Prancer
1989 · Movie · G · 99 min · ★ 6.0 · 62% critics
A struggling apple farmer’s daughter still believes in Santa when she finds an injured reindeer. She hides it and cares for it while hoping to bring it back in time for Christmas, even as her father’s practical decisions threaten their plan.
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (107 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Prancer if you want an emotionally earnest Christmas story with a plucky kid and a rescued reindeer, but Not for you if you dislike slow-moving holiday tales or get turned off by a sometimes grating child lead like in similar family favorites such as The Santa Clause.
Pros: heartfelt Christmas spirit; strong child performance; memorable father-daughter moments | Cons: slow-moving pacing; sometimes annoying heroine; tonally dark
Themes
- farm
- small town
- holiday
- veterinarian
- santa claus
- barn
- reindeer
- widower
- single father
- christmas
- non-believers
- apple orchard
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
as Jessica Riggs
Sam Elliott
as John Riggs
- JD
John Duda
as Steve Riggs
Rutanya Alda
as Aunt Sarah
Cloris Leachman
as Mrs. McFarland
Ariana Richards
as Carol Wetherby
Abe Vigoda
as Orel Benton
Michael Constantine
as Mr. Stewart / Santa
Mark Rolston
as Herb Drier
Johnny Galecki
as Billy Quinn
Directed by John D. Hancock