Fred Claus
October 5th 2007 12:43
Fred Claus is an upcoming film starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti , Sideways) and directed by David Dobkin set to be released at Christmas of 2007. The film is a comedic, holiday film about Santa Claus' older brother Fred Claus. In Australia it will be released on November 15th.
Plot:
Growing up at the North Pole wasn't easy for Fred (Vince Vaughn), as he was constantly compared to his virtuous kid brother. As much as he tried, he could never measure up to Nicholas Claus (Paul Giamatti), who was the perfect saint. Nick grew up to be the embodiment of Christmas with his philanthropy and altruistic ways, whilst his older, disgruntled brother Fred grew up to be the exact opposite - a callous repo man who then stole whatever he repossessed. Unfortunately, Fred's deceitfulness finally catches up with him, and he ends up in jail. Amidst a furor of protests from Mrs. Claus (Miranda Richardson), Nicholas sympathizes with his brother and bails him out on one condition: Fred must come back to the North Pole, and repay his debt by making toys. The trouble though is that he is not exactly elf material, and with Christmas quickly approaching, Fred's antics could not only jeopardize the merriest time of the year at the North Pole, but also for millions of people around the world!
Cast:
Vince Vaughn - Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti - Santa Claus
Miranda Richardson - Mrs. Claus
Kevin Spacey - Clyde
Rachel Weisz - Wanda
Kathy Bates - Santa and Fred's Mom
Trevor Peacock - Santa and Fred's Dad
Elizabeth Banks
John Michael Higgins - Willy
Ludacris - Angry Elf
Other Info:
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: David Dobkin
Produced by: Paul Hitchhock, Jessie Nelson, David Dobkin, Joel Silver
Written by: Dan Fogelman
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: USA - November 9th, 2007; Australia - November 25th, 2007; UK - November 30th, 2007
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Fred Claus.
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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