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| Title: | Fred Claus |
| Genres: | Comedy Holiday |
| Directed by: | David Dobkin |
| Written by: | Dan Fogelman; Jessie Nelson |
| Produced by: | David Dobkin; Paul Hitchcock; Jessie Nelson; Joel Silver; Vince Vaughn |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Remi Adefarasin |
| Edited by: | Mark Livolsi |
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| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Silver Pictures |
| Released: | November 9th, 2007 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 116 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $72,006,777 (US) [1] $97,838,349 (Worldwide) [2] |
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Fred Claus is an American comedy film of the holiday subgenre. It was directed by David Dobkin with a script written by Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson. It was produced by Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. and premiered in the United States on November 9th, 2007. The film stars Vince Vaughn as the titular Frederick Claus, who is the older brother of Nick Claus, played by Paul Giamatti, who is this generation's version of Santa Claus. Trouble is abrewing up at the North Pole as a staunch efficiency expert played by Kevin Spacey named Clyde Northcut is threatening to shut down Santa's workshop. When Nick proves incapable of getting the job done, it is up his cynical and embittered brother Fred to take on the mantle of Santa Claus.
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Notes[]
- Fred Claus (2007) redirects to this page.
- Production on Fred Claus began on October 2nd, 2006. Principal photography concluded on February 6th, 2007.
Fun Facts[]
- This is the first holiday-themed film to feature Vince Vaughn in a starring role. In 2008, he will also appear in another holiday movie, Four Christmases, along with Reese Witherspoon.
Taglines[]
- Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.
- You're invited to a very unusual family reunion.
- Christmas comes every year, but this holiday season Santa's brother is coming along for the ride.
- Santa's brother is coming to town.
Recommendations[]
- If you like Vince Vaughn, you might also want to check him out in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Four Christmases and the remake of Psycho.
- If you like humorous Christmas movies, you might like Christmas Vacation, Elf, or The Santa Clause.
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- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Fred Claus (2007); Total lifetime grosses.
- ↑ IMDB; Fred Klaus (2007); Box office & business.
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Chicago; Christmas; Illinois; North Pole; Reindeer; Santa Claus