The Santa Clause Page #8

Synopsis: Divorcee Scott Calvin is disgusted to learn that his ex and her husband have tried - and failed - to break it easy to their 6-year-old son Charlie that Santa isn't real. On Christmas Eve, Scott reads The Night Before Christmas... then receives an unexpected visitor on his roof. When he's startled by Scott's calling out and falls, the Santa impersonator disappears, leaving only an 8-reindeer sleigh and a suit with instructions to put it on if he's involved in an accident. Scott does, and is transported around the town dropping gifts through chimneys until he's taken to the North Pole and informed by a group who claim they're elves that he is now Santa. Charlie is proud of his dad's new job, though Scott's convinced it's a dream. Until his hair turns white, his beard refuses to stay shaved, he gains weight inexplicably, even for his sudden love of junk food... Now he's accepted it, there's just one problem: how to keep it secret from his disbelieving family?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): John Pasquin
Production: Buena Vista Distribution Compa
  2 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
PG
Year:
1994
97 min
5,310 Views


And I want you to come and see | Charlie as often as you can.

You can count on it. | Thanks, Laura.

Merry Christmas.

What's all this boo-hooing goin' | on here? Hey, how ya doin'?

It's nothin', Bernard. | I'm just saying goodbye to Charlie.

What goodbye? Charlie, | you still got the glass ball, right?

- Yeah. | - Well, all you gotta do...

is shake it whenever | you want to see your dad.

- Really? | - He can come back to see you...

anytime day or night.

Hey, have I ever | steered ya wrong?

Nice sweater.

Hey, did we make this?

Laura.

He's sucking us | into his delusions.

Look at the elaborate | measures he's taken.

Neal, relax.

I'll explain it to you later.

Where'd he go?

Go, go, go, go! | Team one, heads up!

- Okay, stand back, folks. | Give us some room. | - I'm scared, Dad.

- Here you go, sir. | - Thanks. Return to your homes!

- Stay off the street. Come on, folks. | Let us do our job here. | - Oh, my gosh. Um--

Excuse me. Excuse me. Hi.

Um, you know, you don't have to | send anybody-- Oh, my gosh, wait!

- Hey! | - He's my ex-husband, | and he's already up the chimney.

Chief, look up there.

Oh, Santa!

Santa Claus.

Look!

What is it?

Oh, wow!

Up there! Do you see it? | Hey, do you see it?

- Goodbye, Charlie. | - Bye, Dad.

Merry Christmas to all! | And to all a good night!

- I'm sorry, Charlie. | - That's okay, Neal.

You were just denying | your inner child.

You're gonna make a great | psychiatrist one day, kid.

No, I think I'm going to go | into the family business.

Look out below!

My wienie whistle.

Bye, Santa Claus. Bye.

- Merry Christmas. | - See you next year.

Charlie? | Time to come inside.

Mom, this stupid ball's | not working.

Shoot.

- Hey, sport. | - Dad!

You miss me already? | I've been gone, what? Ten minutes.

Gimme a break. | I was on my way to Cleveland.

Come here and give me a hug.

Oh!

- Do you wanna go for a quick ride? | - Yeah!

-Uh-- | -Of course, it's up to your mom.

Please, Mom.

Go on. Get outta here.

All right. Hold on.

- On our way. | - Bye, Mom.

Just-- Just a quick one.

And, uh, not over any oceans, Scott.

- Bye, Mom! | - Scott.

- Bye. | - Scott!

Santa!

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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