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Cast

Tim Allen
as Scott Calvin

Judge Reinhold
as Dr. Neil Miller

Wendy Crewson
as Laura Calvin

Eric Lloyd
as Charlie Calvin

David Krumholtz
as Bernard

Peter Boyle
as Mr. Whittle

Larry Brandenburg
as Det. Nunzio

Mary Gross
as Ms. Daniels

Paige Tamada
as Elf--Judy

Judith Scott
as Susan

Jayne Eastwood
as Waitress

Melissa King
as Little Girl

Bradley Wentworth
as Elf at North Pole

Azura Bates
as Elf in Hangar

Joshua Satok
as Elf--Larry

Zach McLemore
as Bobby

Joyce Guy
as Principal Compton

Lindsay Lupien
as Kid Two

Alexandra Petrocci
as Kid Three

Jesse Collins
as Ad Executive

David Paul Grove
as Waiter

Steve Vinovich
as Dr. Novos

Aimee McIntyre
as Ruth

Tabitha Lupien
as Ballet Girl

Lachlan Murdoch
as Fax Kid

Dennis O'Connor
as Mailman

David Sparrow
as Bobby's Dad

Ron Hartmann
as Judge

Nic Knight
as Quintin

Scott Wickware
as Malone

Gene Mack
as Newman

Brett Moon
as Elf One

Ryan Moon
as Elf Two

Jack Newman
as Santa In Street

Michael Caruana
as 1st Officer

Micha Jackson
as Child One

Cody Jones
as Child Two

Kenny Vadas
as ELFS Leader

Brian Reilly
as Tinsel Man

Gordon Masten
as Desk Sergeant

Philip Williams
as Sharpshooter

Chris Benson
as Fireman

Laura Catalano
as Veronica

Peter Kosaka
as Japanese Businessman

Ivanka Kotalto
as 2nd ELFS

Todd Davis
as 3rd ELFS

Marc Pichette
as 4th ELFS

John Pasquin
as 6th Santa

Tony Krolo
as Coffee Cop

Alec Bachlow
as Neighbor

Jimmy Labriola
as Truck Driver

Steve Kosaka
as Japanese Businessman

Lawrence Nakamura
as Japanese Businessman

Hun Sun Tran
as Japanese Businessman

Steve Tsukamoto
as Japanese Businessman

Bob Dermer
as Puppet Punch

Nina Keogh
as Puppet Judy

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• Dec 25, 2016

  At the time of this film's release, Tim Allen was on fire and could do no wrong. He had the #1 movie, with this one of course, topped the New York Times best-selling list and had the #1 show on television. And this happened within the time span of one week. Like imagine how improbable that is for one person in their entire lifetime. Now imagine that it happened to one person in the span of a week. Whatever you may think of Allen, and I'll certainly get into that, it's certainly a very impressive feat no matter how you slice it. As far as Tim Allen is concerned, I'll be honest, I never liked the guy that much to begin with. I mean, yes, I certainly enjoyed Home Improvement in parts, but Tim's character and performances were all very similar from one another. And the nature of sitcoms, at least in the past, were to blame. No actual effort was put into legitimate character development, they'd just rely on the same old and tired jokes about Al's (his co-worker) mom's weight. Or time grunting like an ape. Or Tim hitting his head on a pipe every time he went to the basement. And, continuing with the honesty, Tim Allen never did much for me as a comedic actor. I'm not saying he was bad or anything, like there were certain lines and how he delivered them with fairly quick timing that made me laugh, but I find Tim to be a little bland honestly. And he seems like one of those guys that's putting on an act, like Kevin James, where he might seem likable in his movies, but he's really a major asshole to his fans if they ever got to meet him. With that said, the movie was perfectly. My thing with Christmas movies is that, realistically, a great percentage of them, like say 80%, are absolutely no fucking good. And this one isn't any different but, at the very least, by the very low-standard of Christmas movies, this one an outright masterpiece. Even if it's an average movie by everyone else's standards. The concept, actually, is a fairly good one when you take into consideration that this boils down to a corny Christmas movie. I'm sure you've all heard of this film by now, so let's not bore you with the details. Tim Allen kills Santa Claus and he has take over the job. Simple and to the point. I will say, though, that my favorite parts of the movie were when Tim first takes the job and how angry he is at the whole thing. The whole concept of a cynical Santa Claus, done later to much better effect in Bad Santa, was a good one, but they obviously couldn't run with it seeing that this was a Disney movie after all. And they wanted a family-friendly affair. The more the film settles into a standard family movie, the more spark that it loses. There's a subplot here where Tim's son's mother, and stepfather, feel that Scott, Tim's character, feels that he is a negative influence on his own son. All because of the fact that he pretends that he is Santa Claus. They want Charles, the son, to grow up with a grounded look at reality, where his imagination isn't allowed to run wild. Essentially, they don't want the kid to believe it Santa Claus. It's about as absurd as it can get, but it's how they chose to tell their story. I mean, would any parent out there really hold that against someone? To the point that they actually want VISITATION rights taken away because of it. It's ridiculous. But, again, that's what they wanted their story to be like. The film looks at how Scott's slow transformation to Santa Claus affects him and those around him. It's simple, but it's sporadically entertaining. There comes a point where, after Scott has his visitation rights revoked, that he kidnaps, perhaps not violently, but he does kidnap his own son. And the fact that, at the end, that fact was so grievously ignored was something to see. It doesn't matter if the guy is Santa or not. Kidnapping is still kidnapping, even if the son wants to go with him. Again, Disney movie so they couldn't explore the actual consequences of Scott's actions. They just wave their magic wand and do away with whatever Scott may have done. The acting is solid. Like I said, Allen gives off the appearance of being likable and that does a lot to help the movie. The little kid who plays his son isn't really that good, but you can't really expect much. The rest of the cast is fine, particularly David Krumholtz, who was already really good at this stage and he was only like 16 when the movie came out. But the majority of the movie is about Tim and his son, so none of the supporting characters really get that much of a chance to shine. The movie has the typically corny Christmas ending, where everyone ends up happily ever after. So if that's your cup of tea, then this movie will be right up your alley. As far as I'm concerned, this movie is nothing but average at best. It's better than I would have expected, but not by much. I'm sure this will be a bigger hit with a large family than it would with just me, so take that into consideration. Wouldn't recommend it, but there's worse ways to spend a night.
  Jesse O Super Reviewer
• Dec 19, 2012

  A thoroughly enjoyable Christmas movie. Ok, it's not in the league of 'Muppets Christmas Carol' or 'Home Alone' but Allen is very likeable as the lead and it's fun seeing him develop into Santa. The kid is a little annoying but I can forgive the shmaltz coz it's tailored for a certain time of year. Feelgood fun.
  

  David S Super Reviewer
• Dec 22, 2011

  Filled with endearing cheese and holiday cliches, The Santa Clause isn't perfect, but it's hard to complain too much given its lackluster competition in the modern holiday movie market.
  Isaac H Super Reviewer
• Dec 09, 2011

  Tim Allen brings the comedy in Disney's The Santa Clause. This is a good old-fashioned Disney family film that puts a new spin on the Santa Claus tale for the '90s. There are laughs a plenty for all ages, but it does tend toward the children (as most Disney films do). And there's some hokeyness to the plot, but if you can get passed that there's a charming story here. While there's a bit of silliness to it, The Santa Clause is a solidly entertaining film with heart.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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