The Santa Clause

Magical succession film

The Santa Clause is a 1994 film starring Tim Allen, in which a man accidentally causes Santa's death and must assume the role—bound by a contractual "clause" requiring him to become Santa Claus.

The title is a pun on this magical stipulation.

The film spawned sequels and established a durable holiday comedy franchise.

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Tim Allen · elves · red suit · chimney · cookies · milk · milk and cookies · Bernard · Charlie · hot cocoa · naughty · naughty list · nice · nice list · workshop · toys · toy bag · December

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genre/tone

The Santa Clausedocumentary

Factual film about reality

cinéma vérité · An Inconvenient Truth · kitchen sink realism · neorealism · Schindler's List

holiday film sentiment

The Santa ClauseBad Santa

Wicked Christmas figure

Krampus · Scrooged · A Christmas Carol · Gremlins · Die Hard

cultural register

The Santa ClauseBad Santa

Wicked Christmas figure

Eyes Wide Shut · Pulp Fiction · Trainspotting · A Clockwork Orange

Family

Santa, clauses, saint, saintly, sainted, saints

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G