The Santa Clause
Release Date: 24th November 1994 - Australia
Production Companies
Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
Hollywood Pictures (in association with)
Outlaw Productions
Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia
Genre: Family/Comedy/
Fantasy
Rating: G
Runtime: 97 minutes
Budget: $22,000,000
Box Office Gross: $190,539,357 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Scott Calvin, a divorced
father, is spending the night
on Christmas Eve with his
young son, Charlie, when
they discover the current
Mr Claus has fallen off
their roof. Scott
unknowingly triggers The
Santa Clause when he
puts on his Santa suit.
They immediately get
whisked away to the North
Pole to fill the boots of
jolly old St. Nick.
Cast
Tim Allen - Scott Calvin/
Santa Claus
Judge Reinhold - Dr. Neal Miller
Wendy Crewson - Laura CalvinMiller
Eric Lloyd - Charlie Calvin
David Krumholtz - Bernard
Larry Brandenburg - Detective Nunzio
Mary Gross - Ms. Daniels
Paige Tamara - Judy the Elf
Peter Boyle - Mr. Whittle
Judith Scott - Susan Perry
Jayne Eastwood - Judy the Waitress
Melissa King - Sarah the Little Girl/P
Joshua Satok - Larry the Elf
Zachary McLemore - Bobby
Joyce Guy - Principal Compton
Steve Vinovich - Dr. Pete Novos
Aimee McIntyre - Ruth
Tabitha Lupien - Ballet Girl
Lachlan Murdoch - Fax Kid
Dennis O'Connor - Mailman
David Sparrow - Bobby's Dad
Kenny Vadas - E.L.F.S. Leader
Chris Benson - Fireman
Laura Catalano - Veronica
John Pasquin - Santa #6 (Cameo)
Frank Welker - Reindeer Voices (Voice)
Kerrigan Mahan - Reindeer Voices (Voice)
Bob Dermer - Puppet Punch (Voice)
Nina Keogh - Puppet Judy (Voice)
Steve Lucescu - Falling Santa (Uncredited)
Crew
Director - John Pasquin
Writers - Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick
Executive Producers - Richard Baker,
Rick Messina and James Miller
Producers - Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver
and Robert Newmyer
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Caroline Baron
Co-Producer - William W. Wilson III
Production Designer - Carol Spier
Art Director - James McAteer
Set Decorator - Elinor Rose Galbraith
Costume Designer - Carol Ramsey
Special Makeup and Animatronic Effects -
Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.
Special Makeup Effects Artists -
Tim Mogg and Sean Sansom
Director of Photography - Walt Lloyd
First Assistant Director - William M. Elvin
Stunt Coordinator - Shane Cardwell
Aerial Supervisor - Robert Harman
Special Effects Coordinator - Bob Hall
Reindeer Puppets Creator: The Character Shop,
Inc. - Rick Lazzarini
Reindeer Mechanical Department/Lead
Puppeteer - Mike Elizalde
Visual Effects Supervisor/Director of
Photography: Buena Vista Visual Effects -
John E. Sullivan
Visual Effects Producer: Buena Vista Visual
Effects - Carolyn Soper
Visual Effects Coordinator: Buena Vista Visual
Effects - Denise Davis
Digital Supervisors: Buena Vista Visual Effects -
Dorne Huebler and Craig Newman
Digital Coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects -
Lydia Bottegoni
CG Scenic Ball: Buena Vista Visual Effects -
Wally Schaub
Matte Paintings: Buena Vista Visual Effects -
Paul Lasaine
Editor - Larry Bock
Supervising Sound Editors - Bruce Stubblefield
and Hari Ryatt
Supervising Sound Effects Editor - Gregory King
Sound Editors - Donald Sylvester,
Darren King, John Kwiatkowski, Stewart Nelson,
Peter Carlstedt, Yann Delpeuch,
Solange Schwalbe-Bossieau, Keith Bilderbeck,
Chuck Smith, Noah Blough and Phillip Linson
Sound Mixer - David Lee
Supervising Re-Recording Mixer - Jeffrey Perkins
Re-Recording Mixer - Dave Hudson
Music - Michael Convertino
Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg
Review
THE SANTA CLAUSE was released in 1994 as a star vehicle for comedian Tim Allen after his previous role in the television sitcom Home Improvement. It helped launch his career in the movie business, propelling him to fame. While this isn't the best holiday film, it has some merits, providing plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy while lifting their Christmas spirits. The movie's storyline is easy to follow, but it is also too predictable. Tim Allen puts on a gift-wrapping performance as the average businessman/father who unwittingly becomes the mythological childhood figure of Kris Kringle, a.k.a. Santa Claus.
The film is a Christmas comedy, filled from start to finish with fun, joy, cheer, and laughter. The sequels are not as good as the original SANTA CLAUSE movie. I recommend this movie to children and their families every Christmas Eve, before it has to be over in the morning.
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