Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Mike MacDonald

This animated version of the Christmas classic is more about combat than dancing, which will make it appealing to boys leery of a female protagonist. When Clara (voiced by Megan Follows) is delighted ...( read more  read more... )with his gift of a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, toy maker Drosselmeier is inspired. He tells the tale of how his nephew rescued a princess and was promised her hand when the evil Mouse King turned him into the nutcracker, making him a prince only among dolls. That night, Clara has fitful dreams about the battles between the Nutcracker Prince (Kiefer Sutherland), backed by his legion of toy soldiers (including a commander voiced by Peter O'Toole), and the enormous mouse and his minions. When the prince is finally victorious, he invites her to come to his doll kingdom. A dream-conjured Drosselmeier obligingly shrinks her and she climbs through her dollhouse castle door into a world of flying swans, sugarplums, and ballerinas. This 68-minute movie based on E.T.A. Hoffman's book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King will interest ages 2 through about 10. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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G, 75 min.

Directed by: Paul Schibli

Release Date: November 21, 1990

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004

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  • July 30, 2007
    A cartoon adventure, with not much ballet intact; which can be a good thing. It's a quality production. I like the animation style.
  • July 13, 2006
    I remember I loved this when I was little, but now it's one of the kid's movies I have outgrown. Kids will love this, though.
  • May 4, 2009
    WOW, I had no idea that was Keifer Sutherland as the PRINCE! Now I need to watch it again. I haven't seen this film since I was a kid!
  • October 30, 2009
    Boy waa cursed, turned into a nutcracker toy soldier, must find a girl to bring to toyland, make her fell in love with him and viola the spell will be broken and will turn the toy soldier into a real man that he is, love the music, the wit and of course the romance . . .
  • February 25, 2009
    8 years ago it would probably been a full pott score, since I rly loved this movie as a kid :P its cute, and the best version of the story Ive seen so far...nostalgia<3
  • December 26, 2008
    Awesome movie! Nicely done, with nice animation.
  • August 29, 2008
    I loved this movie when I was young.
  • May 20, 2008
    This was the classic tale of the Nutcracker brought to life in an animated version. This is a great family holiday movie. You will want to watch it over and over again.
  • March 22, 2008
    An ok movie at the time...
  • January 16, 2008
    First movie I saw in a theater. Not such a memorable experience. O'Toole does make a good rat though.

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  • joyestel
    July 7, 2007
    I've seen this when I was little, but I'd love to see it again. the problem is... I can't find it. can anyone tell me where I can download it from?

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