Movie
The Santa Clause
Fantasy film with a runtime of 97 minutes, released in 1994. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Tim Allen stars in this funny and heartwarming Christmas tale about a man who manages to land the job of Santa - much to his chagrin! Scott Calvin (Allen) is a divorced father who suddenly becomes Father Christmas when he inadvertently knocks Santa off the roof. But will the pressures of the new job, not to mention a surly elf brigade, be too much for this guy?, Dad Tim Allen doesn't believe in Father Christmas, until St Nick falls victim to an accident and he finds himself in Santa's boots - forever!, Television sitcom star Tim Allen made his big screen debut with this light, family-friendly holiday comedy. Allen stars as Scott Calvin, the divorced dad of Charlie (Eric Lloyd). Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife Laura (Wendy Crewson) and Charlie's psychiatrist stepfather Neal (Judge Reinhold) have informed his son that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside, where Scott startles the intruder, who tumbles from the roof. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of a legal technicality known as "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the jolly old elf's job. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and meets the elf Bernard (David Krumholtz) -- who is the one who really runs the North Pole -- while Charlie regains his Christmas spirit. However, Neal becomes concerned about Scott's sudden change in appearance and insistence that he's Santa, and he forces him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Director John Pasquin previously directed Allen in the TV series Home Improvement and would team with him again for Jungle 2 Jungle (1997).
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Cast
- Tim Allen
- Judge Reinhold
- Wendy Crewson
- Eric Lloyd
- David Krumholtz
- Peter Boyle
- Larry Brandenburg
- Mary Gross
- Paige Tamada
- Judith Scott
- Jayne Eastwood
- Melissa King
- Bradley Wentworth
- Azura Bates
- Joshua Satok
- Zach McLemore
- Joyce Guy
- Lindsay Lupien
- Alexandra Petrocci
- Jesse Collins
- David Paul Grove
- Steve Vinovich
- Aimee McIntyre
- Tabitha Lupien
- Lachlan Murdoch
- Dennis O'Connor
- David Sparrow
- Ron Hartmann
- Nic Knight
- Scott Wickware
- Gene Mack
- Brett Moon
- Ryan Moon
- Jack Newman
- Michael Caruana
- Micha Jackson
- Cody Jones
- Kenny Vadas
- Brian Reilly
- Gordon Masten
- Philip Williams
- Chris Benson
- Laura Catalano
- Peter Kosaka
- Ivanka Kotalto
- Todd Davis
- Marc Pichette
- John Pasquin
- Tony Krolo
- Alec Bachlow
- Jimmy Labriola
- Steve Kosaka
- Lawrence Nakamura
- Hun Sun Tran
- Steve Tsukamoto
- Bob Dermer
- Nina Keogh
- Zachary McLemore
- Denise Davis
- Leo Benvenuti
- James Miller
- Jennifer Billings
- Barry R. Koper
- Walter Lucchini
- William W. Wilson III
- James McAteer
- Susan E. Novick
- Tom Woodruff Jr.
- Alec Gillis
- Carol Ramsey
- Renee Rousselot
- Caroline Baron
- John E. Sullivan
- Richard Baker
- Larry Bock
- Rick Messina
- Shane Cardwell
- Steve Rudnick
- Carol Spier
- Walt Lloyd
