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Prancer

Prancer

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Director: John D. Hancock
Actors: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD

List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $8.43
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 54 reviews
Sales Rank: 4752

Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: MGMD1002377D
ISBN: 0792851005
UPC: 027616865885
EAN: 9780792851004
ASIN: B00005N7Z0

Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 1989
Release Date: October 2, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: 100% guaranteed against defects. Contact us within 7 days if there is any defect, and we will gladly refund your purchase. Our standard shipping method is USPS Media Mail. If you upgrade shipping we use USPS Priority Mail. Your satisfaction is our goal.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Jessica the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer still believes in santa claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is prancer who had fallen from a christmas display in town. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 10/14/2008 Starring: Sam Elliott Abe Vigoda Run time: 103 minutes Rating: G Director: John D Hancock

Amazon.com
A reindeer doesn't have to fly to be magical to someone, and Prancer succeeds, in its unassuming and plainspoken way, to prove that point. This 1989 family film stars Rebecca Harrell as 9-year-old Jessica, a motherless schoolgirl raised (and largely ignored) by her bereaved and embittered father (Sam Elliot), an apple farmer. While Jessica's dad struggles to keep food on the family table, the little heroine worries over the fate of a wounded reindeer she meets and wistfully identifies as a member of Santa's sled crew. The story may sound overly precious, but the film is grittier and more realistic than that. Far more concerned with wobbly family relationships than gilded escapism, Prancer is a rare family film that can entertain without invoking fluffy enchantment. Followed 12 years later by a sequel, Prancer Returns. --Tom Keogh


Customer Reviews:   Read 49 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars a little intense for smaller kids   December 28, 2008
I bought this for my 4 and 7 year olds. Sam Elliot's character is pretty mean (in the kid's eyes) and I feel, too intense for smaller children to enjoy.


5 out of 5 stars WHAT A WONDERFUL MOVIE, MY FAVORITE   December 23, 2008
I REMEMBER ONE YEAR PRANCER WAS NOT ON TV OR I MISSED IT. WELL I WON'T MISS IT AGAIN. I BOUGHT IT SO I DON'T. I WISHED I WAS THAT LITTLE GIRL, TO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH A REINDEER. I CRY EVERYTIME AT THE END. I JUST LOVE THIS MOVIE. A TRUE HOLIDAY SPECIAL. BELIEVE ME.


1 out of 5 stars First 5 minutes, "There is no Santa, no God, and no heaven"   December 4, 2008
 3 out of 13 found this review helpful

Ignore the other reviews. My kids, 7 and 4 watched this video in our car dvd player. They became very upset when, in the first several minutes of the movie, one child explains to another child:
1. There is NO Santa Clause
2. How could Santa go down all the chimney's in the world in 1 night, it's not logical
3. There also is NO GOD
4. And NO HEAVEN

This becomes especially upsetting in the movie because the child who is being told this, sadly exclaims, "this(no heaven)can't be true because what about my mom?" (Her mom is dead and the child had previously thought her mom was in Heaven.) This sad, upset child then tells the other child, "You are not my friend anymore."

At this point, I ejected the movie from the DVD player. My kids were bewildered and upset.

Avoid this movie if you have young kids - they will be confused, upset, and it will make you sad too.



5 out of 5 stars Prancer   May 29, 2008
Anything starring Sam Elliot has to be good. lol. It was a lovely movie for Christmas especially.


5 out of 5 stars Made in Michigan   January 13, 2008
Another Christmas classic. Down to earth and touching performances by Sam Elliott and ensamble. We watch it every year.

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