Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
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60% of users liked it
(737 ratings)
The core and darker nuances of the original "Nutcracker" fairytale by E.T.A. Hoffman (with music by Tchaikovsky) are kept alive in this adept cinematic interpretation with its combination of ballet, special effects, and Maurice Sendak's costume and production designs. The Pacific… More The core and darker nuances of the original "Nutcracker" fairytale by E.T.A. Hoffman (with music by Tchaikovsky) are kept alive in this adept cinematic interpretation with its combination of ballet, special effects, and Maurice Sendak's costume and production designs. The Pacific Northwest Ballet Co. perform the tale about a young girl's dream. The Stahlbaum house is celebrating the night before Christmas, and the children, Fritz and Clara (Vanessa Sharp) welcome their godfather Herr Drosselmeier (Hugh Bigney) who brings them gifts. Clara's gift is a beautiful nutcracker, so beautiful that her brother becomes jealous and breaks it. Later, when everyone is in bed, Clara sneaks back to the Christmas tree to look at her repaired nutcracker and has a marvelous and often menacing dream. The Christmas tree grows to fill the room, and a mighty army of mice led by the Mouse King threatens her. The Nutcracker and the toy soldiers try to defeat the army but the Nutcracker is captured, at which point Clara (Patricia Barker as the dream Clara) bravely clobbers the Mouse King, and the army is defeated. From that point onward, she and the Nutcracker -- who has turned into a Prince -- have many adventures in the Land of Snow where a series of more than seven different dances introduce enchanting and grim characters. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carroll Ballard
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Nov 26, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
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Joly Herman, Common Sense Media
Slightly creepy undertone to lovely staging of classic.
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Cast
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Hugh Bigney
as Herr Drosselmeier
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Vanessa Sharp
as Young Clara
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Patricia Barker
as Dream Clara/Ballerina Doll
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Wade Walthall
as Nutcracker
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Elizabeth Ann McCarthy
as Moor
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Francia Russell
- Kent Stowell
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Russell Burnett
as Fritz
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Bridget Alsdorf
as Servant Child
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Carol Anderson
as Snowflake
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Beatrice Bassett
as Adult at the Party, Grandmother
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Benjamin Bassett
as Adult at the Party, Grandfather
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Chaundra Bigney
as Baby Mouse
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Michele Blue
as Toy Soldier
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Heather Boe
as Scrim Mouse
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Martha Boyle
as Snowflake
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Dianne Brace
as Snowflake
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Alexandra Bronfman
as Commedia
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Dr. Rebecca Brown
as Servant Child
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Todd Brown
as Observer
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Hannah Brudge
as Infantry
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Jeffery N. Bullock
as Foreign Guest
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Tracy Carboneau
as Toy Soldier
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Joseph Carver
as Boy, Child at the Party
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Christian Cederlund
as Moor
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Erik Cederlund
as Fighting Mouse, Slave
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Tracey Charbonneau
as Scrim Mouse
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Marianne Chikos
as Officer
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Kara Chin
as Toy Theater
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Elizabeth Christianson
as Officer, Toy Soldier
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Kippy Clark
as Servant Child
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Lindsay Clothier
as Officer, Toy Soldier
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Sarah Coan
as Artillery, Toy Soldier
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Irene Damestoy
as Snowflake
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Charina Dimaano
as Scrim Mouse, Toy Soldier
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Carron Donaldson
as Commedia, Waltz of the Flowers
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Gregory Draper
as Adult at the Party
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Rebecca Dunne
as Servant Child
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Gerald Ebitz
as Moors
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Laara Estelle
as Observer
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Margaret Farmer
as Observer
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Betsy Fenton
as Observer
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Fischbach
as Erica/Moors
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Nicole Fiset
as Scrim Mouse
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Sarah Frederick
as Observer
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Alex Gardner
as Boy
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Gabrielle Gardner
as Observer
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Jamie Geier
as Toy Theater
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Eugenia Georvasilis
as Observer
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Susan Gladstone
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Amy Greene
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Christa Halby
as Servant Child
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Abbey Hall
as Servant Child
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Mandi-Lyons Hansen
as Servant Child
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Rachel Harrison
as Chinese Girl
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Heather Hollenbeck
as Servant Child
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Jennifer Homans
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Carey Homme
as Moor
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Benjamin Houk
as Adult at the Party, Father/Mouse Captain
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Lucinda Hughey
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Deborah Inkster
as Mother Mouse
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Stephanie Irwin
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Lee Johnson
as Chinese Girl
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Jennifer Kader
as Servant Child
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Kevin Kaiser
as Moor
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Sterling Kekoa
as Commedia
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Robert La Turner
as Fighting Mouse
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Christine Lebar
as Toy Soldier
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Sun Leen
as Servant Child
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Mari London
as Toy Theater
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Joey-Lynn Mann
as Toy Soldier
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Katrenna Marenych
as Fighting Mouse
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Michelle McRae
as Servant Child
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Catherine Mee Moen
as Observer
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Caroline Newman
as Toy Theater
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Christina Nicolaidis
as Toy Soldier
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Reid Olson
as Pas de Trois
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Whitney Onishi
as Child at the Party
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Rebecca Osmon
as Infantry
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Jennifer Owen
as Chinese Girl
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Freedom Ozog
as Toy Theater
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Elizabeth Parham
as Child at the Party, Girl
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Vera Parham
as Child at the Party
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Emily Penhollow
as Child at the Party
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Jenifer Peterson
as Toy Theater
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Jeffery Plourde
as Slave
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Kay Preston
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Sara Pritchard
as Servant Child
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Jacob Rice
as Dervishe
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Amy Ritter
as Toy Soldier
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Gloria Riviera
as Girl
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Maia Rosal
as Peacock
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Natalie Ryder
as Child at the Party
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Noelle Schroeder
as Infantry
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Laura Schwenk
as Snowflake
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Ashley Sherwood
as Toy Soldier
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Christopher Smidt
as Observer
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Erin Sokol
as Scrim Mouse
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Emerald Stacy
as Little Girl
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Rana Standal
as Infantry
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Angela Sterling
as Observer, Snowflake
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Cary Stidham
as Child at the Party
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Carolyn Stoklosa
as Fighting Mouse
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Lisa Stolzy
as Moor
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Jason Takamaru
as Child at the Party
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Jennifer Taylor
as Servant Child
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Kyoko Terada
as Servant Child
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Julie Tobiason
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Lisl Vaillant
as Snowflake
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Heidi Vierthaler
as Waltz of the Flowers
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Courtland Weaver
as Sword Dancer
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Anne Wescott
as Fighting Mouse
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Andrew Wilson
as Child at the Party
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Clara Wilson
as Snowflake
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Nicole Wolgamott
as Chinese Girl
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Tyrone Woods
as Observer
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Julie Harris
as Claire
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Jennifer Nichole Porter
as Observer