2. Despite the enormous success of Home Improvement, Tim Allen wasn't entirely embraced by the creators.
2. Despite the enormous success of Home Improvement, Tim Allen wasn't entirely embraced by the creators.
3. Allen's wife from Home Improvement, Patricia Richardson, and Patricia Heaton from Everybody Loves Raymond were both considered for the part of Laura.
4. Neal Miller, Laura's husband and Scott's adversary, was to be played by Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, and Bradley Whitford, among others.
5. Lloyd had to wear dentures throughout the original movie's filming since he lost his front teeth while attending a baseball game with his family.
6. In the original version of the story, Scott actually shot Santa Claus because he thought the man was a robber.
7. In the first movie, Peter Boyle portrays Scott's boss; however, in the following two films, he has a new role as Father Time.
8. Jimmy Labriola (Benny), Allen's Home Improvement co-star, makes a fleeting appearance in the movie as a truck driver.
9. Allen spent four to five hours of prosthetic and makeup work to become Santa Claus.
10. Allen was known for improvising on the set, so casting real kids as the elves from the North Pole proved to be a bit of a challenge for him.
11. Several of Allen's lines had to be re-recorded because of the noises the bells on the Santa suit created.
12. While filming, Allen was also writing his first book, so "any break I had, I had a guy in my trailer, like, 'So can we get started with work?'"
13. But the effort paid off: Allen had the top-grossing film and television program.
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