The Escape Clause
- by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck
- Feature Film
- Fantasy, Comedy
- Families
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck (at movie theaters, Germany, 2 November 2006).
Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.
—from publicity material
This is the part where I’m transported through time and everything goes back to the way it was, like I’d never become Santa at all.
Tags
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1970 to 1999: twelve years earlier is 1994
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed start date of 2006
- Timeline Models
- Fragile Timeline: the alternate world of Frostmas
- Time Travel Methods
- Magic Time Travel: It feels like magic, because you must be holding the right snow globe.
- Wish Travel: “I wish I’d never been Santa at all.”
- Themes
- Long Life: the elves
- Self-Visitation: During the second trip back to twelve years ago, older Scott sees younger Scott.
- Real-World Tags
- Fictional Tags
Variants
(1)
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck (at movie theaters, Germany, 2 November 2006).
- Super Noël 3: Super Noël méga givré [Super Christmas 3: Super Christmas mega frosted] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.
- Santa Clause 3: Eine frostige Bescherung [Santa Clause 3: A frosty mess] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.
- Santa Clause è nei guai [Santa Claus Is in trouble] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.
- Santa Cláusula 3: Natal em Risco [Santa Clause 3: Christmas at risk] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.
- alternative Spanish title (South America).
Santa Claus 3: Por una Navidad sin frío [Santa Claus 3: A Christmas without cold] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - Santa Clausula 3: Complot en el Polo Norte [Santa Clause 3: Plot at the North Pole] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.
Translations
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- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck (at movie theaters, Germany, 2 November 2006).
- French (dubbed).
Super Noël 3: Super Noël méga givré [Super Christmas 3: Super Christmas mega frosted] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - German (dubbed).
Santa Clause 3: Eine frostige Bescherung [Santa Clause 3: A frosty mess] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - Italian (dubbed).
Santa Clause è nei guai [Santa Claus Is in trouble] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - Portuguese (dubbed).
Santa Cláusula 3: Natal em Risco [Santa Clause 3: Christmas at risk] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - Spanish (dubbed): alternative Spanish title (South America).
Santa Claus 3: Por una Navidad sin frío [Santa Claus 3: A Christmas without cold] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck. - Spanish (dubbed).
Santa Clausula 3: Complot en el Polo Norte [Santa Clause 3: Plot at the North Pole] by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss, directed by Michael Lembeck.