Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) (V)

Directors:

Jun Falkenstein
Alex Mann

Writers:

Charlie Cohen (screenplay) (segment "Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas")
Scott Gorden (screenplay) (segment "A Very Goofy Christmas") ...

Release Date:

7 December 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

A Christmas themed, three-part anthology-style video. The first part, "Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas"...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Santa Claus | Donald Duck | Huey Dewey And Louie | Duck

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 25

6:45 PM

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Cast

Wayne Allwine	...	Mickey Mouse (voice)
Tony Anselmo	...	Donald Duck (archive sound)
Jeff Bennett	...	Father / Mortimer (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Mr. Anderson / Shopper (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Dale (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Pete / Postman (voice)
Kylie Dempsey	...	Kid #2 / Little Girl (voice)
Taylor Dempsey	...	Kid #1 / Little Jimmy (voice)
Bill Farmer	...	Goofy / Pluto (voice)
Shaun Fleming	...	Young Max Goof (voice)
Kelsey Grammer	...	Narrator (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Chip / Daisy / Aunt Gurtie (voice)
Andrew McDonough	...	Poor Boy (voice)
Diane Michelle	...	Daisy Duck (voice)
Pat Musick	...	Angry Woman / Distressed Woman / Eccentric Lady / Mrs. Anderson / Shopper (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Minnie Mouse / Huey / Dewey / Louie (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Turkey / Figaro (voice)
Mae Whitman	...	Girl (voice)
April Winchell	...	Firefighter / Mother (voice)
Alan Young	...	Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Daisy Duck has two voice actors, depending on the story. In the first story, she's voiced by Tress MacNeille, and in the third story, she's voiced by Diane Michelle.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the "Have Yourself a Goofy Christmas" segment, Pete is colored brown instead of his usual black. However in the following segment "Gift of the Magi," Pete has his correct colors.

Quotes:

Minnie Mouse: Why don't you play some music for us, Mickey?
Mickey Mouse: Don't you think you should open your present first? And by the way, what time is it?
Minnie Mouse: I think it's time to open your present.
[they both open their presents]
Mickey Mouse: Oh, uh... a case... for my harmonica.
Minnie Mouse: Oh, a chain for my... watch... but I traded my watch to buy you that case.
Mickey Mouse: And I traded my harmonica to get you that chain for your watch.
Minnie Mouse: Oh, Mickey. I can't believe you gave up what means the most to you!
Mickey Mouse: Don't worry, Minnie. You're all the music I'll ever need.

Movie Connections:

References Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V)

Really sweet Yuletide movie!

Honestly, it is really sweet and genuinely memorable, full of powerful messages of Christmas. I think it is one of the better Christmas videos out there, and there are a lot of very good ones, like Enchanted Christmas. Here, we have three stories, like Cinderella 2 and Belle's Magical World, but I would definitely pick Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas over both those films put together. It is a little short, but with the sweetness of the entire movie, the top notch voice talents and the surprisingly good animation, that is so easy to forgive. The highlight of the film was the beautiful, restrained intonation of Kelsey Grammar's narration, and he was the main reason why I got the video in the first place. The material he was given was beautifully written, and he made the most with it. The animation was surprisingly good, I was expecting worse, but the animation was actually one of the many redeeming qualities of this movie. The three stories are inspired and very well-done, my favourite being the last one with Mickey and Minnie. Plus the inspired moments of comedy like Donald chasing a turkey. All in all, a beautiful and touching yuletide movie, with a 9/10 from me. Bethany Cox