Director: John Pasquin (Home Improvement)
Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has partial custody of his son Charlie (Lloyd), who comes over for Christmas Eve, not looking forward to it very much. But after they startle Santa Claus and cause him to fall from the roof, Charlie starts to enjoy himself as he and his dad take over Santa's job for the night. Scott, of course, thinks he has gone crazy, especially after they reach the North Pole and he is told by the elves that he is the new Santa Claus.
The next morning, he wakes up in his home, thinking it was all a dream, until Charlie talks about it excitedly and tells everyone his father is Santa Claus. It takes Scott a while to realize it all really happened. He gains a lot of weight, his hair turns white, he gets a beard he cannot get rid of no matter how much he shaves, and children begin to follow him in the street and tell him what they want for Christmas.
All this begins to scare his ex-wife and her psychologist husband Neil (Reinhold), and she wonders if seeing Scott is the right thing for Charlie.
I love this movie. It is my favorite of all Santa Claus movies; Tim Allen definitely makes a great Santa, and the story is sweet. This one is a little cheesy, but you deal with it, because it's Christmas!
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