A Christmas Carol (1997 film)

A Christmas Carol is a 1997 American animated musical film version of the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens. It features eight songs and stars Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner, and Michael York. The film also features additional material such as Scrooge's pet bulldog, Debit.

A Christmas Carol
DVD cover
Directed byStan Phillips
Produced byStan Phillips
Andy Heyward
Robby London
Written byJymn Magon
Based onA Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
StarringTim Curry
Whoopi Goldberg
Michael York
Ed Asner
Music byJohn Campbell
Megan Cavallari
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date
October 11, 1997
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film is nowadays a property of DHX Media, which holds the rights to the DiC Movie Toons, as well as most of DiC's library.[1]

Cast

Production

The animation was produced overseas by Han Yang Productions.

Release

The film aired on Nickelodeon on December 8, 2002, as part of the Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons. It was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on October 12, 2004.[2] This release lacks bonus material, as well as a main menu.[2][3]

Reception

Reviews for the film have been mixed to negative. Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide criticized the film for its "barely living up to Saturday morning standards" animation, lack of subtlety as for its morals, its "forgettable" songs, and the inclusion of Debit, making Scrooge's later transformation "less impressive and surprising, as we can already see a caring side of the man." Some of the "notable" voice cast members were also noted for their "really poor" work.[2] Daniel W. Kelly of DVD Talk also panned the film's new material put to "attract the attention of children", as well as the animation and the songs, the latter of which were compared with the ones in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol.[3] Scott G. Mignola of Common Sense Media was also thoroughly critical of the film in his review, describing it as "a recipe for disaster."[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Catalog - "Movie Toons"". Dhxmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. Jacobson, Colin (2004-11-18). "A Christmas Carol (1997)". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. Daniel W. Kelly (2004-10-17). "Christmas Carol : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. Scott G. Mignola. "A Christmas Carol (1997) Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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