Fred Claus
Comedy. Santa's younger brother, Fred, lives a dishonest life, quite unlike his saintly sibling. One Christmas, Santa brings Fred to work off his debts at the North Pole, but Fred seems unlikely to cooperate with building the season of good will.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Fred Claus Vince Vaughn
- Nick (Santa) Claus Paul Giamatti
- Annette Claus Miranda Richardson
- Willie John Michael Higgins
- Charlene Elizabeth Banks
- DJ Donnie Ludacris
- Slam Bobb'e Thompson
- Wanda Rachel Weisz
- Mother Claus Kathy Bates
- Clyde Northcutt Kevin Spacey
- Stephen Baldwin Stephen Baldwin
- Roger Clinton Roger Clinton
- Frank Stallone Frank Stallone
- Dr Goldfarb Allan Corduner
- Papa Claus Trevor Peacock
- Bob Elf Jeremy Swift
- Linda Elf Elizabeth Berrington
- Leon Rio Hackford
- young Fred (6 yrs old) Jordon Hull
- young Fred (12 yrs old) Liam James
- young Nick (6 yrs old) Theo Stevenson
- girl with plasma TV Allison Sparrow
- caroler Fred Zimmerman
- Salvation Army Santa Danny McCarthy
- Salvation Army Santa Keith Kupferer
- Jermaine Santa Craig J. Harris
- scary thug Peter McCabe
- guard Jonathan Cullen
- bonsai chef Wesley Chu
- Child Services agent Claudia Michelle Wallace
- Child Services agent Guy Massey
- head Secret Service elf Gabriel Pimentel
- Secret Service elf Hassan Chikhaoui
- Secret Service elf Vitalie Babara
- Molly Gordon Morgane Monjauze
- Timmy Jackson Caden Niewolny
- old woman elf Angela Curran
- girl elf Celia Henebury
- orphanage kid Justin Mcewen
- orphanage kid Tyler Kelley
- orphanage kid Dylan Minnette
- midwife Anne White
- cab driver Patrick Zielinski
- group leader William Dick
- Mission Control elf Jean-Yves Thual
- Willie's movements Jorge Rodero
- DJ Donnie's movements Michael Mbhele
- elf Burn Gorman
- elf Orlando Seale
- elf Charlie Condou
- Timmy Jackson's sister Melody Hollis
- Wanda's neighbour Mike Bacarella
- Eskimo Bert Matias
- elf/Frosty Bar man Rusty Goffe
- Bonner Elf Peter Bonner
- elf Tamara Aranovskaya
- elf Natalia Avraimova
- elf Irina Cheplyshinka
- 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 Tetyana 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 Alexey Zalatin
- money donor Don Goodman
- money donor Ramona Giambalvo
- money donor Christ Kopoulos
- money donor Jeannette Francis
- money donor Patrick Morris
- singer Douglas Colber
- singer Beth Kondrat
- singer Debra Congram
- singer Erich K. Kurschat
- singer Deanna Edgerson
- singer Anthony D. Potempa
- singer Robert H. Frenier
- singer Paul E. Reineck
- singer Johanna K. Hauki
- singer Julie Simms
- Slam's adoptive mother Tracy M. Snell
- Slam's adoptive father Antinko Zanjelo Waddell
- Slam's adoptive sister Kiara Allyce Greene
Credits
Direction
- Directed by David Dobkin
- 2nd Unit UK Director Shaun O'Dell
- 2nd Unit Chicago Director Tim Bieber
- Assistant Director (1st) Jonathan Mcgarry
- Assistant Director (2nd) Adrian Toynton
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Emma Stokes
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit UK 1st) Martin Krauka
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit UK 2nd) Ben Dixon
- Assistant Director (3rd Unit UK 1st) William Booker
- Assistant Director (3rd Unit UK 2nd) Rob Burgess
- Assistant Director (Chicago Unit 2nd) Bac Delorme
- Assistant Director (Chicago Unit 2nd 2nd Jennifer Loeb
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit Chicago1st) Richard Lederer
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit Chicago2nd) Kwame Amouko
- Script Supervisor Lisa Vick
- Script Supervisor (2nd Unit UK) Laura Jane Miles
- Script Supervisor (3rd Unit UK) Ceri Evans-cooper
Production
- © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Production Company Silver Pictures
- In association with David Dobkin Pictures
