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Prancer
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Directed By: John D. Hancock
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical Release: November 17, 1989
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine
A wounded reindeer and a precocious eight-year-old girl form an everlasting bond in this tender holiday drama about true devotion and friendship. An enchanting film full of Â"heart and gumptionÂ" (Roger Ebert), Prancer will set your imagination aflight! Jessica Riggs (Rebecca Harrell) plays an angel in her school pageant...but she becomes a real guardian angel when she finds an injured reindeer in the forest. Convinced that the deer is SantaÂ's very own Prancer, Jessica vows to nurse him back to health and return him safely home. But before she can carry out her plan, Jessica discovers that her father (Sam Elliott) has made another Â? very different Â? plan of his own! Will Jessica be able to help her antlered friend find his way back to Santa in time to make their deliveries on Christmas Eve? The magical final scene is sure to make your heart soar!
User Submitted Prancer Reviews
December 4, 2008
First 5 minutes, "There is no Santa, no God, and no heaven"
Ignore the other reviews. My kids, 7 and 4 watched this video in our car dvd player. They became very upset when, in the first several minutes of the movie, one child explains to another child:
1. There is NO Santa Clause
2. How could Santa go down all the chimney's in the world in 1 night, it's not logical
3. There also is NO GOD
4. And NO HEAVEN
This becomes especially upsetting in the movie because the child who is being told this, sadly exclaims, "this(no heaven)can't be true because what about my mom?" (Her mom is dead and the child had previously thought her mom was in Heaven.) This sad, upset child then tells the other child, "You are not my friend anymore."
At this point, I ejected the movie from the DVD player. My kids were bewildered and upset.
Avoid this movie if you have young kids - they will be confused, upset, and it will make you sad too.
May 29, 2008
Prancer
Anything starring Sam Elliot has to be good. lol. It was a lovely movie for Christmas especially.
January 13, 2008
Made in Michigan
Another Christmas classic. Down to earth and touching performances by Sam Elliott and ensamble. We watch it every year.
January 3, 2008
DVD is missing two segments; one KEY scene is missing!
I have loved watching Prancer every Christmas and finally caved in and bought it on DVD. I have had the VCR version forever. Well, guess WHAT? They have eliminated, for some insane reason, two scenes, one of them being the KEY last scene in the movie!!! What gives?!? Who makes these decisions?! If you haven't ever seen the VCR version you won't miss them BUT....in the middle, Jessica is seen shopping at the mall with her aunt who is buying her a dress for Christmas and she runs into her friend Carol and her mom - before she and Carol had words in the lunch room at school when Carol told heaven didn't exist and then Jessica gets angry with her and asks her then where did her mom go when she died. OK so that wasn't such a key scene but the last one....when they lead Prancer to Antler Ridge and he flies off up into the moon...that is NOT the last scene. Remember at the beginning they show the town officials decorating with the big santa sleigh and reindeers and one of the reindeer falls to the ground and Jessica says it's Prancer and the town guys say they aren't going to fix it? At the end you see Prancer flying back up into the broken decoration and taking his place. I just want to know why they cut that scene out. Anyone know?
January 2, 2008
Prancer goes to the heart
Prancer is a sweet Christmas movie. Families can enjoy it together, but have the tissues ready! The little girl, Rebecca Harrell, is special. It's definitely a feel-good movie. Sam Elliott is mmmmmm-good!
December 23, 2007
Great holiday movie
This is such a beautiful holiday story, appropriate for all ages. It speaks of the true spirit of Christmas that kids hold in their hearts.
December 21, 2007
Great movie for children and adults alike
I have been showing this to my children, now my grandchildren every Christmas. I enjoy watching it after all this time. Very warm and touching movie and it's great. Hollywood should do move like this and leave the sex and the vulgarity somewhere else.
December 13, 2007
Deeper Than You Might Expect
Christmas is merely a backdrop for what is a deeper and well done movie about family dynamics. Sam Elliott gives a masterful performance playing a tough Dad in a tough situation. He's unable to explain or express his emotions - his wife has died recently and he cannot make enough money from his apple farm to support his daughter and her older brother. He has tough decisions ahead and is grittily bound by the realities of his Earthly life.
His daughter, meanwhile, is full of wonder, unbounded joy and optimism. The contrast between her world and his is striking, as Elliott reaches the point where he decides he has to send his daughter away to live with the aunt, because he simply can't provide for her.
Being a father, this hits home real deep.
There are many other layers to the film and many twists and turns along the way. But beyond the magic of Christmas is the father's ultimate realization that he can't live without his daughter - she's the one spark of life left out there for him. She, by the power of her incredible spirit, redeems him, heals him, and let's him break down and grieve openly.
With three kids ages 16, 14 and 10, I watch and have watched many many "kid/teenage movies." A big complaint that I have is that in 9 out of 10 of them the Dad is stupid, evil, clueless, or some other form of the bad guy. In this movie, the Dad starts out as uncaring and unfeeling but there is more of a gritty realism to it. (The film itself reinforces this - it's cold and somewhat grim and often nighttime - you do NOT get the feeling that this is a "Hollywoood" movie) These are apple farmers out in the sticks and they are fighting to make ends meet. They are poor. The Dad is mean in alot of the film but because he is down on his luck and broken through circumstance, not cluelessness. His salvation and rebirth is a big part of what this movie (and Christmas) is about.
Five stars.
December 11, 2007
First movie I remember seeing
I absolutely loved this movie as a child. I went with my grandmother to see this in theaters when it came out.It just gives me great memories.If you love the innocence and happiness of the holiday season I recommend this for any family.
December 11, 2007
One Terrific Movie
First of all, before I go on, I must say that the music score in Prancer by Maurice Jarre (father of world famous keyboardist Jean-Michel Jarre) is just superb. The haunting score is played throughout the film, and it gets me every time.
I can't get through this film without totally breaking down (and I'm a 50 year old 250 lb guy). I think it has a lot to do with the music, but also the story of a child's love for an animal. This is the only film I totally cry over, so much so I haven't watched it on over 5 years until I saw it again on TV and it gets to me the same way it did over 10 years ago when I first saw it.
The film is dark (not the story but the film itself) and it really works as I can almost feel being there in the snow covered hills of Michigan where the story takes place. I can feel the cold air as the scenery in the way it's depicted in the film is remarkable. Up until the very end, this is the most realistic film of any genre out there.
This is in my own personal top ten movies of all time.
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