Fred Claus
Fred Claus is a 2007 American Christmas comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Dan Fogelman from a story by Fogelman and Jessie Nelson, and starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, and Kevin Spacey. It is loosely based on the poem "A legend of Santa and his brother Fred" written by Donald Henkel.
Plot
In the Middle Ages, the young boy Fred Claus eventually gets a younger brother named Nick. He grows up in the shadow of the younger, due to Nick's selfless and kind attitude which constantly wins the approval of their family over Fred. Their strained relationship is permanently damaged when Nick cuts down a tree, inadvertently destroying the bird house in which Fred's bird Chirp Chirp lived. Due to Nick's generous and helpful personality, he is deemed a Saint, and the family is gifted with immortality.
Cast
- Allan Corduner
- Bobb'e J. Thompson
- Burn Gorman
- Dylan Minnette
- Elizabeth Banks
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Ethan Cutkosky
- Frank Stallone
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Jeremy Swift
- John Michael Higgins
- Kathy Bates
- Kevin Spacey
- Liam James
- Ludacris
- Miranda Richardson
- Paul Giamatti
- Rachel Weisz
- Stephen Baldwin
- Theo Stevenson
- Trevor Peacock
- Vince Vaughn
More details
| author | Dan Fogelman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | David Dobkin |
| editor | Mark Livolsi |
| genre | adventure comedy fantasy |
| keywords | adopt arrest bad behavior bird birdhouse bully casino change of heart collect cut disc jockey dj even gift here comes santa claus immortality lose middle ages mrs. claus new year nick\'s wife north pole orphanage puppy saint salvation army santa claus shadow strained relationship superman three-strike assessment three-strike law want young boy |
| musicBy | Christophe Beck |
| producer | Joel Silver |
| productionCompany | Silver Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | children's comedy |