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The Halloween Tree

  • TV Movie
  • 19931993
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.2K
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The Halloween Tree (1993)
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Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Mario Piluso
    • Ray Bradbury(book)
  • Stars
    • Ray Bradbury(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
    • Annie Barker(voice)
    • Mario Piluso
    • Ray Bradbury(book)
  • Stars
    • Ray Bradbury(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
    • Annie Barker(voice)
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    • 32User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Ray Bradbury
    Ray Bradbury
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Moundshroud
    • (voice)
    Annie Barker
    • Jenny
    • (voice)
    Alex Greenwald
    Alex Greenwald
    • Ralph
    • (voice)
    Edan Gross
    • Tom
    • (voice)
    Andrew Keegan
    Andrew Keegan
    • Wally
    • (voice)
    Kevin Smets
    • Pip
    • (voice)
    • (as Kevin Michaels)
    Darleen Carr
    Darleen Carr
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Lindsay Crouse
    Lindsay Crouse
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Mark L. Taylor
    Mark L. Taylor
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
      • Mario Piluso
      • Ray Bradbury(book)
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    • Trivia
      Even though the film was entirely produced by Hanna-Barbera, with the exception of "Castle Thunder" being heard a few times, none of Hanna-Barbera's famous sound effects show up in this film. This became more common with the company during the 1990s.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Ah yes, Joe Pipkin. Some say that on the day he was born, all the soda pop bottles in the world fizzed over. Pipkin who could yell louder, sing better, and eat more popcorn. Pip, the greatest boy who ever lived.

    • Connections
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    8/10
    Oh my gosh! It's the Halloween Tree!
    Halloween has always been one of my most favorite times of year, ever since I was a kid. Now I'm 30, but I still love the holiday. You're never too old for Halloween... AND you're never too old for Halloween cartoons. Every year, I celebrate the holiday with watching "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," "Garfield's Halloween Adventure," "Halloween is Grinch Night," several Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" specials, "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School," "Doug's Halloween Adventure," "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "The Halloween Tree." When I first decided to check it out, I thought it was going to be lame. Hanna-Barbera had really lost their touch by this time, and their cartoons would never be the same (the studio would have been dead by the end of 1994 if it weren't for their admittedly cool and creative "What a Cartoon" shorts from 1995-1997!) Now I'm glad I watched it. It has become a Halloween tradition of mine! True, it doesn't resemble your usual Hanna-Barbera cartoon in any way. Instead it feels more like Nelvana or Film Roman made it. (From what I read, Ray Bradbury wanted his animator friend Chuck Jones to bring it to life. I think a Chuck Jones version would have been even better!) But regardless, it's still fun. It helped me understand several Halloween origins and customs, and can be a bit creepy at times. Perfect! Leonard Nimoy does a great job voicing Mr. Moundshround, and Ray Bradbury does an equally great job narrating his story. The animation, like I said, isn't the usual Hanna-Barbera style you would expect. It's not totally perfect, but is still pretty good for a 1990s animated TV special, at times up to par with Walt Disney Television Animation's stuff of the time (then again, bad animation became increasingly rare in the 1990s, with a few exceptions like H-B's poorly-animated "Arabian Nights" TV movie from 1994!) John Debney's music is also really good, especially the haunting opening theme, though it does get a bit Disney-esque at times (there were times in the 1990s when H-B felt they needed to mimic Disney!) I'm watching it as I type this review, and it's helping put me in the Halloween mood more. "Oh my gosh!" look at the time. "Ready, set, go!"
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    • Oct 10, 2012

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      • October 18, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Hanna-Barbera Productions
      • Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
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    • 1 hour 9 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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