The Nuttiest Nutcracker
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| Directed by | Harold Harris |
| Produced by | Dan Krech, Diane Eskenazi |
| Starring | Debi Derryberry Kevin Schon Cheech Marin Desirée Goyette Jim Cummings Tress MacNeille Cam Clarke Phyllis Diller Jim Belushi Jeff Bennett |
| Music by | David Krystal |
Production companies | Dan Krech Productions Pacific Title/Mirage |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Home Video |
Release date | October 19, 1999 |
Running time | 48 min. |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $84,000 |
The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a 1999 direct-to-video Christmas film loosely based on the classic tale The Nutcracker, directed by Harold Harris, starring the voices of James Belushi, Cheech Marin, and Phyllis Diller. This film tells about a group of fruit and veggies trying to help the Nutcracker's army get a star up on a Christmas tree before midnight, and stop a rodent army from destroying Christmas. The film was released on home video by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1999. The film aired on CBS December 4, 1999.[1] The film was also shown on cable.
Summary
A retelling of The Nutcracker, featuring a cast of fruits and vegetables that include Mac the macadamia nut, Gramps the walnut, and Li'l Pea the peanut. The Sugar Plum Fairy is an actual plum.
Cast
- Debi Derryberry as Marie, the protagonist / Fritz, Marie's little brother
- Cam Clarke as the Prince, a nutcracker / Asparagus / Mouse Sergeant
- Jim Belushi as Reginald the Mouse King
- Cheech Marin as Mac the Macadamia Nut
- Phyllis Diller as the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Desirée Goyette as Sparkle, a nut in a blue dress
- Tress MacNeille as L'il Pea, a peanut kid / Broccoli Floret, a broccoli in a tutu
- Jeff Bennett as Colonel, a cashew with a weird hat / Mouse Doctor / Mouse Soldier | Soldier
- Jim Cummings as Uncle Drozzelmeyer / Gramps the Walnut
- Kevin Schon as Stash the Peanut
See also
References
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