Fred Claus
Estranged brothers Fred Claus and Santa Claus have kept their distance for years. When Fred must bridge their rift and confront a sense of being overshadowed, he steps up to mend their bond. An efficiency expert arrives at the North Pole, scrutinizing the workshop's operations and threatening to shut Santa down, forcing Fred to join the effort to save Christmas.
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David Dobkin
Lisa Vick
Jonathan McGarry
Adrian Toynton
Stewart Hamilton
Shaun O'Dell
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John Chard
Fred Claus (2007) Saving Christmas and Building Bridges. It does exactly what it says on the Xmas Movie Tin. Poorly received by the critics and equally unsupported by the internet hordes, Fred Claus may be guilty of sentimentality, but for those in need of a pick me up during yuletide then it delivers the requisite smiles to faces. Vince Vaughn is Fred, brother of Santa (Paul Giamatti), who has grown up resenting his elder brother. When Fred is in desperate need of cash he gets in touch with Santa to ask for a big loan, Santa will oblige if Fred comes up to the North Pole to work for it. Anger, mirth and bonding does follow as Fred causes mayhem among the elves and finds himself pitched in the middle of a nefarious plan being hatched by Clyde Archibald Northcutt (Kevin Spacey). Not all the gags work but there are some genuinely funny moments, while the romantic threads are a touch too twee. Yet this wears its Xmas movie heart firmly on its red clothed sleeve, and there's nothing wrong with that. 7/10
Kamurai
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for off-brand holiday movies. While I like watching Vince Vaughn beat up Santa Claus as much as the next person, I'm not a big Vince Vaughn fan. I'd rather see what Paul Giamotti can do with the Santa role, honestly. Kevin Spacey, being very much himself, is awful, or his character is, and a story needs a good villain. Being a whiny spoiled kid in an adult body doesn't really do it for me, especially in a Santa setting.
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The directors of Fred Claus are David Dobkin, Lisa Vick, Jonathan McGarry, Adrian Toynton, Stewart Hamilton, and Shaun O'Dell.
The cast of Fred Claus includes Kathy Bates as Mother Claus, Vince Vaughn as Fred Claus, Keith Kupferer as Salvation Army Santa, Elizabeth Berrington as Linda Elf, Theo Stevenson as Young Nick - 6 Yrs Old, Paul Giamatti as Nick (Santa) Claus, Kevin Spacey as Clyde Archibald Northcutt, Rachel Weisz as Wanda Blinkowski, Dylan Minnette as Orphanage Kid, Elizabeth Banks as Charlene, Ludacris as DJ Donnie, Mike Bacarella as Wanda's Neighbor, and more.
The duration of Fred Claus is 1h 55 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Fred Claus trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Fred Claus was released on 09 Nov 2007.
Fred Claus is listed under Action, Comedy, and Drama on Fanbiz.
Fred Claus has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "Fred Claus (2007) Saving Christmas and Building Bridges. It does exactly what it says on the Xmas Movie Tin. Poorly received by the critics and equally unsupported by the..."
