Fred Claus
Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.
2007 | 115m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Dobkin |
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| Writer: | Dan Fogelman, Jessie Nelson |
| Staring: |
| Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2007 |
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| Director: | David Dobkin |
| Writer: | Dan Fogelman, Jessie Nelson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | holiday, sibling relationship, elves, santa claus, sleigh, earth, brother, reindeer, snow, north pole, christmas, brothers |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, Jessie Nelson Productions, David Dobkin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $97,800,000
Budget: $100,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Vince Vaughn | Fred Claus |
| Paul Giamatti | Nick (Santa) Claus |
| John Michael Higgins | Willie |
| Miranda Richardson | Annette Claus |
| Rachel Weisz | Wanda Blinkowski |
| Kathy Bates | Mother Claus |
| Trevor Peacock | Papa Claus |
| Ludacris | DJ Donnie |
| Elizabeth Banks | Charlene |
| Jeremy Swift | Bob Elf |
| Elizabeth Berrington | Linda Elf |
| Kevin Spacey | Clyde Archibald Northcutt |
| Rio Hackford | Leon |
| Bobb'e J. Thompson | Samuel 'Slam' Gibbons |
| Allan Corduner | Dr. Goldfarb |
| Jordon Hull | Young Fred - 6 Yrs Old |
| Liam James | Young Fred - 12 Yrs Old |
| Theo Stevenson | Young Nick - 6 Yrs Old |
| Allison Sparrow | Girl with Plasma TV |
| Fred Zimmerman | Caroler |
| Danny McCarthy | Salvation Army Santa |
| Keith Kupferer | Salvation Army Santa |
| Craig J. Harris | Jermaine Santa |
| Peter McCabe | Scary Thug |
| Jonathan Cullen | Guard |
| Wesley Chu | Bonsai Chef |
| Claudia Michelle Wallace | Child Services Agent |
| Guy Massey | Child Services Agent |
| Gabriel Pimentel | Head Secret Service Elf |
| Hassan Chikhaoui | Secret Service Elf |
| Vitalie Babara | Secret Service Elf |
| Morgane Monjauze | Molly Gordon |
| Justin Butler | Timmy Jackson |
| Angela Curran | Old Woman Elf |
| Celia Henebury | Girl Elf |
| Justin McEwen | Orphanage Kid |
| Tyler Kelley | Orphanage Kid |
| Dylan Minnette | Orphanage Kid |
| Anne White | Midwife |
| Patrick Zielinski | Cab Driver |
| William Dick | Group Leader |
| Frank Stallone Jr. | Frank Stallone |
| Roger Clinton, Jr. | Roger Clinton |
| Stephen Baldwin | Stephen Baldwin |
| Jean-Yves Tual | Mission Control Elf |
| Jorge Rodero | Willie's Movements |
| Michael Mbhele | DJ Donnie's Movements |
| Burn Gorman | Elf |
| Orlando Seale | Elf |
| Charlie Condou | Elf |
| Melody Hollis | Timmy Jackson's Sister |
| Mike Bacarella | Wanda's Neighbor |
| Bert Matias | Eskimo |
| Rusty Goffe | Elf / Frosty the Barman |
| Peter Bonner | Bonner Elf |
| Tamara Aranovskaya | Elf |
| Natalia Avraimova | Elf |
| Irina Cheplyshkina | Elf |
| Shamil Galeev | Elf |
| Afiya Izmailova | Elf |
| Anton Khardarkevich | Elf |
| Zinaida Khardarkevich | Elf |
| Viktor Kharur | Elf |
| Zinaida Kharuk | Elf |
| Tatyana Kutaleva | Elf |
| Tatiana Lakhmytkina | Elf |
| Valentina Lipen | Elf |
| Vano Miranyan | Elf |
| Nadezda Miranova | Elf |
| Tatyana Moskalenko | Elf |
| Andriy Nagiyen | Elf |
| Firaya Nutfullina | Elf |
| Alexander Pavlov | Elf |
| Tatiana Pavlova | Elf |
| Antanina Satsura | Elf |
| Nadiia Shchava | Elf |
| Svetlana Shishkevich | Elf |
| Galina Shurygina | Elf |
| Irina Skripnichenko | Elf |
| Nina Sorokoletova | Elf |
| Victor Sovpenets | Elf |
| Veronika Starostina | Elf |
| Inna Sushkova | Elf |
| Mykola Yevdokymov | Elf |
| Aleksey Zalatin | Elf |
| Don Goodman | Money Donor |
| Ramona Giambalvo | Money Donor |
| Christ Kopoulos | Money Donor |
| Jeannette Francis | Money Donor |
| Patrick Morris | Money Donor |
| Douglas Colber | Singer |
| Debra Congram | Singer |
| Deanna Edgerson | Singer |
| Robert H. Frenier | Singer |
| Johanna K. Hauki | Singer |
| Beth Kondrat | Singer |
| Erich K. Kurschat | Singer |
