Taglines: Meet Fred.
Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little brother’s very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect… well… Saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a repo man who then steals what he repossesses.
Now Fred’s dirty dealings have landed him in jail. Over Mrs. Claus’s objections, Nicholas agrees to bail his big brother out on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and work off his debt making toys. The trouble is that Fred isn’t exactly elf material and, with Christmas fast approaching, this one bad seed could jeopardize the jolliest holiday of the year. Has Fred finally pushed his little brother to the brink? This time, what Fred may have stolen is Christmas itself, and it is going to take more than Rudolph to set things right.
Fred Claus (2007)
Directed by: David Dobkin
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, Elizabeth Berrington, Jeremy Swift, Rio Hackford, Tamara Aranovskaya
Screenplay by: Dan Fogelman
Production Design by: Allan Cameron
Cinematography by: Remi Adefarasin
Film Editing by: Mark Livolsi
Costume Design by: Anna B. Sheppard
Set Decoration by: Erin Boyd, Daniel B. Clancy, Richard Roberts
Art Direction by: Gary Baugh, Alex Cameron, Giles Masters, Mike Stallion
Music by: Christophe Beck
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: November 9, 2007
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