After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie is fundamentally based on the story of 'The Nutcracker,' which begins with the receipt of the iconic gift on Christmas Eve/Day. The entire magical adventure stems directly from the Christmas gift, providing strong signals across setting, plot centrality, iconography, and resolution. It is a quintessential, if animated, Christmas fantasy."
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🎄 Notable Elements
Cast & Crew
Kiefer Sutherland
Nutcracker Prince (voice)
Megan Follows
Clara (voice)
Mike MacDonald
Mouseking (voice)
Peter O'Toole
Pantaloon (voice)
Phyllis Diller
Mousequeen (voice)
Peter Boretski
Uncle Drosselmeier (voice)
Stephanie Morgenstern
Louise (voice)
George Merner
Dr. Stahlbaum (voice)
Lynne Gorman
Trudy (voice)
Christopher Owens
Erik (voice)
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