Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.

Director:

Burny Mattinson

Writers:

Charles Dickens (based on the book: "A Christmas Carol" by), Burny Mattinson (story adaptation)

Stars:

Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alan Young	...	Scrooge - Scrooge McDuck / Begger Dog (voice)
Wayne Allwine	...	Bob Cratchit - Mickey Mouse / Weasel Gravedigger / Begger Dog (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Jacob Marley's Ghost - Goofy / Collector for the Poor #1 (voice)
Will Ryan	...	Collector for the Poor #2 / Ghost of Christmas Present (Willie the Giant) / Ghost of Christmas Future (Pete) / Santa Claus (Big Bad Wolf) / Weasel #2 (voice)
Eddie Carroll	...	Ghost of Christmas Past - Jiminy Cricket (voice) (as Eddy Carroll)
Patricia Parris	...	Belle - Daisy Duck (voice)
Dick Billingsley	...	Tiny Tim (voice)
Clarence Nash	...	Nephew Fred - Donald Duck (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tasos Kostis	...	Goofy

Storyline

It's the same old classic Charles Dickens story with an all star Disney cast. Uncle Scrooge McDuck is appropriately enough Scrooge and is visited by his dead partner and 3 spirits one night to remember the joys of Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | ebenezer scrooge character | reference to ebenezer scrooge | half dressed cartoon animal | barefoot cartoon animal | 

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Taglines:

He's back! Mickey Mouse - in his first new motion picture in 30 years...

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the original 1975 LP which served as inspiration for this film, the Ghost of Christmas Past was Merlin from The Sword in the Stone (1963) and the Ghost of Christmas Future was the Evil Witch from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

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Goofs

The interior of the house changes, such as the location of the dining room table at the end compared to what it was like during the scene when the Ghost of Christmas Present brought Scrooge over. For example, the dining room table is near the front door at the end, but earlier it wasn't.

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Quotes

Scrooge: Ah, nephew!
Fred: Uncle Scrooge!
Scrooge: I'm looking forward to that wonderful meal of yours.
Fred: Well, I'll be doggone. You mean you're coming?
Scrooge: Of course I am! You know how much I love candied fruit and spiced sugar cakes.
[Fred laughs]
Scrooge: I'll be over there promptly at two! Keep it piping hot!
Fred: I will, Uncle Scrooge, I will! And a very merry Christmas to you!

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Crazy Credits

The film opens with a shot of Mickey Mouse's head, the way the old Mickey Mouse Disney cartoons start out. Mickey is wearing a hat and scarf, in keeping with the Christmas theme.

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Alternate Versions

Television airings on NBC in the 1980s and CBS in the early 1990s were an hour long. The first half originally featured Donald's Snow Fight, Pluto's Christmas Tree, and The Art of Skiing. Brief clips of other Disney Christmas shorts were shown. The second half featured this short in its entirety. Each of the four segments in the program featured wraparound narrations by Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy. From 1988 onwards, The Art of Skiing was removed from the annual broadcast and replaced with various segments. The 1993 CBS telecast featured The Making of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' in its place.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Mickey & Minnie Moments (2018)

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Soundtracks

Deck the Halls
(uncredited)
Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant
[Part of the DVD release in the Pluto's Christmas Tree short]

User Reviews

An animated masterpiece!

Scrooge Mcduck ( voiced by Alan Young) is the most rotten richman in town, he's as sour as a grapefruit but has no feeling about others. He is haunted by his former partner Jacob Marley ( played by Goofy) and 3 spirits ( Jimminy Cricket, Willy The Giant from " Fun and Fancy Free" and Pete) show him about his past, present and future so he can change his ways.

A highly entertaining, well done and nicely drawn animated short. It's quite a memorable short, it's also shown on the made-for-video christmas movie " House of Mouse: It snowed at the House of Mouse".

10/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mickey's Christmas Carol

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

3 Channel Stereo (5.0 Surround Sound) (L-R)

Color:

Color Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1