It’s Friday, Friday…gotta get down on Friday! Ok, I’m a bit excited. The holidays are here and I’m almost officially on Thanksgiving break! What does that mean? It’s time to kick in the holiday movie season. Last night Lilly and I watched Elf and today I’m allowing my students to watch Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn. It’s a special treat for them today since many kids are out for a band competition! Have you seen the film? It’s hilarious. Vince Vaughn always cracks me up and with him and a bunch of fighting Santa’s its a match made in heaven. Here’s some fun trivia about the film to get you interested and maybe check it out this weekend!
- The wardrobe department consulted Levi’s and had special 501’s created to accommodate Vince Vaughn’s sizes exactly.
- 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.)
- Kevin Spacey’s character has an unhealthy obsession with Superman. Spacey played Superman’s nemesis Lex Luthor in Superman Returns (2006) the year prior to this film’s release.
- 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.”
- Rachel Weisz and Elizabeth Banks also appeared in Definitely, Maybe (2008) together. (Each film mentions Bill Clinton’s campaign and presidency.)
- The head mission control elf wears a white vest similar to Gene Kranz, NASA Flight Director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, portrayed by Ed Harris in Apollo 13 (1995).
- 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).
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