |
| Written by | Leo Benvenuti Steve Rudnick |
| Starring | Tim Allen Eric Lloyd Wendy Crewson Judge Reinhold David Krumholtz Peter Boyle |
| Music by | Michael Convertino |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Walt Disney Pictures Hollywood Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 11, 1994 (US) December 8, 1995 (UK) |
| Running time | 97 mins |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | The Santa Clause 2 |
The Santa Clause (1994) is a Christmas film released by both Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, starring Tim Allen. Scott Calvin is a father who finds himself contractually bound to become Santa Claus when he unintentionally puts on the previous Santa's suit.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Tim Allen | Scott Calvin/Santa Claus |
| Eric Lloyd | Charlie Calvin |
| Wendy Crewson | Laura Calvin-Miller |
| Judge Reinhold | Dr. Neil Miller |
| David Krumholtz | Bernard |
| Peter Boyle | Mr. Whittle |
| Kerrigan Mahan | Reindeer (voice) |
| Frank Welker | Reindeer (voice) |
[edit] Reception
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This section requires expansion with: Critical reception. |
The Santa Clause was a hit, grossing over USD $144 million in the United States alone and over $189 million worldwide.[1]
It was also generally well received by critics, and holds a 79% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes film critic aggregation website.[2]
[edit] Soundtrack
Original Release Date: November 11, 1994
- Let's Go
- Believing Is Seeing
- Sash Completes The Ensemble
- Flight
- Weightless
- Away To The Window
- Bells Of Christmas
- Listen
- Goodnight, Goodnight... Don't Forget The Fire Extinguisher
- Visitation - The Drifters
- Rose Suchak Ladder
- List - Loreena McKennitt
- Elves With Attitude
- Someone In Wrapping
- Near Capture
- Comfort And Joy
- Not Over Any Oceans
- Christmas Will Return
[edit] DVD and VHS
This film has been released on VHS and standard DVD. The Santa Clause along with 2, and 3 were released in a 3-Movie DVD collection.
[edit] Sequels
The popularity of the film spawned two related sequels, The Santa Clause 2 in 2002 and Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in 2006. Much of the character cast remains the same for each film, but with some additions.
In The Santa Clause 2, Tim Allen as Santa has been declared to be the best Claus ever, but with his son on the naughty list and the work becoming more hectic, Santa learns he must find a suitable wife or give up his duties as Santa Claus.
In The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, the North Pole and its holiday operation is threatened by the villainous Jack Frost (Martin Short), who plans to take over Christmas.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Box office / Business from the IMDb
- ^ The Santa Clause on Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ The Santa Clause on LoveToKnow: Christmas
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Star Trek Generations |
Box office number-one films of 1994 (USA) November 27, 1994 – December 4, 1994 |
Succeeded by Disclosure |
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