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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause poster
Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Genre
comedy film, fantasy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
G
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 1,179 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man who became Santa Claus must balance his family life with his North Pole duties. He also has to stop Jack Frost from taking over as Santa.

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What happens

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck. It is the third installment in The Santa Clause franchise, following The Santa Clause (1994) and The Santa Clause 2 (2002). The film features Tim Allen returning as Scott Calvin, who must find a way to make his family happy while trying to stop Jack Frost (Martin Short) from stealing his title as Santa Clause. Allen and Short had previously worked together in the 1997 Disney comedy film, Jungle 2 Jungle. Most of the supporting actors from the first two films reprise their roles, with the exception of David Krumholtz. As a result of his absence, Curtis (played by Spencer Breslin), who was previously the Assistant Head Elf, has now been promoted to Bernard's former position. This was Peter Boyle's final film to be released during his lifetime (2008's All Roads Lead Home was released posthumously). Its production was completed in February 2006. The film was theatrically released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution in the United States on November 3, 2006, and grossed over $110 million worldwide. The film received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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