The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
November 21, 1990Release Date
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
November 21, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Kiefer Sutherland
Nutcracker Prince
Megan Follows
Clara
Peter O'Toole
Pantaloon
Phyllis Diller
Mousequeen (voice)
Mike MacDonald
Mouseking
Peter Boretski
Uncle Drosselmeier (voice)
Paul Schibli
Director
Stephanie Morgenstern
Louise (voice)
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Writer
Patricia Watson
Writer
George Merner
Dr. Stahlbaum (voice)
Kevin Gillis
Producer
Lynne Gorman
Trudy (voice)
Victor Davies
Composer
Christopher Owens
Erik (voice)
Noam Zylberman
Fritz (voice)
Marvin Goldhar
Mr. Schaeffer / Other voicers
Len Carlson
King / Other voices
Elizabeth Hanna
Mrs. Schaeffer / Marie / Other voices
Susan Roman
Mrs. Miller / Other voices
Mona Waserman
Princess Perlipat (voice)
Diane Stapley
Mrs. Ingrid Stahlbaum (voice)
Theresa Sears
Queen / Mouse / Other voices
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
The Nutcracker Prince is a 1990 Canadian animated romance fantasy film directed by Paul Schibli based on the screenplay by Patricia Watson. It is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and Marius Petipa & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker, about a girl named Clara who is gifted a special nutcracker by her uncle. The gift draws her into a world of magic and wonder, and she brings about the conclusion to the legend of The Nutcracker, Prince of the Dolls: a young man named Hans who was transformed into a nutcracker by mice, and can only break the spell if he slays the Mouse King. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as Hans (The Nutcracker), Megan Follows as Clara, Mike MacDonald as the evil Mouse King, Peter O'Toole as Pantaloon, an old soldier, Phyllis Diller as the Mouse Queen, and Peter Boretski as Uncle Drosselmeier.The Nutcracker Prince was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on November 21, 1990, and by Cineplex Odeon Films in Canada on November 23, 1990. The film grossed $1.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $8.5 million. It generally received negative reviews from critics and was considered a commercial failure.