The Santa Clause is indeed a 1994 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who mistakenly causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve in the very first movie of the Santa Clause movie franchise. After completing St. Nick’s journey and deliveries, he and his young son, Charlie, travel to the North Pole, where Scott discovers that he must become the new Santa and persuade people he loves that he is actually Santa Claus.
On November 11, 1994, the picture was released and made $189 million. It was well-received by critics and has since become a Christmas tradition among viewers. Its popularity spawned two sequels, The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, all of which were commercially successful but critical disappointments.
The whole movie was shot inside the Greater Toronto Area. Lakeside, Illinois was named after Oakville. All of the reindeer in the movie came out from Toronto Zoo. All of the trains in the North Pole sequence and the beginning of the movie are LGB.
Bill Murray and Chevy Chase were both offered the role of Scott Calvin, but both were rejected owing to schedule issues. Murray did not want to do another holiday-themed film after Scrooged, while Chase declined due to scheduling conflicts. The part was also considered for Tom Selleck, Tom Hanks, and Mel Gibson. The roles of Neal Miller were considered for Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, and Bradley Whitford. Laura Miller was considered for the part by Patricia Richardson, Patricia Clarkson, Patricia Heaton, and Kate Burton.
The movie has a 72 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, depending on 57 reviews, with just an average rating of 5.9/10. “The Santa Clause is absolutely undemanding,” the website’s critics agree, “and it’s solidly based in the type of wonderful old-fashioned holiday spirit lacking from several current yuletide flicks.” The movie does have a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 on Metacritic, depending on 13 critic reviews, indicating “mixed or mediocre reviews.” On a scale of A+ to F, audiences polled by CinemaScore awarded the film an average score of “A–.”
The Oklahoman’s Sandi Davis ranked the picture sixth overall on her choice of the finest movies of 1994.
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