- In association with Jessie Nelson Productions
- Presents Warner Bros. Pictures
- Executive Producer Paul Hitchcock
- Produced by Joel Silver
- Produced by Jessie Nelson
- Produced by David Dobkin
- Co-producer Vince Vaughn
- Unit Production Manager Steve Harding
- Unit Production Manager (Chicago Unit) Demetra Diamantopoulos
- Production Manager Lil Heyman
- Production Manager (Cardington Unit UK) Mickey Murray
- Production Co-ordinator (Chicago Unit) Pat McCarthy
- Financial Controller Guy Barker
- Production Accountant Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan
- Production Accountant (Chicago Unit) Wade Hagen
- Location Manager Gavin Milligan
- Location Manager (Chicago Unit) James Mcallister
- Location Unit Man (Cardington Unit UK) Terry Blyther
- Post-production Supervisor Andrea Wertheim
- Post-production Supervisor (UK) Marianne Jenkins
- Post-production Co-ordinator Sheryl Benko
- Filmed at Pinewood Studios
Casting
- Casting Lisa Beach
- Casting Sarah Katzman
- Casting Jina Jay
- Casting (Chicago Unit) Jane Alderman
- Casting (Chicago Unit Assistant) Gail Rastorfer
Writing
- Screenplay by Dan Fogelman
- Story by Jessie Nelson
- Story by Dan Fogelman
Photography
- Director of Photography Remi Adefarasin
- 2nd Unit UK Director of Photography Shaun O'Dell
- 3rd Unit UK Director of Photography Alan Stewart
- 2nd Unit Chicago Director of Photography Michael Kohnhorst
- 2nd Unit Chicago Aerial Dir of Photo David Nowell
- A Camera Operator Simon Finney
- Camera Operator Ben Wilson
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit UK) Gary Spratling
- Camera Operator (3rd Unit UK) Alan Stewart
- Camera Operator (3rd Unit UK) Mark Milsome
- Camera Operator (Chicago Unit B) Joe Williams
- Camera Operator (Chicago Unit C) Steve Hiller
- Camera Operator (Chicago Unit C) Steve Wojick
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) Steve Hiller
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) David Kessler
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) Ted Lichtenheld
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) Alan Thatcher
- Steadicam Operator (Chicago Unit) Andrew Rowlands
- Steadicam Operator (Chicago Unit) Janice Arthur
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit UK) Danny Shelmerdine
- 1st Assistant Camera (3rd Unit UK A) Iain D. Struthers
- 1st Assistant Camera (3rd Unit UK B) Oliver Loncraine
- 1st Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit B) David Morenz
- 1st Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit C) Dean Simmon
- 1st Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit C) Richard Sobin
- 1st Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit C) Robert Faison
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Paul Demarte
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Michael Klaskin
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Peter Kuttner
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) David June
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Scott Rolf
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Keith Pokorski
- 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Dean Simmon
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit UK) Russell Kennedy
- 2nd Assistant Camera (3rd Unit UK A) Barnaby Crocker
- 2nd Assistant Camera (3rd Unit UK B) Brian Greenaway
- 2nd Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit A) Zachary Gannaway
- 2nd Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit B) Jonathan Clark
- 2nd Assistant Camera (Chicago Unit C) Joe Carpita
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Jason H. Bonner
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Joe Carpita
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Stephanie Dufford
