After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
Production
Hand-drawn animation before CG murdered Christmas movies
Score
Tchaikovsky rearranged with 90s synth flourishes
Director
Paul Schibli
Kiefer Sutherland
Nutcracker Prince (voice)
Megan Follows
Clara (voice)
Mike MacDonald
Mouseking (voice)
Peter O'Toole
Pantaloon (voice)
Phyllis Diller
Mousequeen (voice)
Stephanie Morgenstern
Louise (voice)
Lynne Gorman
Trudy (voice)
Len Carlson
King / Other voices
Elizabeth Hanna
Mrs. Schaeffer / Marie / Other voices
Susan Roman
Mrs. Miller / Other voices
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kiefer Sutherland's only animated feature role until he voiced Jack Bauer in a Family Guy cutaway nobody asked for.
The stop-motion puppet sequences were subcontracted to a different studio, creating the jarring visual whiplash that traumatized an entire generation of 90s children.
CA
