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Title: Prancer (1989)
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| Sam Elliott | ... | John Riggs | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Mrs. McFarland | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Aunt Sarah | |
| Abe Vigoda | ... | Orel Benton | |
| Michael Constantine | ... | Mr. Stewart / Santa | |
| Rebecca Harrell Tickell | ... | Jessica Riggs | |
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John Duda | ... | Steve Riggs (as John Joseph Duda) |
| Ariana Richards | ... | Carol Wetherby | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | Herb Drier | |
| Johnny Galecki | ... | Billy Quinn | |
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Walter Charles | ... | Minister |
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Victor Truro | ... | Mr. Young |
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Marcia Porter | ... | Mrs. Fairburn |
| Loren Janes | ... | Mr. Soot | |
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Robert Zimmermann | ... | Wagnall |
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Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides him in her barn and feeds him cookies, until she can return him to Santa. Her father finds him and decides to sell him to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display. Written by <Vertigus@aol.com>
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Joy. Tears. Drama. Laughter. And a 9-year-old who proves that miracles can still happen. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,914,486, 19 November 1989Gross USA:
$18,587,135Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$18,587,135Company Credits
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The real name of the reindeer who played Prancer was Boo. See more »Goofs
While Steve and Jessica are at church with Aunt Sarah, John's at home reading the paper. We see Prancer walk past one window behind him and then one on the other side of the room. It starts to snow but at different times, there's snow falling outside one window but then no snow and sunnier outside the other. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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While not without a couple of problems [like pacing], PRANCER is one of the better family/holiday movies I've seen. I didn't see this until after I saw PRANCER RETURNS about a week ago on cable. After PRANCER RETURNS [the sequel to this] was over, I went to the video store and rented this. Now while this one seemed to have a lower budget than PRANCER RETURNS, it still is just as well-acted and heartwarming [if not even more so]. Most holiday movies tend to show the holidays as times where everything is perfect, but this one shows that the holidays aren't as perfect as we'd like them to be. It's able to capture the ups and downs of the holidays while keeping everything pretty close to reality. Though I really enjoyed the film, CHRISTMAS VACATION remains to be my favorite holiday flick.