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The Nutcracker Prince (1990)

G  75 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Family   -  21 November 1990 (USA)
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An adaption of the classic tale of a girl's dreams turned reality when her new toy turns out to be a young man placed under a curse.

Director:

Paul Schibli

Writers:

E.T.A. Hoffmann (story), Patricia Watson
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kiefer Sutherland ...
Megan Follows ...
Clara (voice)
Mike MacDonald Mike MacDonald ...
Mouseking (voice)
Peter O'Toole ...
Pantaloon (voice)
Phyllis Diller ...
Mousequeen (voice)
Peter Boretski Peter Boretski ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Len Carlson Len Carlson ...
King / Mouse / Court Attendant / Band Member #2 / Spectator / Soldier (voice)
Marvin Goldhar Marvin Goldhar ...
Mr. Schaeffer / Mouse / Guest #3 / First Guard / Soldier / Band Member #1 / Contestant / Spectator (voice)
Lynne Gorman Lynne Gorman ...
Trudy (voice)
Keith Hampshire Keith Hampshire ...
Mouse / Guest / Second Guard / Contestant / Spectator / Soldier (voice)
Elizabeth Hanna Elizabeth Hanna ...
Marie / Mrs. Schaeffer / Doll / Guest #4 / Spectator (voice) (as Liz Hanna)
George Merner George Merner ...
Dr. Stahlbaum (voice)
Stephanie Morgenstern ...
Louise (voice)
Christopher Owens Christopher Owens ...
Erik (voice)
Susan Roman Susan Roman ...
Mouse / Mrs. Miller / Guest #1 / Doll / Spectator (voice)
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Storyline

Clara is on the verge of gowing up with dreams of traveling the world in the grand ballet. Then, during the anual Christmas party, the mysterious family friend, Drosselmeier, tells her a story about a young man named Hans who rescued a princess under a spell by the Mouse Queen and her whining son. As punishment for his good deed, the Mouse Queen managed to transform Hans into a nutcracker (prince of the dolls) before her death; the same nutcracker Drosselmeier had gives to Clara that day. When midnight comes, Clara finds herself trapped in the middle of a battle between the mice and her toys being lead by the confused nutcracker. If the prince of the dolls can defeat the Mouse King and win the hand of a fair maiden, it can break the curse upon him. However, Clara must chose between the dreamworld of her new companion and his adventures or her real world where the dreams and adventures of growing up still await her. Written by Max Vaughn  

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Plot Keywords:

Nutcracker | Dream | Mouse | Prince | Curse  | See more »

Taglines:

The timeless holiday story set in Toyland. See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

De notenkraker See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$908,999 (USA) (25 November 1990) (906 Screens)

Gross:

$1,781,694 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Argentina:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color
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Trivia

Despite the fact that Clara and her brother call Drosselmeier "uncle", he is actually not related to them. Hans, the Nutcracker, is his nephew. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Clara takes off her slipper and throws it at the Mouse King, in order to stop him from killing the Nutcracker. Moments later, however, she is seen backing up and both slippers are on her feet. See more »

Quotes

Clara: I could never live off lemonade and candy.
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Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Worst of '90" (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Nutcracker"
(excerpts)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky See more »