The Santa Clause
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The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The first installment in The Santa Clause franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a divorced marketing executive who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof to his presumed death on Christmas Eve, inadvertently agreeing to a contract that forces him to take up the mantle.
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The Santa Clause is a 1994 fantasy, comedy, and Christmas film directed by John Pasquin and produced by Robert Newmyer, with James Miller as executive producer. Set in Chicago and filmed in Toronto during the Christmas and holiday season, it stars Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Wendy Crewson, and Judge Reinhold, with a score by Michael Convertino. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, it was made on a budget of $22 million and grossed $189,833,357. It runs 97 minutes and was followed by The Santa Clause 2.
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6.5On 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.
Cast
- Tim Allen as Scott Calvin
- Judge Reinhold as Neal
- Wendy Crewson as Laura
- Eric Lloyd as Charlie
- David Krumholtz as Bernard
- Larry Brandenburg as Detective Nunzio
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- elves
- winter
- holiday
- christmas party
- deal
- santa claus
- christmas tree
- child custody
- christmas
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Pasquin
- Written by
- Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
- Produced by
- Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Robert Newmyer
- Starring
- Tim Allen Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson David Krumholtz Peter Boyle
- Cinematography
- Walt Lloyd
- Edited by
- Larry Bock
- Music by
- Michael Convertino
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures , Hollywood Pictures , Outlaw Productions
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release dates
- November 5, 1994 ( 1994-11-05 ) ( Hollywood ) November 11, 1994 ( 1994-11-11 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $22 million
- Box office
- $190.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Santa Clause 2
- Director
- John Pasquin
- Composer
- Michael Convertino
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 819032
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/the-santa-clause
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- publication date
- 1995-11-02
- title
- The Santa Clause
- executive producer
- James Miller
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 57/100
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by John Pasquin, produced by Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, and Robert Newmyer, and written by the writing team of Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The first installment in The Santa Clause franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a divorced marketing executive who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof to his presumed death on Christmas Eve, inadvertently agreeing to a contract that forces him to take up the mantle.
The Santa Clause premiered at the Village Theater in Westwood on November 5, 1994, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 11. It grossed $190.3 million worldwide against a $22 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics, and it has since become a Christmas-time staple among viewers. Its success led to two sequels, The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), both of which were commercially successful despite the former's mixed and the latter's negative reception. The franchise continued with a follow-up series, The Santa Clauses, which premiered November 16, 2022 on Disney+.
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