The Nutcracker (1993)

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie (Cohen) falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her ... See full summary »

Director:

Emile Ardolino

Writer:

Susan Cooper (narration)

Stars:

Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Darci Kistler	...	The Sugarplum Fairy
Damian Woetzel	...	The Sugarplum Fairy's Cavalier
Kyra Nichols	...	Dewdrop
Wendy Whelan	...	Coffee
Margaret Tracey	...	Marzipan
Gen Horiuchi	...	Tea
Tom Gold	...	Candy Cane
Lourdes López	...	Hot Chocolate
Nilas Martins	...	Hot Chocolate
William Otto	...	Mother Ginger
Peter Reznick	...	Fritz
Karin von Aroldingen	...	Grandparent
Edward Bigelow	...	Grandparent
Heather Watts	...	Frau Stahlbaum
Robert LaFosse	...	Dr. Stahlbaum

Storyline

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie (Cohen) falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker (Culkin) comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned into a Prince after Marie saves his life.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | little girl | lifting male in air | lifting female in air | lifting someone into the air | 

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Taglines:

The joy of the New York City Ballet in an exciting family holiday motion picture.

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy | Music

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,119,994

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krasnow Productions,Arnon Milchan Productions,Elektra Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Narration recorded by Kevin Kline was a last-minute addition that was heavily protested by Macaulay Culkin's father, Kit Culkin, who vowed that his son would do no publicity for the movie until the narration was dropped. Reluctantly, producer Arnon Milchan dropped the narration to appease the Culkins. Kit Culkin then returned with a list of other demands which so incensed Milchan that he reinstated Kline's narration, losing the use of the Culkins' publicity.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, Macaulay Culkin is listed as playing Drosselmeier's nephew, but he is not listed as playing either The Nutcracker or The Prince.

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Connections

Version of Nutcracker on Ice (1998)

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Soundtracks

Entr'acte
(uncredited)
from "The Sleeping Beauty"
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The New York City Ballet Orchestra conducted by David Zinman

User Reviews

Beautiful....

This was so beautiful. I am a ballerina and I have played both the Sugar Plum Fairy and Marie in numerous productions of this, but I have to admit that this is IT. This is the ultimate #1 version of this classical ballet. It was so beautiful. The music is absolutely marvelous and the scenery is gorgeous. The woman who plays the Sugar Plum Fairy is absolutely beautiful and does a fabulous job! I saw the Broadway version of this on a visit to NYC and I have to admit that this version was better than the one I saw there. George Balachine does amazing ballet, I wish I could study with him at his School of Ballet. And the composer(I know who it is, but I cant spell his name) is a musical genius. I give it 10/10.