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Prancer (1989)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:11

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: A motherless young girl living with her father on a failing farm finds herself inspired by her belief in Santa Claus and his flying reindeer. When she discovers that a real reindeer has fallen into... A motherless young girl living with her father on a failing farm finds herself inspired by her belief in Santa Claus and his flying reindeer. When she discovers that a real reindeer has fallen into ill health, she nurses it back to its prime, believing it is the actual Prancer, so she can return it to Santa that Prancer might pull his sleigh. [More]

Starring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rebecca Harrell, Abe Vigoda

Starring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rebecca Harrell, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine, Rutanya Alda, Ariana Richards

Director: John Hancock

Director: John Hancock
Screenwriter: Greg Taylor
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Producer: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Greg Taylor

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Forgettable Christmas movie featuring Sam Elliott.

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03/14/09
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Prancer deserves to join the select ranks of those Christmas movies we return to again and again.

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11/27/07
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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Harmless, pleasant Xmas-themed family fare.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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...worth a look around the holidays.

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01/15/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
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Off the beaten track.

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01/04/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Its plodding competence can't provide that effortless magical touch that Christmas classics are made of.

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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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An oddly dark, moving holiday film.

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03/24/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Not nearly as bad as you'd think.

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01/08/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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11/25/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

kids and adults will both be pleasantly surprised

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

It’s a decent holiday season film, suited to the six-to eight-year-old set.

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11/13/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

For the most part this is an utterly enchanting film that deserves a place in the canon of holiday features that make their way to theaters, video and TV each year at this time.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Harrell's brash debut, the use of animism and the story's sincerity add interest.

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Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Smaller kids will identify with Jessica's fierce resolve to get Prancer back into action, and older viewers will appreciate the fact that the movie takes place in an approximation of the real world.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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The predictable ending could have been improved if it had been less explicit. Then again, a subtle show, this ersatz tearjerker is not.

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