THE SANTA CLAUSE (Theatrical Release USA 1994)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

The Santa Clause—a good, clean holiday flick for the preteen and adult audience—weighs in at the lovable and imaginative level. Tim Allen has the perfect charisma for the part of Santa Claus. Watch for Judge Reinhold as character Dr. Neil Miller and the late Peter Boyle as Mr. Whittle.

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Storyline

Santa Claus slips from Scott Calvin’s (Tim Allen) roof and disappears into the front yard’s snow-covered lawn. When Scott dons Santa’s red coat, he begins metamorphosing into Santa’s successor.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director John Pasquin for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Richard Baker, Rick Messina, and James Miller for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Santa Claus (Tim Allen), Dr. Neil Miller (Judge Reinhold), Laura Calvin Miller (Wendy Crewson), Charlie Calvin (Eric Lloyd), Bernard the Elf (David Krumholtz), Detective Nunzio (Larry Brandenburg), Miss Daniels (Mary Gross), Judy the Elf (Paige Tamada), Mr. Whittle (Peter Boyle), Susan Perry (Judith Scott), Judy the Waitress (Jayne Eastwood), and Sarah the Little Girl (Melissa King).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. Refreshing holiday entertainment piece has great stage sets for each scene. The cast has been well-chosen for a quite pleasing film.

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