• The Santa Clause (1994)

    Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he's dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn't a dream after all -- and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.

    iTunes StoreVUDUAmazon.comYouTubeWatch Online
The Santa Clause
57
metacriticBased on 13 Critics
77
Based on 72 Users

Release Date: November 11th, 1994

DVD Release Date: November 28th, 2000

PG |1 hr 37 min

Plot Summary

Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he's dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn't a dream after all -- and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.

Cast: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle, Larry Brandenburg, Mary Gross

Director: John Pasquin

Genres: Comedy , Children

Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Outlaw Productions

Distributors: Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista International [us], Hollywood Pictures

Keywords: Doctor , Heartwarming , Madcap , Son , Rise , Father , 1990s ,

More on Wikipedia

Watch Online

Cast & Crew

view all

Ratings & Reviews

  • 63
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times

    The Santa Clause (so named after the clause on Santa's calling card that requires Scott to take over the job) is often a clever and amusing movie, and there's a lot of fresh invention in it. show more

  • 88
    TV Guide Magazine

    Nevertheless, The Santa Clause is a charming, if mild, fantasy, distinguished by a gentle directorial touch that strikes a deft balance between dramatic and fantastic elements. show more

  • 63
    Susan WloszczynaUSA Today

    As holiday heartwarmers go, The Santa Clause is an amusing stocking stuffer, a sitcom-superficial novelty that jingles many of the same bells as last year's "Mrs. Doubtfire". [11 Nov 1994 Pg. 12.D]

See all critic reviews on metacritic.com