Babes in Toyland (1997)

Everyone's favorite nursery rhyme characters come magically and musically to life in this animated adventure based on the classic holiday tale.

Directors:

Toby Bluth, Charles Grosvenor,

Writers:

John Loy (screenplay), Glen MacDonough (operetta)

Stars:

Charles Nelson Reilly, Lacey Chabert, Joseph Ashton

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	Mr. Dumpty (voice)
Lacey Chabert	...	Jill (voice) (as Esmeralda Belle Jané)
Joseph Ashton	...	Jack (voice) (as Joey Ashton)
Raphael Sbarge	...	Tom Piper (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Mary (voice)
Christopher Plummer	...	Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
Susan Silo	...	Scat (voice)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Rodrigo (voice)
James Belushi	...	Gonzargo (voice) (as Jim Belushi)
Lindsay Schnebly	...	Goblin King (voice)

Storyline

It's 2 days before Christmas, and the Toyland Toy Factory has just received its biggest order ever. But the evil Barnaby, who doesn't believe in toys, has plans to shut the factory down and spoil the holiday for everyone. Now it's up to Toyland's most recent arrivals, young Jack & his sister Jill, to help their newfound friends Tom Piper, Mary Lamb, Humpty Dumpty, and the rest of Toyland stop Barnaby's plot and save Christmas!

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Plot Keywords:

toyland | christmas | factory | toy | humpty dumpty | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Aventuras en Juguetelandia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was originally intended by MGM to be a theatrical release for 1996, but had been delayed because of the commercial failure of All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, and eventually released straight to video in 1997.

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Connections

Version of Babes in Toyland (1934)

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Soundtracks

"A Crooked Man"
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Lorraine Feather
Performed by Christopher Plummer, etc

User Reviews

A poorly made, muddled and needlessly mean Disney knock-off.

This mean-spiritied telling of a Christmas classic (!) is just plain bad movie-making--poor "acting," a confused and confusing plot, florid animation art, and a pack of goblin characters (what classic is this?) that will scare many a small child. Held to the Disney standard, this is a very poor stab at making movie magic.