The Santa Clause

Locations
Call Number: DVD Holiday Santa, Youth-DVD Holiday Santa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
Special features: so you wanna be an elf?; Santa's helper - a trivia adventure game; making Santa snacks with Wolfgang; DVD-ROM: "write a letter to Santa" feature; Christmas countdown calendar screensaver.
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Larry Brandenberg, Mary Gross.
Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have informed his son, Charlie, that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and meets the elf Bernard. Charlie's stepdad becomes concerned about Scott and forces him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, THX certified, NTSC Region 1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

happy submitted by LuckyDuck on July 14, 2011, 9:37pm soso

Good submitted by ColeenT on July 25, 2011, 6:15pm Good

Fun Christmas Movie submitted by SBNB on June 21, 2012, 7:29pm I liked this movie when I was a child and my parents loved it. It's just a fun Christmas movie. I'd watch it again.

Fun Movie submitted by andreahubert on June 26, 2012, 7:44am This is an amazing movie. Audiences never know how small their budget was and how many things were just rigged to get through the shots.

Good submitted by judychiapang on July 14, 2012, 4:39pm Good

Cute submitted by alumeng.ajl on July 15, 2012, 3:39pm I absolutely love to watch this film around the holidays! It's so cute and fun and gets me into the holiday spirit. :)

A couple of fun special effects. submitted by tbbrown76 on August 1, 2014, 1:01pm But TIm Allen is not a great actor (although getting better) and I thought the whole premise was a bit far-fetched. Okay for young uns, I suppose.

Okay Christmas movie submitted by beeniepie on August 26, 2014, 8:32pm This was an okay Christmas movie portraying the usual strained father-son relationship. Tim Allen's brand of humor moves the story along without too many lulls. It's not the most heartwarming Christmas movie, but it has its funny moments.

Christmas submitted by tshish on August 8, 2015, 11:06pm Great movie

Great submitted by ecronin on July 26, 2016, 9:11pm Great Christmas movie. Fun for all.

A Newer Holiday Classic submitted by Meginator on August 27, 2022, 10:07pm This holiday movie follows a regular dad (played by a very aptly cast Tim Allen) who accidentally takes on the mantle of Santa Clause after a Christmas Eve mishap. The script is heavily dependent on Allen’s particular brand of humor, but he brings an effective mix of bravado and sentiment to the role that brings the film together quite nicely. The film’s vision of the North Pole is absolutely enchanting, with humorous nods to modernity with updates to Santa’s suit and sleigh and an elite elf commando unit sent to break Santa out of jail. Some elements of the storyline play out a bit awkwardly and fall apart under serious scrutiny, but if you’re taking this story that seriously you’re doing it wrong anyway. With its fun premise and robust sense of sarcastic humor, this is a solid modern Christmas classic.

Classic Movie submitted by alexdimitrijeski on July 3, 2023, 12:08am Clever movie, total classic.