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Overview
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Santa's brother is coming to town. morePlot:
Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole. | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
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(18 articles)
Vince Vaughn: Hollywood's Best Investment? (From Get The Big Picture. 22 July 2008, 3:17 PM, PDT)
Don't Underestimate Will (From Studio Briefing. 18 December 2007)
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Paul Giamatti and Rachel Weisz try their best but not even they can savage this awful film. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vince Vaughn | ... | Fred Claus |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Nick 'Santa' Claus |
 | John Michael Higgins | ... | Willie |
 | Miranda Richardson | ... | Annette Claus |
 | Rachel Weisz | ... | Wanda |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Mother Claus |
 | Trevor Peacock | ... | Papa Claus |
| Ludacris | ... | DJ Donnie (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges) |
 | Elizabeth Banks | ... | Charlene |
| Christian Hansen | ... | Fireman |
 | Jeremy Swift | ... | Bob Elf |
| Elizabeth Berrington | ... | Linda Elf |
 | Kevin Spacey | ... | Clyde Northcut |
 | Rio Hackford | ... | Leon |
 | Liam James | ... | Young Fred - 12 yrs old |
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Also Known As:
Joe Claus (USA) (working title)Untitled Vince Vaughn/David Dobkin Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
116 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:o.Al. | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG (certificate #43797) | France:Unrated | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Brotherly Love". moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: A trip to the North Pole in mid to late December would be in the dark. Fred's first and second arrival and the arrival of Mr. Northcutt all happen on bright sunny days. moreSoundtrack:
Santa Claus Is Back In Town moreFAQ
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Awful Christmas film that has Vince Vaughn trying to push his frat boy sensibilities on a younger audience and failing miserably at it. The script is so unfocused and unfunny that you can drive a trunk through its plot holes with a frown and the directing lacks any Christmas cheer at all. Paul Giamatti and Rachel Weisz are literally the only actors in this film that really try hard to make something out of the lemon that is the script and their performances are good but that's because both actors are much better than the material they are working with however, both of the actors don't seem like they are having a good time with what was giving to them and it does show in certain scenes of the film.
Other than Giamatti and Weisz's efforts, the movie is still really awful and it should have been rewritten and retooled before it was made.