Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

1998
G
1h 23m

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Whoopi Goldberg, John Goodman, Eric Idle, Kathleen Barr, Michael Lloyd, Debbie Lytton, Vanessa Morley, Bob Newhart, Eric Pospisil, Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff, Myriam Sirois, and Carmen Twillie in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)

Adventure Animation Family Holiday Musical Romance

It's up to Santa's most famous reindeer to save the day when an evil queen conjures up a storm on Christmas.It's up to Santa's most famous reindeer to save the day when an evil queen conjures up a storm on Christmas.It's up to Santa's most famous reindeer to save the day when an evil queen conjures up a storm on Christmas.

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5.8/10

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- 2 nominations

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John Goodman

Santa Claus
(voice)

Bob Newhart

Leonard the Polar Bear
(voice)

Debbie Reynolds

Mrs. Claus
(voice)
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Eric Pospisil

Young Rudolph
(voice)

Kathleen Barr

Older Rudolph
(voice)
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Whoopi Goldberg

Stormella - The Evil Ice Queen
(voice)

Eric Idle

Slyly the Fox
(voice)

Richard Simmons

Boone
(voice)

Alec Willows

Doggle
(voice)
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Lee Tockar

Garry Chalk

Blitzen - Rudolph's Father
(voice)

Christopher Gray

Young Arrow
(voice)

Vanessa Morley

Young Zoey
(voice)

Myriam Sirois

Older Zoey
(voice)
(as Myriam Sirios)
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Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff

Zoey's Mother
(voice)
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Cathy Weseluck

Sparkle the Sprite
(voice)
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Paul Dobson

Dasher
(voice)
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Colin Murdock

Comet
(voice)

Director
- William R. Kowalchuk Jr.
Writers
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Trivia
Whilst the film was recorded in Canada by most of the cast, there were a few exceptions that were recorded in the United States. Examples include John Goodman as Santa and Whoopi Goldberg as Stormella.

Goofs
In the Reindeer games race, Rudolph was #5, Zoey was #7, and Arrow was #1. When Arrow ticked off Rudolph causing his nose to blind Arrow and caused the crash that took a lot of the field out as a result, Zoey made it through and came in second. If you watch it, it was #5 and #7 that crossed the finish line in that order. So technically, when Rudolph lost the race by a technical fault, Zoey should have been declared the winner by default.

Quotes
Slyly the Fox: So uh, what'cha running away from kid?
Grown-Up Rudolph: Who says I'm running away from anything?
Slyly the Fox: Heh, I can read ya's like a book, kid. Your family never understood ya. Your friends, they all turned their backs on ya. You couldn't take it anymore, so ya's upped and ya's left.
Grown-Up Rudolph: Wow, you're good.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #21.12 (1999)

Soundtracks
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written by Johnny Marks
Performed by Clint Black
Arranged by Tom Scott
Clint Black appears courtesy of the RCA Records Label

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7/10

Ahh, memories...

I absolutely adored this movie when I was younger, and I hate it when people compare it to 'superior' '64 version with puppets. What's so wrong with a fresh new remake anyway. Did the world suddenly stop back in 1964?

The story, like all Goodtimes films, is short, sweet and simple, and should please most children, although some little 'uns might find a few scenes scary. The animation is very fluent for a Goodtimes film, and there are some wonderful sequences with the Northern Lights and snowstorms. The songs are fun and catchy, and they are never there just for the sake of having a song. The songs help emphasise on what Rudolph or any other character is feeling right now.

I loved this movie so much when I was a kid, I wouldn't just watch it at Christmas. It was an enjoyable romp at any time of the year (look, I'm reviewing this in June!)

There's no bad language, no extreme violence, but just a sweet simple story with a strong moral that kids will love. And some open-minded adults will like this too.