Forgettable Christmas movie featuring Sam Elliott.
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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Reviews for Prancer
Prancer deserves to join the select ranks of those Christmas movies we return to again and again.
Its plodding competence can't provide that effortless magical touch that Christmas classics are made of.
It’s a decent holiday season film, suited to the six-to eight-year-old set.
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.
Harrell's brash debut, the use of animism and the story's sincerity add interest.
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.
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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