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Prancer
They lost the true spirit of Christmas...And found it locked in the heart of one little girl.
They lost the true spirit of Christmas...And found it locked in the h...
Drama, Family, Fantasy - 1989
6.4
67%
N/A
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. She hides the reindeer in her barn and feeds it cookies, until she can return it to Santa. Her father finds the reindeer an decides to sell it to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.
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Details

Rated:
G
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
17 Nov 1989
Country:
CA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Its plodding competence can't provide that effortless magical touch that Christmas classics are made of.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Prancer remains a real curiosity -- a movie that`s far from being successful on its own terms, yet better than those terms would suggest.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Dec 2014
fresh:
Harrell carries the film with an impressive performance for a child whose only previous experience was as a singing litterbug in a school play.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Dec 2014
fresh:
This is a tale about faith and love, but it's also a story of coldness and death. Prancer, you might say, puts the winter solstice back in Christmas/
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Dec 2014
rotten:
A hodgepodge of Heidi and Meet Me in St. Louis.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
14 Dec 2014
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