Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.
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- TriviaFrank Stallone: As himself, and a member of the group "Siblings Anonymous". In the film, Stallone speaks about Rocky (1976) and First Blood (1982), two major blockbuster film series that star his brother, Sylvester Stallone.
- GoofsAt the Siblings Anonymous meeting, Roger Clinton explains that he got upset watching footage of his famous brother Bill on the History Channel making his 1993 State of the Union Address to Congress. There was no State of the Union address in 1993 as Bill Clinton had just become President and the traditional speech never takes place during an inauguration year.
- Quotes
Fred Claus: Nick, there's been one thing that's been eating at me since I've been here. That Naughty-Nice List that you got? There's no naughty kids, Nick. They're all good kids. But some of them are scared. And some of them don't feel listened to. Some of them had some pretty tough breaks too. But every kid deserves a present on Christmas.
- Crazy creditsThe opening logos are covered in snow and Christmas tree lights.
- Alternate versionsOn the TBS and TNT airing, the credits are in a box with a black screen in the background.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fred Claus: UK Premiere Special (2007)
- SoundtracksSanta Claus Is Back in Town
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
I do agree it is very predictable, and that the direction is on the slack side. And there is also some uneven pacing and moments of disjointed dialogue. That said, it does look good with lovely cinematography and scenery, and the soundtrack is great and does put you in the mood for the Christmas season. Also there are moments of inspired physical comedy and while they have been better Vince Vaughan and Paul Giamatti(who was so good in Sideways) do display a good chemistry and both deliver spirited performances.
So overall, this is not a bad movie. It could have been better, but it is almost certainly not a disaster. 6/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Oct 18, 2010
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Joe Claus
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $72,006,777
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,515,473
- Nov 11, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $97,838,349
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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