| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | -- |
| Run Time: | 97 |
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| Video Release: | 16 Oct 2012 |
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This movie is the first in a franchise, followed by The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. Another depiction of the man in red can be found in Santa Claus - The Movie.
Home Video Extra Features
Home Video Notes: The Santa Clause
Release Date: 16 October 2012
The Santa Clause releases on Blu-ray with the following extras:
- “So You Wanna Be An Elf?” featurette
- Making Santa Snacks With Wolfgang
- “The Night Before Christmas” Short
Home Video Notes:The Santa Clause: 3-Movie Collection
Release Date: 16 October 2012
Disney/Buena Vista is releasing this franchise in a 3-disc blu-ray package includes:
- Blu-ray copies of The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
- Audio commentaries
- Deleted scenes
- Featurettes
- Bloopers
- The Night Before Christmas Short
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
