FeatureG2006·92m·5.6

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

'Twas the fight before Christmas...

ComedyFamilyAdventure

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

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Cast

Tim Allen

Santa / Scott Calvin

Elizabeth Mitchell

Mrs. Claus / Carol

Judge Reinhold

Neil Miller

Wendy Crewson

Laura Miller

Ann-Margret

Sylvia Newman

Eric Lloyd

Charlie

Spencer Breslin

Curtis

Liliana Mumy

Lucy Miller

Alan Arkin

Bud Newman

Martin Short

Jack Frost

Abigail Breslin

Trish

Art LaFleur

Tooth Fairy

Aisha Tyler

Mother Nature

Kevin Pollak

Cupid

Jay Thomas

Easter Bunny

Michael Dorn

Sandman

Peter Boyle

Father Time

Sammi Hanratty

Elf #1

Ridge Canipe

Elf #2

Kate Emerick

Elf #3

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: $12.0M
Revenue: $84.5M
Age rating: G
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Walt Disney PicturesBoxing Cat FilmsOutlaw ProductionsSanta Frost Productions

Crew

Director

Michael Lembeck

Writers

Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick

George S. Clinton

Original Music Composer

Robbie Greenberg

Director of Photography

David Finfer

Editor

Ingrid Ferrin

Costume Design

Richard Holland

Production Design

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Reviews

r96sk

10/2/2020

7.0

Well I'm in the minority with this... I actually, admittedly narrowly, enjoyed <em>'The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'</em> - terrible title, mind. Most other reviewers clearly didn't and I respect that, but I genuinely found it alright. It's definitely the weakest entry of the series, yet I still found it entertaining enough. Martin Short (Jack Frost) is the star of this second sequel to 1994's <em>'The Santa Clause'</em>, outshining lead Tim Allen; who is still decent, by the way. I love Short's character design, he looks ridiculous in the nicest possible way and Frost (why him, I'm not sure I admit) makes for a relatively good villain. All the other cast members take a backseat, while the storyline of Alan Arkin's Bud is very forgettable and arguably needless. I was expecting to dislike this and the preceding follow-up, but to my surprise they are actually - at least to me - harmlessly fun festive films.

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