Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

Directed by

Owen Hurley

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, children's film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,120 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Barbie stars as Clara who receives a nutcracker doll from her aunt. The nutcracker comes to life and battles the Mouse King, then takes Clara on a magical journey through a winter wonderland.

whimsicalsweetgentlecolorfulenchantedfestivelightheartedromantic

What happens

Barbie in the Nutcracker is a 2001 animated fantasy film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment. Loosely adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", and featuring music based from Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker, it marked the character's first film since the 1987 television specials; Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth, with Kelly Sheridan providing the voice of Barbie. It was also the first Barbie movie to be computer-animated. Barbie in the Nutcracker premiered on VHS on October 2, 2001, by Artisan, followed up with a DVD release a few weeks later on October 23. before being subsequently released overseas through Entertainment Rights and Universal Pictures Video. The film sold more than 3.4 million units on DVD by 2002, and grossed $150 million in total sales. It won the Video Premiere Award for Best Animated Video Premiere Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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