| Anthony D. Potempa | Singer |
| Paul E. Reineck | Singer |
| Julie Simms | Singer |
| Tracy M. Snell | Sla'ms Adoptive Mother |
| Antinko Zanjelo Waddell | Sla'ms Adoptive Father |
| Kiara Allyce Greene | Sla'ms Adoptive Sister |
| Ethan Cutkosky | Carl (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Older Man Getting Parking Ticket (uncredited) |
| Jason Abustan | Upscale Shopper (uncredited) |
| Tommy Bartlett | Upscale Shopper (uncredited) |
| Suzy Brack | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Megan Renee Burgess | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Leo McHugh Carroll | Giggling Boy (uncredited) |
| Evyenia Constantine | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Michael Cook | Upscale Shopper (uncredited) |
| Rock De Augustine | Upscale Michigan Avenue Shopper (uncredited) |
| Jay Disney | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Nick Doetsch | Celebrity Sibling (uncredited) |
| Ian Houghton | Clyde Northcutt (uncredited) |
| Thomas Kosik | Christmas Shopper (uncredited) |
| Tim Krueger | Christmas Shopper (uncredited) |
| Rob Lok | Knife Juggler (uncredited) |
| Chad Meyer | Chicagoan (uncredited) |
| Isabella Murad | Kid in Toy Store (uncredited) |
| William Nero Jr. | Child in Line (uncredited) |
| Ernest Pierce | Stockbroker (uncredited) |
| Kevin Pitcairn | Navy Officer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Popio | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Amit Shah | Starbucks Customer (uncredited) |
| Michelle Shields | Mall Shopper (uncredited) |
| Ashland Thomas | Pizza Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Giota Trakas | Upscale Shopper (uncredited) |
| Joshua Zumhagen | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Livolsi | Editor |
| Dan Fogelman | Story, Screenplay |
| Gary Baugh | Art Direction |
| Lisa Beach | Casting |
| Sarah Katzman | Casting |
| Natalya Krimenskaya | Casting |
| Allan Cameron | Production Design |
| Alex Cameron | Art Direction |
| Mike Stallion | Art Direction |
| Erin Boyd | Set Decoration |
| Daniel B. Clancy | Set Decoration |
| Richard Roberts | Set Decoration |
| Penelope Franco Gilmore | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tyler Osman | Construction Coordinator |
| Jason Ivimey | Animation |
| Jane Clive | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Jane Blank | Seamstress |
| Lisa Vick | Script Supervisor |
| Giles Masters | Supervising Art Director |
| Erica Weis | Music Editor |
| Dan DiPrima | Supervising Music Editor |
| Jonathan McGarry | First Assistant Director |
| David Cozens | First Assistant Camera |
| Dean M. Simmon | First Assistant Camera |
| Dave Wightman | First Assistant Camera |
| Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Chau | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Rudra Banerji | Set Production Assistant |
| Steve Harding | Unit Production Manager |
| Adrian Toynton | Second Assistant Director |
| Andrea Wertheim | Post Production Supervisor |
| Marc Homes | Assistant Art Director |
| Todd Zongker | First Assistant Editor |
| Shannon Leigh Olds | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sheryl Benko | Post Production Coordinator |
| David Grimaldi | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nancy MacLeod | Sound Effects Editor |
| Carmen Hocson Baker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Renée Tondelli | ADR Supervisor |
| Odin Benitez | Dialogue Editor |
| Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | Dialogue Editor |
| Linda Di Franco | Dialogue Editor |
| Lisa J. Levine | ADR Editor |
| Bob Beher | Foley Supervisor |
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Editor |
| Clayton Weber | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Carmen Flores De Tanis | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Nick Kray | ADR Mixer |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Lil Heyman | Production Manager |
