Walt Disney Pictures, Boxing Cat Films, Outlaw Productions (I)
Tim Allen, Ann-Margret, Judge Reinhold, Martin Short, Spencer Breslin, Alan Arkin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, Peter Boyle

Santa, aka Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) is faced with two big problems. Mrs. Santa is expecting, and both sets of parents are visiting the North Pole. But nobody can get along, and there’s a lot of conflict going on. Keeping everybody happy is almost impossible. But worse than that, Jack Frost (Martin Short) is trying his best to take over Christmas by forcing Scott to use the little known “Escape Clause”, which will turn back the clock and make it like Scott never became Santa at all, leaving the job open for him. Jack is an annoying little dweeb who is only out for himself.
This third installment of The Santa Clause series is not quite as good as the other two, but it’s still a lot of fun. The characters are very well developed now, so we get to add a few more. We again meet all the other mythical creatures like the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, and more, but the key is Jack Frost who is a really devilish guy. But the family stresses are getting to Scott, and it appears things are pretty hopeless. We have to stress through the problems as Scott tries to find a solution. Things get really bad before they can get better. This is an entertaining addition to the series and one that’s well worth watching. This is some of Tim Allen’s best work, and the addition of the in-laws, Bud and Sylvia (Ann-Margaret and Alan Arkin) is brilliant.
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Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Outlaw Productions (I)
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Jayne Eastwood

Scott Calvin(Tim Allen) is a divorced Dad who is struggling with his ex-wife Laura(Wendy Crewson)’s dorky new fiance, Dr. Miller(Judge Reinhold)and a small kid Charlie (Eric Lloyd). Scott is spending Christmas Eve at home with Charlie when a noise on the roof makes the run outside and startle Santa into slipping and falling to his death off the Calvin’s roof. When Scott puts on the Santa suit, he finds that he has been recruited as the new Santa to replace the one he accidentally killed. That’s the Santa Claus. Scott has one year to put his things in order so that he can live full time at the North Pole. The trouble is that Charlie wants to tell everyone that his dad is Santa which causes everyone to think he’s got mental problems. Furthermore, Dr. Miller is a psychiatrist and trying to convince a little kid that the North Pole doesn’t exist, especially when he’s been there! Scott has a lot of getting used to things, but from the looks of it, he may just pull it off.
This is one of the classiest of the (fairly) recent Christmas films. It sparked 2 sequels (so far) and is a very well know and much loved Christmas story. This is one of the funniest of the three, and seeing Scott trying to fit into the role is pretty clever. No matter what he does, he keeps growing a beard and gaining tremendous amounts of weight. But aside from being funny, it also has a lot of heart, especially the relationship between Scott and Charlie. If there’s anyone out there who has never seen this film, it’s a must see, and if you have, it’s probably time to catch it again. It’s one of the best Holiday films ever, and certainly one to be appreciated again and again.
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