The Nutcracker in 3D (2010)

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

Director:

Andrey Konchalovskiy (as Andrei Konchalovsky)

Writers:

Andrey Konchalovskiy (screenplay) (as Andrei Konchalovsky), Chris Solimine (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Philipps, Fernanda Dorogi, Kriszta Dorogi

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Philipps	...	Dr. Freud
Fernanda Dorogi	...	Dr. Freud's Niece
Kriszta Dorogi	...	Dr. Freud's Niece
Dániel Mogács	...	Trolley Bus Orchestra Conductor
Elle Fanning	...	Mary
Stuart Hopps	...	Butler / The Rat Queen's Servant
Aaron Michael Drozin	...	Max
Nathan Lane	...	Uncle Albert
Richard E. Grant	...	Father
Yuliya Vysotskaya	...	Mother / The Snow Fairy (as Yulia Visotskaya)
Frances de la Tour	...	Frau Eva / The Rat Queen
Jonny Coyne	...	Gnomad (as Jonathan Coyne)
Shirley Henderson	...	The Nutcracker (voice)
Peter Elliott	...	Gielgud
Daniel Peacock	...	Gielgud

Storyline

1920s Vienna. Nine-year-old Mary lives in a home filled with lovely things and loneliness. Bothered by bratty brother Max and neglected by well intentioned, but distracted, parents, she yearns for companionship and adventure. On Christmas Eve, Mary's beloved Uncle Albert arrives with the gift of a wooden nutcracker doll. Later that night, Mary's imagination brings the doll to life. Introducing himself as "NC," he takes her on a wondrous journey through a stunning dimension where toys assume human form and everything appears ten times larger. But danger lurks. An army of toothy rat creatures, led by the flamboyant Rat King and his devious mother, has unleashed a plot to overthrow humanity. When NC is captured and placed under a paralytic spell, Mary, Max and a spirited band of toy sidekicks must rescue him from the Rat King's clutches and thwart his wicked plans to 'ratify' the world.

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Plot Keywords:

walking through a mirror | nazi | holocaust | christmas | christmas eve | 

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Genres:

Action | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, scary images, action and brief smoking

Details

Country:

UK Hungary

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2011 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$65,944, 28 November 2010

Gross USA:

$195,459

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,438,006

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vnesheconombank, Nutcracker Holdings, HCC Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Uncle Albert was hinted throughout the movie to be famous scientist Albert Einstein through references to relativity and even E=mc^2 appearing at one point. This would match up because Albert Einstein was alive at the time of the movie and lived in Germany, very close to Austria.

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Goofs

When Gielgud shows Mary the secret passage through the mirror, he repeatedly touches the glass without leaving any fingerprints although the glass is covered in dust and Mary did leave fingerprints when touching it in an earlier scene.

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Quotes

Uncle Albert: Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

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Connections

Version of Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)

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Soundtracks

You Gotta Hang Loose And Catch The Show
Written by Tim Rice
Music adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Sugar Plum Fairy" from "The Nutcracker"
Performed by Africa Nile and Hugh Sachs

User Reviews

Among the worst films ever.

I don't usually do this. I don't really care enough to post on here, but for this travesty of a movie I had to register. This film has: horrible acting, horrible plot, horrible script, rotten to the bone.

I have no idea for whom this movie was made, in appropriate for children boring and immature for adults. The only saving grace is that they spent 90 million on it and only got back a few grand. Anyone associated with this piece of crap should be ashamed of themselves.

PS: I'm willing to bet money that anyone giving this a positive review is either associated with the film and has no soul, or has recently been the victim of a horrible TBI.