| Katherine Tibbetts | Production Office Coordinator |
| Stewart Hamilton | Third Assistant Director |
| Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan | Production Accountant |
| Gavin Milligan | Location Manager |
| Daryl Bristow | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lisa Westcott | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Arthur Windus | Visual Effects Producer |
| Jimmy Wilson | Gaffer |
| Liam McGill | Rigging Gaffer |
| David Balfour | Property Master |
| Martin Ward | Video Assist Operator |
| John M. Pisani | Unit Publicist |
| Jill McCullough | Dialogue Coach |
| William Conacher | Dialogue Coach |
| Lynne Page | Choreographer |
| Shaun O'Dell | Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Rob Pizzey | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Erik Rogers | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Erin McGookin | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Patricia Johnson | Assistant Art Director |
| David Dobkin | Director |
| Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
| Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Jina Jay | Casting |
| Dixie Chassay | Casting Associate |
| Christophe Beck | Original Music Composer |
| Jessie Nelson | Story |
| Alex Bicknell | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| George Cottle | Stunts |
| Tony Christian | Stunts |
| Neil Corbould | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Peter Glossop | Sound Mixer |
| Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Linda Perlin | Stunts |
| Natalie M. Meyer | Stunts |
| Marc Mailley | Stunts |
| Ben Shepherd | Visual Effects, Visual Effects Designer |
| Alistair Williams | Special Effects Technician |
| Julie Dartnell | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Simon Finney | "A" Camera Operator |
| Dion Lam Dik-On | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Dobkin | Producer |
| Paul Hitchcock | Executive Producer |
| Joel Silver | Producer |
| Jessie Nelson | Producer |
| Vince Vaughn | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 60 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 36 | 61 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 17 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 37 | 71 | 27 |
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Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 348 | 803 |
John Chard
7.0
Fred Claus (2007) Saving Christmas and Building Bridges. It does exactly what it says on the Xmas Movie Tin. Poorly received by the critics and equally unsupported by the internet hordes, Fred Claus may be guilty of sentimentality, but for those in need of a pick me up during yuletide then it ... delivers the requisite smiles to faces. Vince Vaughn is Fred, brother of Santa (Paul Giamatti), who has grown up resenting his elder brother. When Fred is in desperate need of cash he gets in touch with Santa to ask for a big loan, Santa will oblige if Fred comes up to the North Pole to work for it. Anger, mirth and bonding does follow as Fred causes mayhem among the elves and finds himself pitched in the middle of a nefarious plan being hatched by Clyde Archibald Northcutt (Kevin Spacey). Not all the gags work but there are some genuinely funny moments, while the romantic threads are a touch too twee. Yet this wears its Xmas movie heart firmly on its red clothed sleeve, and there's nothing wrong with that. 7/10
May 16, 2024
Kamurai
4.0
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for off-brand holiday movies. While I like watching Vince Vaughn beat up Santa Claus as much as the next person, I'm not a big Vince Vaughn fan. I'd rather see what Paul Giamotti can do with the Santa role, honestly. Kevin Sp ... acey, being very much himself, is awful, or his character is, and a story needs a good villain. Being a whiny spoiled kid in an adult body doesn't really do it for me, especially in a Santa setting.
Jun 23, 2021