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Alejandro Garcia
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Jeffery Garland
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Elizabeth Miller
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Dan Schroer
- 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit Chicago) Liz Smith
- Focus Puller David Cozens
- Focus Puller René Adefarasin
- Clapper Loader John Adefarasin
- Clapper Loader Tom Taylor
- Clapper Loader Ben Adefarasin
- Loader (Chicago Unit) Peter Morenz
- Film Loader (2nd Unit Chicago) Jeff Tomcho
- Film Loader (2nd Unit Chicago) Chris Wittenborn
- Gaffer Jimmy Wilson
- Gaffer (2nd Unit UK) Eddie Knight
- Chief Lighting Technician (Chicago Unit) Gino Crededio
- Chief Lighting Tech (2nd Unit Chicago) Dick Oakes
- Key Grip (A Camera) John Arnold
- Key Grip (2nd Unit UK) David Maund
- Key Grip (Chicago Unit) Morgan Michael Lewis
- Key Grip (2nd Unit Chicago) Chris Ryerson
- Video Operator Martin Ward
- Video Operator (2nd Unit UK) Andy Shields
- Video Assist (Chicago Unit) Frank Yario Jr
- Video Assist (2nd Unit Chicago) Mike Mcgrath
- Video Assist (2nd Unit Chicago) Dawn Copeland
Stills
- Still Photographer (Chicago Unit) Zade Rosenthal
- Still Photographer (2nd Unit Chicago) Chuck Hodes
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Alex Bicknell
- Visual Effects Editor Shannon Leigh Olds
- Visual Effects Producer Arthur Windus
- Visual Effects Consultant Nick Davis
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Gina Willis
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Bill Sturgeon
- Visual Effects by The Moving Picture Company
- MPC (Visual Effects Supervisor) Uel Hormann
- MPC (Visual Effects Producer) Merrin Jensen
- MPC (Visual Effects Producer) Sally Spencer
- MPC (Visual Effects Production S'visor) Victoria Mowlam
- Visual Effects by Cinesite (Europe) Ltd
- CE (Visual Effects Supervisor) Simon Stanley-clamp
- CE (CG Supervisor) Jon Neill
- CE (Visual Effects Producer) Angie Wills
- CE (Visual Effects Producer) Catherine Duncan
- CE (Visual Effects Producer) Courtney Vanderslice
- Visual Effects by Peerless Camera Company
- Visual Effects by Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects
- Visual Effects by Richard Bain
- Additional Visual Effects by Inc. Image Streams
- Special Effects Supervisor Neil Corbould
- Special Effects (Chicago Unit) Don Parsons
- Special Effects (Chicago Unit) Frank 'Rob' Krenmuller
- Special Effects (Chicago Unit) Bruce A. Strong
- Special Effects (2nd Unit) John Rigden
- Special Effects (2nd Unit) Ryan Evans
- Graphic Co-ord/Researcher (Chicago Unit) Kristin Hanson
Editing
- Edited by Mark Livolsi
- Additional Editor (Chicago Unit) Julie Monroe
- On-line Editor Sal Catanzaro
- On-line Editor Jim Eberle
- On-line Editor Rob Gordon
- On-line Editor Emily Greenwood
- 1st Assistant Editor Todd Zongker
- Assistant Editor Danya Joseph
- Assistant Editor Jane Winkles
- Assistant Editor Adam Gough
- Assistant Editor Dave Matusek
Design
- Production Designer Allan Cameron
- Art Director Mike Stallion
- Art Director Alex Cameron
- Art Director (Chicago Unit) Gary Baugh
- Supervising Art Director Giles Masters
- Assistant Art Director Patricia Johnson
- Assistant Art Director Marc Homes
- Assistant Art Director (Chicago Unit) Craig Jackson
- Art Department Co-ordinator Heather Noble
- Art Department Co-ord (Chicago Unit) Sara Nudelman
- Set Designer (Chicago Unit) Kerry Sanders
- Supervising Set Decorator Richard Roberts
- Set Decorator (Chicago Unit) Daniel Clancy
- Set Decorator (Chicago Unit) Richard Roberts
- On-set Dresser (Chicago Unit) Thomas J. Glynn
- Property Master David Balfour
- Prop Master (Chicago Unit) David J. Chamerski
- Prop Master (Chicago Unit) Jason Torbett
