The Santa Clause is a 1994 (1994 in film) American (Cinema of the United States) fantasy (Fantasy film)-comedy (Comedy film) film directed by John Pasquin, distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and being knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santas trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed, Father Christmas.

It is the only film in the Santa Clause trilogy to be rated PG; the rest of the films were rated G.