The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

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Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922)

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Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Rating: G

Release Date: Nov 3, 2006

Running Time: 98 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Alan Arkin, Martin Short, Ann-Margret

director: Michael Lembeck

Tim Allen in Buena Vista Pictures' "Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

It's Christmas time once again and Scott Calvin juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost, who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol. Along for the adventure are Scott’s extended family, son Charlie, ex-wife Laura Miller, her husband, Neil Miller and their daughter, Lucy who, together with head elf Curtis, foil Jack Frost's crafty scheme to control the North Pole.

OK, so Santa Clause 3 isn't the stuff classic Christmas movies are made of, but the franchise still manages to keep us warm and toasty, invoking some genuine Yuletide spirit. Hard to believe, but it's true.

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The first Santa Clause had a somewhat clever premise on how an ordinary guy can become Santa Claus just by putting on the red suit, while the second Clause was about finding a Mrs. Claus. What's the third clause? The Escape Clause, which allows anyone who is Santa the option to give it…