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. The film was first announced in October 2005 with Mike Mitchell attached to direct. The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2007 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is loosely based on the poem "A legend of Santa and his brother Fred" written by Donald Henkel. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $97 million worldwide against the production budget of $100 million.
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| Running time | 116 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $100 million
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| Box office | $97.8 million
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Fred Claus: Sometimes it hurts to grow.
- Three famous brothers cameo as themselves at 'Siblings Anonymous'. The first is Frank Stallone, who speaks about Rocky (1976) and 'Rambo', two major blockbuster film series that star his brother Sylvester Stallone. The second is Roger Clinton, half-brother of the former US President Bill Clinton. The third is Stephen Baldwin, the youngest Baldwin Brother (specifically he has issues with the eldest and arguably most famous, Alec Baldwin.)
- Some of the locations seen at the movie are: Athens (Greece), Moscow (Russia), London (U.K.), Caernarforn (U.K.), Vatican City, Taj Mahal (India), Cairo (Egypt), The Great Wall of China, Hong Kong (China), Sydney (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Machu Picchu (Peru), Paris (France), Washington D.C., New York (NY), Philadelphia (PA), Seattle (WA), Cape Elizabeth (ME), San Francisco (CA), Chicago (IL), Mount Rushmore (SD), St. Louis (MO), Grand Canyon, Brooklyn (NY).
- David Dobkin was originally going to direct I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), but dropped out to work with Vince Vaughn on this movie. The two originally worked together on Clay Pigeons (1998) and again in Wedding Crashers (2005).
- Project was originally titled "Fred Claus", but was changed due to a potential rights issue. It was then retitled "Joe Claus." After the rights were cleared, the title returned to "Fred Claus."
- Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Brotherly Love".
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