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Lumiukko

Original title: The Snowman
  • TV Short
  • 19821982
  • SS
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
15K
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Lumiukko (1982)
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On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.

IMDb RATING
8.2/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,970
963
  • Directors
    • Jimmy T. Murakami(supervising director)
    • Dianne Jackson
  • Writer
    • Raymond Briggs(from the book by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Auty(voice)
    • David Bowie
    • Raymond Briggs
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jimmy T. Murakami(supervising director)
    • Dianne Jackson
  • Writer
    • Raymond Briggs(from the book by)
  • Stars
    • Peter Auty(voice)
    • David Bowie
    • Raymond Briggs
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Peter Auty
    • James
    • (voice)
    David Bowie
    David Bowie
    • Older James (Re-released Version)
    Raymond Briggs
    • Older James…
    Mel Smith
    Mel Smith
    • Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jimmy T. Murakami(supervising director)
      • Dianne Jackson
    • Writer
      • Raymond Briggs(from the book by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Aled Jones, the singer of single "Walking in the Air" that was released in 1985, three years after the film, is much more widely known than Peter Auty who sang the same song in the film. Many people mistakenly believe that Aled Jones also sang the song in the film. Jones sang the chart release because the song had been re-recorded for an advertisement for an English toy store's Christmas campaign (which also featured new animation).
    • Goofs
      When James and the Snowman are flying to the North Pole, they fly over some penguins which are not found in that region.
    • Quotes

      James: [singing] We're walking in the air/We're floating in the moonlit sky/The people far below are sleeping as we fly/I'm holding very tight/I'm riding in the midnight blue/I'm finding I can fly so high above with you/All across the world/The villages go by like dreams/The rivers and the hills/The forests and the streams/Children gaze open-mouthed taken by surprise/Nobody down below believes their eyes/We're surfing in the air/We're swimming in the frozen sky/We're drifting over icy mountains floating by/Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep/Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep/We're walking in the air/We're dancing in the midnight sky/And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1982 British VHS release added an introduction by David Bowie . This was included as an additional extra on the UK Special Edition DVD though the film itself featured the Father Christmas introduction, voiced by Mel Smith .
    • Connections
      Featured in The Wind and the Bomb (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Walking In The Air
      (1982) (uncredited)
      Written by Howard Blake
      Performed by Peter Auty and Sinfonia of London

    User reviews101

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    10/10
    Fantastic
    I watch my PBS-recorded version of The Snowman every Christmas Eve along with a few other traditional holiday movies to clear my head of the excessive commercialism of the holiday and put myself in the mood for Christmas.

    The Snowman is a wonderfully simple film about a small boy who's Snowman comes to life. It's a terrific idea, for if you're a kid, wouldn't it be cool to make friends with a Snowman and be able to visit Santa Clause? Plus, the animation and the accompanying music, and even David Bowie's sentimental introduction makes this a wonderful adaptation of the book.
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    • vertigo_14
    • Dec 25, 2003

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    • Release date
      • 1991 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Also known as
      • Snögubben
    • Production companies
      • Snowman Enterprises
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • TVC London
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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