After her mechanical nutcracker is broken by her brother, Clara falls asleep under the Christmas tree with the broken nutcracker in her arms and enters a dream world where the toys come alive.
Acting
Dorothy Hamill's literal sparkling smile carries entire emotional beats.
Practical Effects
Zero CGI, just pure 1984 ice rink magic and questionable costumes.
Director
Ron Meraska
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robin Cousins was 1980 Olympic gold medalist in men's figure skating; Dorothy Hamill won gold in 1976. This is essentially Olympic royalty slumming in made-for-TV land.
This aired on HBO in an era when 'prestige TV' meant hiring actual athletes instead of actors who couldn't skate, making it oddly authentic compared to modern green-screen substitutes.
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