The Santa Clause (1994)

Overview

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.

English
Rated PG
😂Comedy
🎭Drama
👪Family
🏰Fantasy

Released

11th November 1994

31 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 37 minutes

Finishes at 6:18am

Budget

$22,000,000 ($49,077,600 today)

Revenue $189,833,357

Directed by

John Pasquin

Written by

Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick

Ratings and awards

2 wins & 9 nominations total

6.6/10
73%
57%
65%
65%

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The Santa Clause

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