Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002)
November 25, 2002Release Date
Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002)
November 25, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jack Angel
Bob
Jodi Benson
Lenee
Nancy Cartwright
Todd
Sarina C. Grant
Ms. Parmington (voice)
Eddie Driscoll
Smithy
Mark Hamill
Eric (voice)
Colin Slater
Director
Clint Howard
Tug (voice)
Trisha Koury-Stoops
Writer
J. R. Horsting
Zeke (voice) / Producer / Art Direction / Animation
Walter Jones
Ricky (voice)
Kevin Saunders Hayes
Composer
Robert Machray
Principal (voice)
Dave Edison
Editor
Andi Matheny
Debbie (voice)
Paige O'Hara
Nicole (voice)
Sherry Weston
Peg (voice)
Debra Wilson
Great Grandma Fran (voice)
April Winchell
Nana G.G. (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Jenna
Damon Knight
Animation
Chris Rose
Executive Producer
Bob Schulenberg
Storyboard
Joseph Brad Kluge
Production Manager / Line Producer / Assistant Director
James DeLuca
Executive Producer
Dave Calvert
Animation
Sunnie Choi
Animation
John Mann
Animation
James E. Abner
Music Supervisor
Gary McLaughlin
Sound Designer
Amy Klein
Casting
Courtney Dane
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time42m
Budget$650,000
Genres
Wiki.
Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa is a 2002 American musical animated Christmas special. One of two films produced by Colin Slater's Wolf Tracer Studios, the special features the voices of Walter Emanuel Jones, Mark Hamill, Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara and Nancy Cartwright. Believe in Santa tells the story of how suburban boy Ricky Rodgers celebrates Christmas after the death of his mother.
Believe in Santa was broadcast throughout December in broadcast syndication in the top 100 markets, though its most prevalent distribution was through The WB 100+ Station Group, which broadcast The WB over cable and broadcast stations in smaller markets (it did not air on The WB itself as part of its primetime schedule). The special is notable for its production history and overwhelmingly negative reception. Almost every aspect of the special was panned, including its low-quality and uncanny computer animation and amateur plot, although the voice acting received some minor praise. After a small number of broadcasts during the 2002 holiday season, the special was never officially released on home video and faded into obscurity. A copy of the special was secured from producer and director Colin Slater and uploaded onto the video sharing site Vimeo in 2015. It later garnered a cult following. Colin Slater died from a stroke at an unspecified age in early 2019.