The Santa Clause
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On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
What critics thought
A cheerful but unambitious holiday comedy that audiences loved far more than critics did — families turned out in droves while reviewers were split between those who found its old-fashioned warmth sufficient and those who felt it never quite reached the level of genuine inspiration. Tim Allen's appeal carries the film, but the critical divide is essentially about whether likable and inoffensive is enough.
“You don't have to read the fine print in this Clause, only its broad strokes — it has family hit written all over it.”
Duane Byrge·The Hollywood Reporter
“I personally found I just didn't care much: That, despite its charms, the movie didn't push over the top into true inspiration. I would have traded a lot of The Santa Clause for just one shot of Groucho Marx explaining how there ain't no sanity clause.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
John PasquinDirector
Tim AllenScott Calvin
Judge ReinholdNeal
Wendy CrewsonLaura
Eric LloydCharlie
David KrumholtzBernard
Larry BrandenburgDetective Nunzio
Mary GrossMs. Daniels
Paige TamadaElf-Judy
Peter BoyleMr. Whittle
Judith ScottSusan
Jayne EastwoodWaitress
Michael ConvertinoComposer
Leo BenvenutiWriter
Walt LloydCinematographyThe Santa Clause
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
What critics thought
A cheerful but unambitious holiday comedy that audiences loved far more than critics did — families turned out in droves while reviewers were split between those who found its old-fashioned warmth sufficient and those who felt it never quite reached the level of genuine inspiration. Tim Allen's appeal carries the film, but the critical divide is essentially about whether likable and inoffensive is enough.
“You don't have to read the fine print in this Clause, only its broad strokes — it has family hit written all over it.”
Duane Byrge·The Hollywood Reporter
“I personally found I just didn't care much: That, despite its charms, the movie didn't push over the top into true inspiration. I would have traded a lot of The Santa Clause for just one shot of Groucho Marx explaining how there ain't no sanity clause.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
John PasquinDirectorTim AllenScott CalvinJudge ReinholdNealWendy CrewsonLauraEric LloydCharlieDavid KrumholtzBernardLarry BrandenburgDetective NunzioMary GrossMs. DanielsPaige TamadaElf-JudyPeter BoyleMr. WhittleJudith ScottSusanJayne EastwoodWaitressMichael ConvertinoComposerLeo BenvenutiWriterWalt LloydCinematographyStream
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