The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers (WGA):

Ed Decter (written by) &
John J. Strauss (written by) ...

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

His time at the North Pole is about to go South.

Plot:

Santa, aka Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy, and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Pregnancy | Fall Off Roof | Secret Room | In Laws

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 1	8:00 PM	ABCF
Tue. Dec. 1	10:00 PM	ABCF

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Santa / Scott Calvin
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Mrs. Claus / Carol
Eric Lloyd	...	Charlie
Judge Reinhold	...	Neil Miller
Wendy Crewson	...	Laura Miller
Spencer Breslin	...	Curtis
Liliana Mumy	...	Lucy Miller
Martin Short	...	Jack Frost
Ann-Margret	...	Sylvia Newman
Alan Arkin	...	Bud Newman
Abigail Breslin	...	Trish
Art LaFleur	...	Tooth Fairy
Aisha Tyler	...	Mother Nature
Kevin Pollak	...	Cupid
Jay Thomas	...	Easter Bunny

Also Known As:

Pretender (Philippines: English title) (review title)

Runtime:

98 min | Philippines:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:G | Malaysia:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Peter Boyle played Mr. Whittle, Scott Calvin's supervisor in the first movie, then was recast as Father Time in the latter movies.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack tells Carol her mother is fabulous, he is using his left hand, but when they cut to the close up, he is using his right hand.

Quotes:

Jack Frost: [returning to reality after not being Santa] Well, that didn't go the way I thought it would.

Movie Connections:

Features The Santa Clause (1994)

Soundtrack:

Greatest Time of Year

Major let down :(

I had great hopes for this movie...none of which were fulfilled. My family and I enjoyed the first two Santa Clause movies, but this was a major let down. Sad, too, because it had great potential. I enjoy Martin Short, and think he was well cast in the role of Jack Frost. However, the writing and editing were so disjointed, and it seemed like there were too many subplots going on for any one story line or character to get any substantial development.

Unless you have kids who are dying to see this, I would skip it altogether or wait for it to come out on DVD. I definitely wouldn't spend another $20 to go see it.