The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers (WGA):

Ed Decter (written by) &
John J. Strauss (written by) ...

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

His time at the North Pole is about to go South.

Plot:

Santa, aka Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy, and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Pregnancy | Fall Off Roof | Secret Room | In Laws

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Santa / Scott Calvin
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Mrs. Claus / Carol
Eric Lloyd	...	Charlie
Judge Reinhold	...	Neil Miller
Wendy Crewson	...	Laura Miller
Spencer Breslin	...	Curtis
Liliana Mumy	...	Lucy Miller
Martin Short	...	Jack Frost
Ann-Margret	...	Sylvia Newman
Alan Arkin	...	Bud Newman
Abigail Breslin	...	Trish
Art LaFleur	...	Tooth Fairy
Aisha Tyler	...	Mother Nature
Kevin Pollak	...	Cupid
Jay Thomas	...	Easter Bunny

Also Known As:

Pretender (Philippines: English title) (review title)

Runtime:

98 min | Philippines:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:G | Malaysia:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Despite Bernard's non-appearance in the film, the novelization uses his character.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the characters of Neil and Laura Miller unfreeze, Laura's zipper is undone on her pants. If you watch closely, as she unfreezes, your hand moves in front of her pants and when she moves it again you can clearly see her pants are unzipped and then zipped again in the next frame.

Quotes:

Jack Frost: [returning to reality after not being Santa] Well, that didn't go the way I thought it would.

Movie Connections:

Features The Santa Clause (1994)

Soundtrack:

Santa Drives a Hot Rod

Not great, but good for families and people who like warm fuzzies.

We just saw this movie tonight. I was surprised to see it out so far ahead of Christmas, but looked forward to it having seen the first two and enjoyed them. The special effects are as good as before and it was a treat seeing all the actors back. Didn't really miss Bernard until it was over when it suddenly hit me he wasn't in this movie. I was getting kinda irritated with the negative in-laws and thinking I didn't like the whole film until the end which had me laughing and really enjoying myself. Know I'm a sap, but I LIKED the warm fuzzy feeling of family and friends coming together. Martin Short was pretty good as Jack Frost. Tim Allen was perfect as Santa and Mrs. Santa is lovely. If you enjoy seeing movies just for light entertainment, I think you might enjoy this movie.