"This Christmas, the snow hits the fan."

1994

1h 37m

6.5(2182 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Family

Overview

On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.

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59 members

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Tim Allen

Scott Calvin

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Judge Reinhold

Neal

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Wendy Crewson

Laura

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Eric Lloyd

Charlie

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David Krumholtz

Bernard

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Larry Brandenburg

Detective Nunzio

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Mary Gross

Ms. Daniels

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Paige Tamada

Elf-Judy

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Peter Boyle

Mr. Whittle

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Judith Scott

Susan

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Jayne Eastwood

Waitress

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Melissa King

Little Girl

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Bradley Wentworth

Elf at North Pole

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Azura Bates

Elf in Hangar

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Joshua Satok

Elf-Larry

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Zachary McLemore

Bobby

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Joyce Guy

Principal Compton

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Lindsay Lupien

Kid Two

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Alexandra Petrocci

Kid Three

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Jesse Collins

Ad Executive

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David-Paul Grove

Waiter

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Steve Vinovich

Dr. Novos

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Aimee McIntyre

Ruth

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Tabitha Lupien

Ballet Girl

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Lachlan Murdoch

Fax Kid

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David Sparrow

Bobby's Dad

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Ron Hartmann

Judge

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Nic Knight

Quintin

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Scott Wickware

Malone

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Gene Mack

Newman

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Brett Moon

Elf One

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Ryan Moon

Elf Two

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Jack Newman

Santa in Street

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Michael Caruana

Officer #1

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Micha Jackson

Child One

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Cody Jones

Child Two

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Kenny Vadas

E.L.F.S. Leader

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Brian Reilly

Tinsel Man

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Gordon Masten

Desk Sergeant

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Philip Williams

Sharpshooter

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Chris Benson

Fireman

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Laura Catalano

Veronica

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Peter Kosaka

Japanese Businessman

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Ivanka Kotalto

E.L.F.S. #2

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Todd Davis

E.L.F.S. #3

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Marc Pichette

E.L.F.S. #4

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John Pasquin

Santa #6

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Tony Krolo

Coffee Cop

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Alec Bachlow

Neighbour

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Jimmy Labriola

Truck Driver

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Steve Kosaka

Japanese Businessman

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Lawrence Nakamura

Japanese Businessman

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Hun Sun Tran

Japanese Businessman

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Steve Tsukamoto

Japanese Businessman

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Frank Welker

Reindeer Voices (voice)

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Kerrigan Mahan

Reindeer Voices (voice)

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Bob Dermer

Puppet Punch (voice)

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Nina Keogh

Puppet Judy (voice)

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Dennis O'Connor

Mailman

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