- Construction Manager Ray Barrett
- Construction Manager Kevin Harris
- Construction Co-ordinator (Chicago Unit) Tyler Osman
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anna Biedrzycka
- Costume Supervisor (Chicago Unit) Jennifer Jobst
- Wardrobe Supervisor Daryl Bristow
Make-up
- Hair/Make-up Designer Lisa Westcott
- Make-up Artist/Hairdresser Jayne Buxton
- Make-up Artist/Hairdresser Julie Dartnell
- Make-up Artist/Hairdresser Maralyn Sherman
- Make-up Artist Sophia Burnage
- Make-up Artist for Vince Vaughn Morag Ross
- Make-up Department Head (Chicago Unit) Suzi Ostos
- Make-up (Chicago Unit) Judy Chin
- Make-up (Chicago Unit) Aimée Lippert
- Make-up (Chicago Unit) Helen Marchfield
- Special Make-up Effects by Neil Scanlan Studios
- Hair Department Head (Chicago Unit) Dominic Mango
- Hairstylist (Chicago Unit) Mandy Lyons
- Hairstylist (Chicago Unit) Anthony Mirante
- Hairstylist (Chicago Unit) Cheryl Pickenpack
- Hairstylist (Chicago Unit) Thomas C. Terhaar
Titles
- Titles Designed by Prologue Films
Film processing
- Digital Intermediate Company 3
- Digital Intermediate One Post
- Colourist Stefan Sonnenfeld
- Colourist Rob Pizzey
- Filmed with Arriflex
- Lighting by Lee Lighting
- Prints by Technicolor
- Logo Kodak Motion Picture Film
- Logo Fujifilm Motion Picture Products
Music
- Music by Christophe Beck
- Music Performed by Chamber Orchestra of London
- Orchestrations John Ashton Thomas
- Orchestrations Jake Parker
- Orchestra Conducted by Alastair King
- Score Co-ordinator Jake Monaco
- Supervising Music Editor Dan Diprima
- Music Editor Erica Weis
Sound
- Music Recorded/Mixed by Nick Wollage
- Sound Designer Tim Chau
- Sound Mixer Peter Glossop
- Sound Mixer (2nd Unit UK) Colin Codner
- Sound Mixer (3rd Unit UK) John Casali
- Sound Mixer (Chicago Unit) Edward Tise
- Sound Mixer (Chicago Unit) David Obermeyer
- Sound Mixer (2nd Unit Chicago) Curt Frisk
- Boom Operator (Chicago Unit) Colin Jones
- Boom Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) Blair Scheller
- Boom Operator (2nd Unit Chicago) Kevin Summers
- Re-recording Mixer John Reitz
- Re-recording Mixer Gregg Rudloff
- Re-recording Mixer Rick Kline
- Supervising Sound Editor Tim Chau
- Co-supervising Sound Editor Nils Jensen
- Dialogue Supervisor Renée Tondelli
- Dialogue Editor Odin Benitez
- Dialogue Editor Kimberly Wilson
- Dialogue Editor Linda Di Franco
- Sound Effects Editor David Grimaldi
- Sound Effects Editor Nancy Macleod
- Sound Effects Editor Carmen Baker
- ADR Supervisor Renée Tondelli
- ADR Mixer Thomas J. O'connell
- ADR Mixer Eric Thompson
- ADR Mixer Peter Gleaves
- ADR Mixer Nick Kray
- ADR Editor Lisa J. Levine
- Foley Supervisor Bob Beher
- Foley Mixer Mary Jo Lang
- Foley Editor Valerie Davidson
Choreography
- Choreographer Lynne Page
- Choreographer for Vince Vaughn Les Child
Stunts
- Action Unit Director/Fight Choreographer Deon Lam Dik-on
- Stunt Co-ordinator Greg Powell
- Stunt Co-ordinator (Chicago Unit) Rick Lefevour
Consultant
- Fred Claus Consultant Molly June Gordon
- Dialogue Coach Jill McCullough
- Dialogue Coach William Conacher
- Spanish Interpreter Miguel Fernandez
- French Interpreter Risa Klegerman
- Russian Interpreter Larisa Balogh
- Russian Interpreter Margarita Jijina
- Russian Interpreter Misha Muyingo
- Russian Interpreter Reelika Vinni
- French Intepreter (Chicago Unit) Rachid El Moussaouiti
- Spanish Intepreter (Chicago Unit) Stefan Nikolov
- Spanish Intepreter (Chicago Unit) Jose Navejas
- Reindeer Supplied by Animal Enterprise
- Head Reindeer Trainer Stephen Swinnerton
- Reindeer Trainer Buren Hodge
- Reindeer Trainer Gwen Griffiths
- Reindeer Trainer Dave Sousa
- Birds and Animals Supplied by Birds and Animals U.K.
- Animal Wrangler (Chicago Unit) Bill Casey
Publicity
- Unit Publicist John Pisani