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Fred Claus [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz
Director(s): David Dobkin
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Adult Language, Scatological Humor
Movie Release: 2007
DVD Release: 11/25/2008
Format: DVD - Color
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Members Wishing: 20
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy Comedy, Holiday Film
See Also: Fred Claus [Blu-ray], Fred Claus

DVD Synopsis

Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no one knows that better than Fred Claus (Vaughn). After struggling for years to live up to the example set by his younger sibling Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), Fred has finally given up. These days Fred is working as a repo man taken to stealing the items he repossesses, and his shady tactics have just landed him in jail. While Mrs. Claus vehemently insists that Fred fend for himself, Nicholas refuses to sit idly by as his brother rots in jail and agrees to set bail if Fred will repay the debt by coming to the North Pole and help make toys for the upcoming Christmas season. But Fred isn't nearly as productive as your average elf, and he's got quite an attitude to boot. With Christmas fast approaching and Fred threatening to sideline Nicholas' entire finely tuned operation, the brother that always struggled to get out from under his sibling's substantial shadow finds out just how far the patience of a saint can be pushed before jolly old Santa reaches his breaking point. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Vince Vaughn - Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti - Nick (Santa) Claus
John Michael Higgins - Willie
Miranda Richardson - Annette Claus
Rachel Weisz - Wanda

Member Movie Reviews

Kyra S. from LILBURN, GA wrote on 11/19/2009...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

It pretty funny.

Cynthia M. (Cali) from CINCINNATI, OH wrote on 12/20/2008...

Well I'm not crazy about Vince Vaughn but I absolutely LOVED this movie!! I was blown away by the low reviews given here and at Amazon.com! I'm a hard push for 5 stars, but this one has it!!! There was a lot more creativity and humor in this Christmas movie than *any* I've seen in years!

Just goes to show though..."different strokes for different folks!" =)

Cheers!

Danielle T. (sugarkane) from FITCHBURG, WI wrote on 12/12/2008...

3 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really wanted to love this movie, it has some of my favorite actors in it, but alas, I was totally underwhelmed by it. This is a another case of an excellent cast not being enough to make a movie. The story, about the older brother of Santa Claus, sounded entertaining, but fell short.