The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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Directed by	Michael Lembeck
Written by	Ed Decter John J. Strauss
Based on	Characters created by Leo Benvenuti Steve Rudnick
Produced by	Robert Newmyer Brian Reilly Jeffrey Silver
Starring	Tim Allen Elizabeth Mitchell Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson Ann-Margret Eric Lloyd Spencer Breslin Liliana Mumy Alan Arkin Martin Short
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Edited by	David Finfer
Music by	George S. Clinton
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Outlaw Productions Boxing Cat Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	November 3, 2006 (2006-11-03)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$110.8 million[1]

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck. It is the third installment in The Santa Clause franchise, following The Santa Clause (1994) and The Santa Clause 2 (2002). The film features Tim Allen returning as Scott Calvin, who must find a way to reverse a spell cast by Jack Frost (Martin Short) that caused him to lose his title of Santa Claus. Allen and Short had previously worked together in the 1997 Disney comedy film, Jungle 2 Jungle. Most of the supporting actors from the first two films reprise their roles, with the exception of David Krumholtz. As a result of his absence, Curtis (played by Spencer Breslin), who was previously the Assistant Head Elf, has now been promoted to Bernard's former position. This was Peter Boyle's final film to be released during his lifetime (2008's All Roads Lead Home was released posthumously). Its production was completed in February 2006.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 3, 2006, and grossed over $110 million worldwide. It received negative reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes calling it "a bag of bland gags and dumb slapstick."