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8. The original script was much darker, with Scott actually shooting Santa Claus as he believed he was a robber. However, Allen revealed on The Tonight Show in 2018 that DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg "was adamant, 'We can't start a movie like that.'"
9. Peter Boyle plays Scott's boss in the first film but would go on to star in the next two movies as a different character: Father Time.
10. Allen's Home Improvement co-star Jimmy Labriola (Benny) makes a brief appearance in the film as a truck driver Scott and Charlie ask a question from while they are in the sleigh.
