| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
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| Video Release: | 15 Oct 2012 |
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This Christmas-themed trilogy includes The Santa Clause in which Scott Calvin first dons the suit and The Santa Clause 2 where Scott discovers he has to find a wife by Christmas Eve. In the holiday classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, another character finds out how a whole town would have been different without his influence.
Home Video Extra Features
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
DVD Notes: Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
DVD Release Date: 20 November 2007
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause comes to DVD with all the trimmings, including an alternate opening scene, audio commentary by director Michael Lembeck, and a blooper reel. Unwrap the secrets of the production by viewing the featurettes Jack Frost and Mrs. Claus: A Very Different Look, The New Comedians: On the Set With Tim and Marty, Creating Movie Magic: Visual Effects Secrets, and From the Hall of Snowglobes to Santa’s Fireplace. Enjoy the sounds of the season with Aly & AJ’s music video of Greatest Time Of Year and singing along with Christmas Carol-Oke. Presented in wide screen and full frame versions (both on the same disc), the movie offers audio tracks in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English, French and Spanish).

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.