Talk:The Santa Clause

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Vandalism[edit]

I think this page was vandalised. RocketMaster 15:35, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was, I corrected it. — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:27, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But, why was it vandalised? RocketMaster 05:50, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why is any article vandalized? A bored Frecklefoot? — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:32, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed some vandalism Finn zee Fox (talk) 05:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

Isn't his name supposed to be Scott Calvin? Da Kenster 04:22, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that what the article says? — Frecklefoot | Talk 22:36, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary?[edit]

I believe this trivia bit is unnecessary...

At the police station Scott claims he, Santa Clause, is known in the Netherlands as Sinterklaas. This is false. The correct translation would be: Kerstman, literally meaning Christmas man. [Note: Scott never actually says that he's known as this in the Netherlands. In fact, the Netherlands are never mentioned.]

He never actually says he's known as that specifically in the Netherlands, and Sinterklaas is a holiday figure in the Netherlands, much like Santa Claus. Therefore, I don't see why this should be included in the trivia. It actually seems to contradict itself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiFiend90 (talk • contribs)

I agree it should be removedThenext 05:13, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Midnight Men[edit]

The plot of the Santa Clause resembles that of the Howard Chaykin series Midnight Men, in a thief accidentally contributes to the death of a masked hero and must take up his mantle.

19:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Enda80

Plot summary[edit]

I've removed the {{plot}} tag because at about 500 words I think the plot summary is just about the right size. --Tony Sidaway 10:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:The Santa Clause DVD cover.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Carol Of The Bells[edit]

The movie includes a particularly good version of Carol Of The Bells, Written by Peter Wilhousky. What choir performs this? No one seems to know... And the Target ad on TV in December 2010 sounds very similar -- is it exactly the same performers?-96.237.71.2 (talk) 04:04, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a detailed discussion of all the groups that it might be, but is not: http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/santaclause.asp -96.237.71.2 (talk) 04:16, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

www.imdb.com/title/tt0111070/soundtrack

The Santa Clause (1994) Soundtracks

Carol Of The Bells

Written by Peter Wilhousky

Performed by The United States Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants (uncredited)

The song Carol Of The Bells is sung starting a couple minutes after the start of the movie The Santa Clause during the opening credits, lasting a little over a minute. (Some consider this to be one of the best performances. The singers are obscure/uncertain. The recording may not have ever been published, other than as part of the movie itself.)-71.174.188.32 (talk) 23:38, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DVD credits listed at end:
   Songs
      "CAROL OF THE BELLS"
      Written by Peter Wilhousky

(No performers etc credited.)-71.174.188.32 (talk) 16:53, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DVD Release Date Discrepancy[edit]

The "Home Media" section states that "The first DVD was released on October 29, 2002" in the first paragraph, but the second paragraph then states "...the exchange was removed from the 1999 DVD release..." implying a DVD was released three years earlier. Which is correct? 86.178.173.65 (talk) 14:50, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Broken neck" ?[edit]

Where in the movie is this said as being an injury to the Santa that 'fell'/slid off Calvin's roof?

As far as I know, the Santa was only injured enough so as to not be able to finish that night's deliveries.

As to what happened to him after he waved and disappeared, that is never talked about nor mentioned.

And if anything was said about a "broken neck," it was not a professional diagnosis; it was said "off the cuff" and never meant to be taken literally.

As such, I think that part of the first sentence in the second paragraph of the "Plot" needs to be deleted or the sentence re-written with the "broken neck" reference removed.

What do all of you think/say? 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 05:39, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Neil or Neal?[edit]

The plot summary gives Judge Reinhold's character's name as "Neil", but the Cast section says "Neal". Which one is correct? JezGrove (talk) 00:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in The Santa Clause[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of The Santa Clause's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "BOM":

From The Nightmare Before Christmas: "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas", Releases, Box Office Mojo, Retrieved September 18, 2009
From Junior (1994 film): "Junior". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
From Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous: "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
From The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
From Walt Disney Pictures: "Box Office by Studio – Disney All Time". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
From The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause: "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:36, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The correct reference was none of those suggested by the bot above. I am quite certain "BOM" stands for "Box Office Mojo". I have replaced the undefined/malformed references with the relevant Box Office Mojo pages:

Relevant replacements for "BOM"

"The Santa Clause (1994): All Releases (All Territories)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
"The Santa Clause (1994): Original Release (Domestic)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
"The Santa Clause (2020 re-release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

CoconutPi (talk) 18:48, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Producer[edit]

Looks like the wrong producer Brian Reilly is linked 2A02:8084:4243:B980:AD68:EA:6AF8:CA8A (talk) 21:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress[edit]

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:The Santa Clause (franchise) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 21:51, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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