Directed by: John Pasquin
Starring: Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Wendy
Crewson, Judge Reinhold, David Krumholtz, and Peter Boyle
If there ever was a Christmas curse,
it was that of being Santa Claus. While
divorced father and ad exec Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) is spending time with his
son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve, he hears a clamoring on his roof and
decides to investigate it. When he shouts
at the trespasser, the man loses his balance and falls off the roof to his
death. That trespasser just happens to
be Santa Claus. When you kill this jolly
old man though, you have to take his place because of a legal technicality
known as the Santa clause. Soon, Scott
gains lots of weight, grows a white beard, and is brought into a world of
never-ending holiday cheer. The Santa Clause is a modern film that
captures all the classic cheer of older holiday films. With Tim Allen on board, the film is also pretty
funny. Allen’s big screen debut is one
film you can’t miss if you enjoy a good holiday flick.
