Scott is distressed to learn that his ex-wife and her husband have informed his son, Charlie, that there is no Santa Claus. While a sullen Charlie visits his dad on Christmas Eve, a noise on the roof brings them outside. It turns out that there is a Santa after all, and Scott has just accidentally killed him. Because of "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard and meets the elf Bernard. Charlie's stepdad becomes concerned about Scott's and forces him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Publisher:[United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002], c1994.
General Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.Special features: so you wanna be an elf?; Santa's helper - a trivia adventure game; making Santa snacks with Wolfgang; DVD-ROM: "write a letter to Santa" feature; Christmas countdown calendar screensaver.Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: October 29, 2002.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Walt Lloyd ; editor, Larry Bock ; music, Michael Convertino ; costume designer, Carol Ramsey ; production designer, Carol Spier.
Participant or Performer Note: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Larry Brandenberg, Mary Gross.