who stars in the movie fred claus?
Vince Vaughn Kathy Bates John Michael Higgins Kevin Spacey Ludacris Elizabeth Banks Rachel Weisz Miranda Richardson Jeffrey Dean Morgan Paul Giamatti
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 All major characters in the miniseries were played by the five members of The Kids in the Hall , except for the mayor 's son , who was played by young actor Landon Reynolds @-@ Trudel . Several of the original The Kids in the Hall characters appear in cameo roles , including Mark McKinney 's Chicken Lady as a candidate juror and Paul Bellini clad only in his towel at an ATM ; in addition , McCulloch and McKinney 's police officers are tweaked variations of their OPP officer characters of the original series . 

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 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ( 1964 ) regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made . Paul Jacobson , the film 's producer and a former unit manager for the television program , Howdy Doody , described his film as a " Yuletide science fiction fantasy " , and with the best of intentions , hoped to bring something to movie theaters at a time of the year when there was a paucity of children 's entertainment other than the annual Disney feature . 

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 In 2000 , Stiller starred in three more films , including one of his most recognizable roles , a male nurse named Gaylord " Greg " Focker in Meet the Parents , opposite Robert De Niro . The film was well received by critics , grossed over $ 330 million worldwide , and spawned two sequels . Also in 2000 , MTV again invited Stiller to make another short film , and he developed Mission : Improbable , a spoof of Tom Cruise 's role in Mission : Impossible II and other films . 

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 Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank : Chosen out of six unwanted pregnancies and the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation , he is unaware that his daily life is broadcast continuously around the world . He has a job in the insurance business and a lovely wife , but he eventually notices that his environment is not what it seems to be . Robin Williams was considered for the role , but Weir cast Carrey after seeing him in Ace Ventura : Pet Detective because Carrey 's performance reminded him of Charlie Chaplin . Carrey took the opportunity to proclaim himself as a dramatic actor , rather than being typecast in comedic roles . Carrey , who was then normally paid $ 20 million per film , agreed to do The Truman Show for $ 12 million . Carrey and Weir initially found working together on set difficult ( Carrey 's contract gave him the power to demand rewrites ) , but Weir was impressed with Carrey 's improvisational skills , and the two became more interactive . The scene in which Truman declares " this planet Trumania of the Burbank galaxy " to the bathroom mirror was Carrey 's idea . 

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 Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu , this version replaces the Cold War theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of humankind 's environmental damage to the planet . It follows Klaatu , an alien sent to try to change human behavior or eradicate humans from Earth . 
