The Santa Clause - 4K Movies Anywhere/Vudu

[ChipmunksDad]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

People were calling it, or more specifically kids were calling it. Disney removed it to prevent the then owners of the number from suing them.

Riiiiiight. Just in time for the “me too” 4K version.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by ChipmunksDad

Riiiiiight. Just in time for the “me too” 4K version.

It was removed long before the “me too” movement and also that has nothing to do with its removal. Stop trying to be an SJW for the right wing conservatives.

It was an adults-only phone line that provided sexually explicit conversations and cost money. Angry parents who found out would want a refund which would obviously anger the then-owners. So it was removed from newer theatrical prints, VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray. Having it on the digital 1080p stream means Disney provided Vudu with a “wrong” 1080p master.

[Liquid_Swords]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

It was removed long before the “me too” movement and also that has nothing to do with its removal. Stop trying to be an SJW for the right wing conservatives.

It was an adults-only phone line that provided sexually explicit conversations and cost money. Angry parents who found out would want a refund which would obviously anger the then-owners. So it was removed from newer theatrical prints, VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray. Having it on the digital 1080p stream means Disney provided Vudu with a “wrong” 1080p master.

Stop defending censorship.

[meremortal]

This movie has some sentimental appeal because I got to see it screened at summer camp back in the day. The owners had a projector and some 35mm movies such as this, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Three Musketeers and it was cool to see them load up the reels for movie nights.

[Falaskan]

Well, I can confirm if you buy the 4K version, you will still get the 1800-spank-me line, if you down convert to HDX.

[meremortal]

Don't remember that line but I can see why it would be a problem. Kids calling random 800 numbers to hear the corny pre-recorded messages was a novelty fad at the time. Remember, this was mostly 'pre-internet' for many people or at the very least it was during a time when internet access was more of a luxury for families with means since computers tended to be much more expensive than today's going rates with inflation and internet providers such as AOL, Prodigy and Compuserve had really slow speeds and often capped service to just a few hours per month. Around the time of this movie I recall a few families having around 10 hours per month and you'd have to really budget your time to make sure there weren't overage charges. And for the younger folks out there who may not have been alive, you had to dial-in using a modem on your landline phone which in itself could take an eternity. And unless you were one of the households with a secondary line, it would tie up your entire house's phone line. But back to the removed line in question, not surprised tons of kids called the number. It was probably a bad oversight on Disney's fault for either not checking the number beforehand or buying it themselves. It reminds me of the horny manatee gag on Conan's old late night show where the show had to buy the internet address of the line mentioned on air to avoid legal matters.

[clemdog]

If I already own this in HDX how can I buy (repurchase?) the 4K version?

[kannibaliztik]

Originally Posted by clemdog

If I already own this in HDX how can I buy (repurchase?) the 4K version?

just click purchase UHD on vudu

[DVD Josh]

I was just disappointed not to be spanked by Santa himself.

[Liquid_Swords]

Originally Posted by DVD Josh

I was just disappointed not to be spanked by Santa himself.

Maybe if you leave some milk and cookies.

[DVD Josh]

$24.99 for the UHD? Nope.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Google Play and YT might still be the old uncut HD version. It's believed some version on international Prime Video services haven't been updated to the cut 4k remaster.

[meremortal]

The owners of the summer camp I went to were rich and showed this movie to the whole camp on a 35mm projector not long after the film's release. That must have been expensive.Also saw Raiders of the Lost Ark and Three Musketeers.

[Caprica_U-87]

I want this on disc so much. It's tied with home alone 2 for my favorite christmas movie.

[meremortal]

Originally Posted by Caprica_U-87

I want this on disc so much. It's tied with home alone 2 for my favorite christmas movie.

I have a personal bias of being a kid then, but early 90s was just incredible for family movies and also golden age Nickelodeon. It was also a time when PG movies still had some bite and could be PG-13 if released more recently.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

The Santa Clause was originally a Hollywood Pictures release (still credited and had their logo on theatrical and VHS posters) and initially rated PG-13. The weird but interesting backstory to this was Disney were still getting over the backlash of Nightmare Before Christmas the year prior (certain groups roasted them out on releasing "distasteful holiday movies"), and to avoid further controversy Disney made a few changes (mostly dialog redubs over a F-bomb and some quips about sex toys and ED) to get it to a PG. Since the new rating wouldn't fit the more older oriented Hollywood Pictures label, they shifted it to Disney and it became somewhat of a hit and turned into a franchise.

The Nightmare Before Christmas also ironically being a Disney release before shifting to the Touchstone name about a week after previews. Disney has shifted rating and brandings for other films before such as Splash (an initial Buena Vista release that was deemed not kid-friendly like Trenchcoat, so the Touchstone label was created specifically for it) and Gone Fishing (a Disney release that shifted to Hollywood a month before release because it's theme did not go over well with the family and kids test audiences).