Santa Clause 2 (2002)

"...a nice little holiday movie...  C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
"...magical Christmas moments.  Jamie Russell, BBCi Films
"Really funny mayhem.   Louis Hobson, Jam! Movies

Editor's Note Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) found a jacket eight years ago that turned him into Santa Claus. Unfortunately, 900-year old elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin) failed to read the fine print in the Santa Clause and didn't notice that Santa has to find a wife or stop being Santa. As Christmas Eve--the marriage deadline--approaches, Santa finds himself slowly returning to his mortal appearance as the "de-Santification process" begins. To make matters worse, his mortal son, Charlie, is acting out in school and is on the Naughty list. Searching for a wife and worried about Charlie, Santa returns home as Scott, leaving a toy Santa (also played by Allen) in his place to run the North Pole. Unfortunately, the toy Santa becomes obsesses with the rules in the Santa handbook and turns into a dictator, complete with an army of toy soldiers. Allen is extremely engaging as Scott, a normal guy who loves his role as perhaps the most beloved character in the lives of children. David Krumholtz stars as Bernard, Santa's right-hand elf, and Elizabeth Mitchell is Carol Newman, Charlie's school principal and Scott's unlikely love interest.

	David Krumholtz
	Elizabeth Mitchell
	Eric Lloyd
	Judge Reinhold
	Tim Allen
	Adam Greenberg - Cinematographer
	Michael Lembeck - Director
	David Finfer - Editor
	Richard Baker - Executive Producer
	George Clinton - Musical Score
	Brian Reilly - Producer
	Tony Burrough - Production Designer
	Leonardo Benvenuti - Writer
	Steve Rudnick - Writer

Entertainment Weekly
"...As snappy and well reinforced as Santa's pajamas..." 11/08/2002 p.84

Sight and Sound
"...For a kids' movie, THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 is unusually sensitive to the varied nature of family life today..." 01/01/2003 p.51-2

Variety
"...[Allen] projects a warm, fatherly charisma..." 11/04/2002 p.27