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Fred Claus (2007) -- Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   8,881 votes
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Director:
David Dobkin
Writers (WGA):
Dan Fogelman (screenplay)
Jessie Nelson (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 November 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Santa's brother is coming to town. more
Plot:
Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(77 articles)
Vince Vaughn on Couples Retreat
 (From CanMag. 13 October 2009, 10:29 AM, PDT)

Box Office - 'Couples Retreat' Cruises to Easy Win
 (From Get The Big Picture. 11 October 2009, 10:18 AM, PDT)

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Every Child Deserves a Christmas Gift more (95 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Joe Claus (USA) (working title)
Untitled Vince Vaughn/David Dobkin Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor.
Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:G (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG (certificate #43797) | UK:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | Denmark:A | South Africa:PG
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Three famous brothers cameo as themselves at 'Siblings Anonymous'. The first is Frank Stallone, who speaks about 'Rocky' and 'Rambo', two major blockbuster film series that star his brother Sylvester Stallone. The second is Roger Clinton, who identifies himself as the half-brother of the former US President Bill Clinton. The third is Stephen Baldwin, the youngest Baldwin Brother (specifically he has issues with the eldest and arguably most famous, Alec.) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Fred tells Nick that he will fly the sleigh, Nick has a pink slip in his hand. When we cut back to Nick after Fred leaves, the pink slip is gone. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Nick 'Santa' Claus: Mom was right about you!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Am Legend (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Every Child Deserves a Christmas Gift, 24 December 2008
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santa Claus' older brother Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) was raised in the shadow of his famous brother and has issues with his mother (Kathy Bates). In Chicago, near Christmas, Fred asks for money on the streets trying to raise fifty thousand dollars to open a betting shop. However, many legalized Salvation Army Santa Claus chase him and Fred is arrested and sent to jail. He calls his brother Nick Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti) in the North Pole that accepts to pay his bail of five thousand dollars and proposes to lend the amount Fred needs provided he comes to the North Pole to help him in his factory. Meanwhile the mean efficiency expert Clyde Northcut (Kevin Spacey) arrives in the North Pole with the intention of finding three non-conformities in the audit of the manufacturing process and shut-down the facility. When Fred is assigned to work in the Naughty-Nice Department, the troubles of Nick begin.

I do not recall the last time I have seen such entertaining Christmas movie. "Fred Claus" is funny and has many hilarious moments (my favorite is the siblings-anonymous, with Frank Stallone, Roger Clinton and Stephen Baldwyn among others that resemble Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and other famous people). The message that there is no naughty child and consequently every child deserves a Christmas gift is great. The cast leaded by Vince Vaughn is fantastic and I really loved this movie. I wish Merry Christmas to all IMDb movie and TV lovers and staff. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Titio Noel" ("Uncle Claus")

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