Product Description
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Have three times the fun as you celebrate the season with the
complete SANTA CLAUSE trilogy in one spectacular box set!
Superstar comedian Tim Allen delivers the perfect gift as he
stars as the big man, himself, in three warm and wonderful movies
about discovering the true magic of Christmas. See how it all
began with Disney's original classic, and hop on Santa's sleigh
for an exciting ride filled with belly laughs and family fun.
Christmas gets a little nuttier when Scott Calvin unknowingly
inherits the role of the legendary St. Nick. His ordinary life
snowballs into a hysterical series of outrageous events as he
fills out his Santa suit, meets the future Mrs. Claus and faces
his ultimate test against the mischievous Jack Frost. With a
blizzard of bonus features and three magical movies, this box set
is hours of holiday entertainment your whole family will enjoy
again and again.
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The Santa Clause
Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin (Tim Allen of Home
Improvement and the Toy Story movies) is pleased to have his son
Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about
it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the
house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself
taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his
son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the
north pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red
suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus.
The next morning he wakes up in his own bed and thinks it's all a
dream--only Charlie remembers it with crystal clarity. Scott now
has to deal with his suspicious ex-wife (Wendy Crewson, Air Force
One) and her psychiatrist boyfriend (Judge Reinhold, Beverly
Hills Cop), who both think he's playing tricks with Charlie's
mind, and also with his own out-of-control body, which is putting
on weight and growing a prodigious beard. The Santa Clause
probably won't sup It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th
Street as anyone's favorite holiday film, but it's an enjoyable,
straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of
Allen. --Bret Fetzer
The Santa Clause 2
Considering how lame this sequel could have been, The Santa
Clause 2 makes for a pleasant holiday diversion. It's got the
familiar smell of Disney marketeering, and more than a few
parents will object to this further embellishment of the St. Nick
legend, but Tim Allen's amiable presence provides ample
compensation. As a divorced dad who inherited the jolly man's job
in The Santa Clause, Allen now faces another Yuletide challenge.
According to the "Missus Clause" in his North Pole contract, he
can't continue to be the real Santa until he gets married. As
luck and five credited screenwriters would have it, Allen falls
for the Scrooge-y principal (Elizabeth Mitchell) of his son's
school, while a phony, power-hungry duplicate Santa wreaks havoc
on the North Pole's overworked elves. It's all as sweet as spiced
eggnog, with that warmed-over feel of a mandated sequel, but the
Christmas spirit does prevail with the sound of sleigh bells and
Allen's rosy-cheeked ho, ho, ho! --Jeff Shannon
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
How about a new villain and a dash of It's a Wonderful Life to
spice up the third installment of the popular Tim Allen holiday
franchise? Under the onslaught of another Christmas season, Santa
Claus/Scott Calvin (Allen) is feeling even more pressure because
Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell, reprising her role from The Santa
Clause 2) is expecting a little Claus and also longing for the
company of some "tall people." So Scott agrees to let her parents
(Ann-Margret and Alan Arkin) visit as long as they believe that
they're really in Canada rather than at the North Pole. Further
complicating matters is a visit by Scott's ex-wife (Wendy
Crewson), her husband (Judge Reinhold), and their daughter, Lucy
(Liliana Mumy). Enter the bad boy of the Council of Legendary
Figures, Jack Frost (Martin Short), who's supremely jealous of
the figures who have their own holidays, especially Santa. So he
launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to
invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become
Santa. The resulting evocation of a classic Christmas movie, It's
a Wonderful Life, is seasoned with a splash of Back to the Future
when Scott rewinds 12 years (has it really been that long?) to
when it all began. Though neither sequel has matched the charm of
the original Santa Clause, both have been safe, reliable family
fare. (All ages: some crude humor) --David Horiuchi