The Santa Clause

1994 97 min ★ 6.5 Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

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.

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Cast

Tim Allen

Scott Calvin

Judge Reinhold

Neal

Wendy Crewson

Laura

Eric Lloyd

Charlie

David Krumholtz

Bernard

Larry Brandenburg

Detective Nunzio

Mary Gross

Ms. Daniels

Paige Tamada

Elf-Judy

Peter Boyle

Mr. Whittle

Judith Scott

Susan

Details

Director

John Pasquin

Screenplay

Steve Rudnick

Tagline

"This Christmas, the snow hits the fan."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$189,833,357

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Outlaw Productions

Reviews

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r96sk

October 1, 2020

★ 7/10

A satisfactory Christmas film. <em>'The Santa Clause'</em> starts off pretty strongly, with Tim Allen (Scott) showing off some quick and amusing wit. The early moments are actually the best parts in my opinion, the rest of the 97 minutes are enjoyable enough though. Allen is easily the most standout part of the film, none of the other cast members really come close at all. Eric Lloyd does an...