An Easter Carol (2004) (V)

Director:

Tim Hodge

Writers:

Keith Lango (screenplay) and
Tim Hodge

Release Date:

10 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

When Mr. Nezzer tries to knock St. Bart's church down to make way for his new amusement park, Easter Land...

Plot Keywords:

Easter | Plastic | Tomato | Church | Cucumber

Cast

Rebecca St. James	...	Hope, the Music Box Angel (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Anderson	...	Rev. Gilbert (Dad Asparagus) (voice)
Tim Hodge	...	Granny Nezzer (voice)
Mike Nawrocki	...	Millward Phelps (Larry the Cucumber) (voice)
Lisa Vischer	...	Edmond Gilbert - Junior Asparagus (voice)
Phil Vischer	...	Cavis Appythart (Bob the Tomato) (voice)

Directed by
Tim Hodge

Writing credits
Keith Lango		(screenplay)
Tim Hodge

Produced by
David Pitts	....	producer
John Wahba	....	director of post productions

Original Music by
Kurt Heinecke

Film Editing by
John Wahba

Art Department
Philip Dimitriadis	....	visual development artist

Sound Department
Glen West	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Gerhard Borchers	....	lighting artist
Michael B. Comet	....	rigging supervisor
Kevin Vassey	....	render wrangler

Animation Department
Justin Barrett	....	animator
Jeff Croke	....	animator
Joe Gorski	....	animator
Tim Lannon	....	layout supervisor
Brian Roberts	....	animator

Editorial Department
Joel Mains	....	associate editor

Other crew
Krista Johnston	....	clearances
Andy Youssi	....	completion coordinator

Production Companies

• Warner Home Video
• Big Idea Productions

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Word Entertainment (2004) (USA)

Also Known As:

"VeggieTales: An Easter Carol" - USA (video box title)

Runtime:

49 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Warner Home Video

Trivia:

St. Michael's orphanage was named in honor of Mike Nawrocki.

Goofs:

Continuity: In The Star of Christmas (2002) (V), the stained glass in St. Bart's church was very simple, abstract shapes. In this film, however, the glass becomes a central part of the plot, and is shown to be very ornate portraits.

Movie Connections:

References Scrooged (1988)

Religious propaganda?

I find it interesting that an adult that obviously doesn't attend a church will leave a comment about a religious movie geared towards kids. I am a huge fan of Veggietales and have watched them from the beginning when my kids were preschool age. I feel the morals behind the stories our geared not just for religious kids but kids needing to learn the difference between right and wrong. Veggietales knows not to stray to far away from their Christian principals but they also know how to come across the story without cramming religion down your throats. I think most kids should watch these cartoons because at least they are better than a lot of the crappy Saturday morning cartoons that are on TV now. I was pleased to see that on Saturday mornings the program Qubo is showing Veggietales as well as 321 penguins (written by the same people) and though they have edited some religious content out for the show they still have strong moral meanings on the programs and they are still a blast for the kids. Go Larryboy! I wish TV shows were like they were ten or more years ago. TV is one big disappointment these days!