The Santa Clause (1994) - 10 corrections
starring Judge Reinhold, Tim Allen
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In the scene where Santa is getting his new equipment for his run, the elf giving him the stuff is named Quentin. This is a reference to the James Bond films - the guy who issues Bond's equipment is named simply Q. [Without any evidence that the filmmaker's deliberately intended this, it could also just be a coincidence.] Corrected by wizard_of_gore
When Tim Allen shouts to Santa on his roof and he starts to fall, you can tell by the speed that he's falling that when they cut to the next shot (view looking down from the roof), Santa should be further down on the roof than he actually is. [The shots are showing the exact same moment, just from two views, which is a common filmmaking technique showing a single action from different angles.
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Santa's card said to put on the suit and the reindeer will know what to do. Scott did not put on the suit, but the reindeer flew him to another house. He was not yet bound by the Santa Clause, he was not yet Santa Claus, the reindeer should not have flown. [He said "Let's go.", so maybe the reindeer assumed that he meant to fly to another house.]
The girl who left out milk the first Christmas and buttermilk the second Christmas for Santa had a tooth missing, pretty prominently in the front. The next year, everything is the same, including the missing tooth. Wouldn't it have grown back? [When my sister lost her front teeth it took her about two years to grow them back. Maybe this little girl took a while to get her teeth back, too.]
When Scott Calvin hears something on the roof and he goes outside, he sees Santa on the roof. He calls to Santa, "hey you", and Santa turns around and slips. As he's sliding down the roof he's coming straight for Scott (and it shows that from Santa's view, he's going to hit him) but in the next shot Santa has landed way to the right of Scott and on a big pile of nice soft snow. [Scott was actually standing way out, away from the house. The angle of the roof at that height happened to be pointing directly at Scott, because that was where he needed to be in order to see on top of the roof. So from the camera view from the sliding Santa, he appears to be heading straight for Scott. But as Santa reaches the edge of the roof, gravity will pull him downwards, instead of making him head into Scott, making him land in the position as shown in the movie.]
When Scott Calvin is wearing the Santa suit in the early part of the film, the coat has a strip of white fur down the front. However later, as Santa Claus in Dr. Miller's living room, when he gets arrested, the coat has two fur pom-poms down the front. And after he gets released and comes back to the house, there is only one fur pom-pom on the front of the jacket. [He may have changed the coat or had a new one made. It was a year later and they made other changes (sled, hat, fire-proof jump suit, etc...)] Corrected by Bruce MinnickYou may also like: The Santa Clause 2 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | The Parent Trap | Titanic | Star Wars
