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| Santa Clause, The |
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Genre:Family
Reviewed In Issue 17 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Hollywood Pictures Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
3633 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Pasquin |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Leo Benvenuti & Stev Rudnick |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Michael Convertino |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Carol Spier |
| (Visual Effects): |
Buena Vista Visual Effects |
| (Costume Designer): |
Carol Ramsey |
| (Editor): |
Larry Bock |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Bruce Stubblefield & Hari Ryatt |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Richard Baker, Rick Messina & James Miller |
| (Co-Producers): |
William W. Wilson III & Caroline Baron |
| (Producers): |
Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver & Robert Newmeyer |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Santa Clause tells the story of a divorced father (Tim Allen) whose relationship with his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd) begins to mend after a twist of fate transforms the man into Santa Claus himself. Charlie’s father gets to be the new Santa when he dons Santa’s magical suit, inheriting Santa’s sleigh, reindeer and a gang of elves with attitude. It seems he didn’t read the contract terms on Santa’s card, which clearly states, albeit in fine print: “In putting on this suit and entering the sleigh, the wearer waives any and all rights to previous identity, real or implied. and fully accepts the duties and responsibilities of Santa Claus until such time that wearer becomes unable to do so either by accident or design.”
LaserDisc Picture:
The matted 1.85:1 picture is pristine throughout with exemplary color fidelity.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
While the Dolby AC-3 soundtrack is a bit more open sounding than the matrix one, (both are well recorded) surround presence is subtle on both, with the AC-3 absent its potential.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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