Fred Claus

Fred Claus
Fred Claus
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Dobkin
Screenplay by	Dan Fogelman
Story by	Jessie Nelson; Dan Fogelman
Produced by	Joel Silver; Jessie Nelson; David Dobkin
Starring	Vince Vaughn; Paul Giamatti; Miranda Richardson; John Michael Higgins; Elizabeth Banks; Rachel Weisz; Kathy Bates; Kevin Spacey
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Edited by	Mark Livolsi
Music by	Christophe Beck
Production; company	Silver Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 9, 2007;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million
Box office	$97.8 million

Fred Claus is a 2007 American Christmas comedy film directed by David Dobkin, screenplay and a story by Dan 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.^[4] 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.^[5] It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $97 million worldwide against the production budget of $100 million.

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