The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

'Twas the fight before Christmas...

2006 • 92 min • Comedy · Family · Adventure

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Synopsis

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

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Best from age 6

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Santa Scott Calvin faces his biggest challenge yet when Jack Frost schemes to take over Christmas. Frost tricks Santa into invoking an "Escape Clause," altering the timeline where Scott never became Santa. It's a race to restore Christmas as we know it.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Some mild slapstick comedy
Jack Frost
s mischievous behavior
Brief moments of peril

What it models well

The importance of family
Belief in magic and wonder
The spirit of generosity
Consequences of choices

Talk about it after

What makes Christmas special?
How does changing the past affect the present?
The difference between wishes and hard work
Standing up for what

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Top billed cast

Director: Michael Lembeck • Crew: Ed Decter, John J. Strauss

Trailers & clips

Santa Clause 3 - North Pole, North Pole

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Official Trailer

Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Reviewer notes

Recommended
Well I'm in the minority with this... I actually, admittedly narrowly, enjoyed <em>'The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'</em> - terrible title, mind. Most other reviewers clearly didn't and I respect that, but I genuinely found it alright. It's definitely the weakest entry of the series, yet I still found it entertaining enough. Martin Short (Jack Frost) is the star of this second sequel to 1994's <em>'The...
r96sk, TMDB Community