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| The Santa Clause - 1994 |
Coming up next is 1994's Christmas classic "The Santa Clause", which sees an ordinary man become Santa Claus after he knocks the Christmas icon off of his roof and dons the suit and jacket.
The film's cast includes Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Mary Gross, Peter Boyle, Jayne Eastwood, and Judith Scott.
Single dad Scott Calvin is a bit out of his element this Christmas. His son Charlie is spending Christmas Eve with him, and the two haven't really been connecting as of late.
Matters aren't helped when Scott burns the Christmas Eve dinner and the two of them have to eat their holiday meal at local restaurant Denny's, an American institution.
Later that night, things take a drastic turn when Scott and Charlie hear a noise on the roof. Upon investigation, Scott sees a man prowling around. He calls out, startling the man, which causes him to come crashing down into the snow below.
Looking for some identification, Scott comes across a business card which says the man is Santa Claus. It also comes with some instructions.
Charlie and Scott find a bunch of reindeer and a sleigh on their roof, and Scott is at a loss to come up with an explanation for all of this.
Before he knows it, the sleigh is off and sailing through the night. There are packages to deliver after all.
Wanting to make Charlie happy, Scott puts on the suit and delivers the goodies in Santa's bag. Naturally, he's a bit unhappy about being stuffed down a chimney time and time again.
When the last toy is delivered, Scott and Charlie find themselves at the North Pole and they enter Santa's workshop. They marvel at all the things they see.
They meet head elf Bernard, who shows Scott the fine print on Santa's business card. Since he put on the hat and jacket, he's now Santa himself. Scott does not want to be Santa. He keeps thinking that all of this is just a bad dream.
Bernard tells Scott he's got eleven months to get his affairs in order so that he can return to the North Pole at Thanksgiving. Scott has a lot of trouble believing this is all really happening.
Christmas morning arrives, and Scott awakens to find himself wearing the pajamas that he was given at the North Pole. Charlie is firmly convinced that everything is real. Scott's ex-wife Laura is a little annoyed.
As time goes by, things start happening to Scott. Reindeer begin following him for no reason, he puts on a ton of weight, and kids line up to sit on his lap to tell him their Christmas wishes.
Laura and her husband Neil cannot get over the change they see in Scott. Neil even recommends that Scott get professional help from a therapist.
As Christmas approaches, head elf Bernard has the naughty and nice list delivered to Scott's house. Scott is a bit overwhelmed when he sees just how long the list is.
Because of the changes with Scott, Laura has his visitation rights suspended. Charlie gets Scott to believe that he is actually Santa and spends Christmas Eve with him at the North Pole. Laura and Scott frantically try to locate Charlie, and they even get a massive police search and manhunt started.
Scott brings Charlie home. Laura and Neil are shocked to discover that Scott is actually Santa Claus. Laura gets rid of the custody papers and tells Scott that she wants him to see Charlie just as often as possible.
Charlie goes with Scott on one last ride for the night high above the city lights.
Cast rundown:
Tim Allen......................................Scott Calvin
Wendy Crewson.............................Laura Miller
Judge Reinhold..............................Dr. Neil Miller
Eric Lloyd......................................Charlie Calvin
David Krumholtz............................Bernard
Mary Gross...................................Miss Daniels
Peter Boyle...................................Mr. Whittle
Jayne Eastwood.............................Judy The Waitress
Judith Scott...................................Susan Perry
And that's it for The Santa Clause. Initially, Chevy Chase and Bill Murray were offered the role of Scott Calvin, but both declined. Other actors who were considered included Tom Hanks, Tom Selleck, and Mel Gibson. Personally, I can't see anyone other than Tim Allen in the role. This film performed exceptionally well at the box-office and launched two successful sequels.
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