The Santa Clause (Full Screen Special Edition)
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Actor: Azura Bates, Larry Brandenburg, Peter Boyle, Tim Allen, Wendy CrewsonBrand: Disney
Primary Contributor: Tim Allen
Primary Contributor: Judge Reinhold
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-29
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of The Santa Clause (Full Screen Special Edition)
Movie Review: sweet tempered holiday fare
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie has so far passed the test of time- a 1994 Christmas movie, only a single pair of mom jeans and a couple of bad jeans give away just how old this movie is.
There aren't any moments that will make any family's cringe- without being the sort of saccharine sweet that Christmas movies can sometimes descend to.
Tim Allen is fantastic as a reluctant Santa Claus- sometimes he can play a bit over the top, but not here. He plays this role to a tee.
There is magic, mystery, and a well grounded morality and sense of family that works together to make a Christmas movie for the ages.
Summary of The Santa Clause (Full Screen Special Edition)
Superstar comedian and Golden Globe(R) winner Tim Allen shines bright in Disney's magical, larger-than-life hit comedy that "People" magazine dubbed "The most playfully amusing, inventive cinematic ... fable in several decades!" Now in this all-new special edition DVD release, your entire family can enjoy never-before-seen bonus footage, interactive games, and more, making this original holiday classic a joyful new experience!Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin (Tim Allen of Home Improvement and the Toy Story movies) is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the north pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus. The next morning he wakes up in his own bed and thinks it's all a dream--only Charlie remembers it with crystal clarity. Scott now has to deal with his suspicious ex-wife (Wendy Crewson, Air Force One) and her psychiatrist boyfriend (Judge Reinhold, Beverly Hills Cop), who both think he's playing tricks with Charlie's mind, and also with his own out-of-control body, which is putting on weight and growing a prodigious beard. The Santa Clause probably won't supplant It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street as anyone's favorite holiday film, but it's an enjoyable, straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of Allen. --Bret Fetzer
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