The Santa Clause
“This Christmas, the snow hits the fan.”
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
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Part of The Santa Clause Collection
3 films
Cast
59 people
Tim Allen
Scott Calvin
Known for
Toy Story
Galaxy Quest
Judge Reinhold
Neal
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Wendy Crewson
Laura
Known for
Air Force One
Ascension
Eric Lloyd
Charlie
Known for
Batman & Robin
Deconstructing Harry
David Krumholtz
Bernard
Known for
10 Things I Hate About You
The Deuce
Larry Brandenburg
Detective Nunzio
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Fargo
Mary Gross
Ms. Daniels
Known for
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
40 Days and 40 Nights
Paige Tamada
Elf-Judy
Known for
The Santa Clauses
Peter Boyle
Mr. Whittle
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Judith Scott
Susan
Known for
From Scratch
Flightplan
Jayne Eastwood
Waitress
Known for
Haven
Dawn of the Dead
Melissa King
Little Girl
Also in
Ordinary Magic
John Pasquin Director · Steve Rudnick Screenplay Leo Benvenuti Screenplay
Worldwide gross $190M · Budget $22M · United States release November 11, 1994
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$189,833,357
Gross vs. budget
8.6×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
Outlaw Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 11, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
November 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 14, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 1, 1994 · Theatrical
France
December 6, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
November 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
December 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 7, 1995 · Theatrical
December 25, 2004 · TV · SBS 6
November 4, 2009 · Physical · DVD
December 10, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Slovakia
December 14, 1995 · Theatrical
December 24, 2000 · TV · Markíza
December 24, 2004 · TV · JOJ
Spain
November 30, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 10, 1995 · Theatrical
November 1, 1996 · Physical · VHS release; The release day in November is not known.
February 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD release
United Kingdom
December 7, 1995 · Theatrical
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