Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

Infobox Film
name = Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
caption = Cover for "Care Bears Nutcracker Suite", released under its new title, "Care Bears: The Nutcracker"
distributor = Disney Channel (TV, 1988) Kids Klassics (VHS, 1989) Lionsgate (DVD, 2006)
released = November 5, 1988
country = Canada
language = English
imdb_id = 0928026

"Care Bears Nutcracker Suite" is the third and final television special to feature the Care Bears characters. It was originally planned for a theatrical release, but, owing to the financial shortcomings of "The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland", it premiered on November 5, 1988 on the Disney Channel instead, [bcdb title|id=54891. Retrieved September 25, 2006.] and was later released on VHS. In Canada, subsequent airings of the special divided it into three parts.

This is the only Nelvana production of a Care Bears special. The first two, "The Land Without Feelings" and "The Freeze Machine", were produced by Atkinson Film-Arts in the early half of the 1980s. Nelvana originally intended to produce the special as a full-length feature film, but changed their minds when they "the Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland" didn't perform well at the box office.

In this special, based loosely on the "Nutcracker" ballet, the Care Bears find themselves in Toyland where they meet a little princess and a Nutcracker. Through the movie they have to protect themselves from the evil Rat King and a magical Vizier who plans to destroy Toyland.

On November 7, 2006, Lions Gate Home Entertainment released the special on DVD, under the title "Care Bears: The Nutcracker", for the first time in North America. It was previously released on that format in France under the title "Les Calinours au pays de casse-noisette". The original VHS was released in 1989 by Kids Klassics Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Lions Gate.

Cast and crew

The Rat King is voiced by John Stocker, who also played Beastly in the Care Bears television series. The Rat King's voice and demeanor are also very similar to Beastly's. The special features the voices of Alyson Court, Stephen Ouimette, Elizabeth Hanna, Dan Hennessey, Michael Lamport, Catherine Disher and Don Francks.

Once again, John Sebastian and Patricia Cullen wrote the songs. The music score was also composed by Milan Kymlicka.

Trivia

The characters Anna and the evil Vizier's appearances are very similar to Alice and the evil Wizard in the Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland.

References

ee also

*"The Nutcracker Prince"
*"Barbie in the Nutcracker"
*"The Nuttiest Nutcracker"
*List of animated feature films

External links

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