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The Monster's Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 1981
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
103
YOUR RATING
The Monster's Christmas (1981)
AdventureFamilyFantasy

In her bed on Christmas Eve, a little girl reads an illustrated storybook entitled "The Monster's Christmas" to her teddy bear as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She... Read allIn her bed on Christmas Eve, a little girl reads an illustrated storybook entitled "The Monster's Christmas" to her teddy bear as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes to inv... Read allIn her bed on Christmas Eve, a little girl reads an illustrated storybook entitled "The Monster's Christmas" to her teddy bear as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes to investigate. Instead she finds one of the monsters from her book, who has come to find someon... Read all

  • Director
    • Yvonne Mackay
  • Writer
    • Burton Silver
  • Stars
    • Paul Farrell
    • Lee Hatherly
    • Paul Jenden
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    103
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yvonne Mackay
    • Writer
      • Burton Silver
    • Stars
      • Paul Farrell
      • Lee Hatherly
      • Paul Jenden
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Paul Farrell
    • Mountain Monster
    Lee Hatherly
    • Witch
    • (as Leone Hatherly)
    Paul Jenden
    • Insect Monster
    Bernard Kearns
    • Monster Voices
    • (voice)
    Lucy McGrath
    • Girl
    Roger Page
    • Mud Monster
    Ingrid Prosser
    • Mud Monster
    Jeremy Stephens
    • Monster Voices
    • (voice)
    • (as Jeremy Stevens)
    Jane Waddell
    Jane Waddell
    • T.V. Witch
    Michael Wilson
    • Nasty
    • Director
      • Yvonne Mackay
    • Writer
      • Burton Silver
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    6Red-Barracuda

    Charming and likeable nonsense

    Here's a children's movie from New Zealand about a little girl who is approached by monsters from her storybook who ask her for help regaining their voices which have been stolen by a witch. This one is sort of like The Wizard of Oz if it had been made by the costume department from Dr Who circa 1974 and the music department of Kickboxer 3 (i.e. A bloke with a Casio keyboard). It intentionally utilised New Zealand's picturesque landscape to accentuate its fantasy world, so you could ask the question would Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy have happened without this film? Well, yes it probably would have but I don't think that's really the point. Its complete nonsense of course but, as you should have gathered from the above, its charming and likeable nonsense. It should really be on telly every year.
    10bujinbudoka

    A wondrous moment in my cinematic experiences

    For myself, as a child three movies stand out as ones which I loved to watch over and over again. They are The Red Balloon, Popeye, and of course this one. Set against the backdrop of Christmas it follows the adventures of one small girl as she befriends a group of friendly, though mute, monsters who enlist her aid in obtaining their voices back from and evil witch.

    Do the monsters look scary? No. But that's part of the magic of this movie! Seeing it as it was meant to be seen....as though through the eyes of a child.

    Only lasting about an hour or so in length this movie is a wonderful trip through some of the more exotic locales in New Zealand and even after seeing it years later it still hasn't lost its magic touch.

    I anxiously await seeing it available on Netflix!

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    • Trivia
      Lucy McGrath's first feature role.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: The Monster's Christmas (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Night
      Written by Franz Xaver Gruber (uncredited) and Joseph Mohr (uncredited)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1981 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monsters Christmas oder Die verzauberten Stimmen
    • Filming locations
      • Orakei Korako, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Gibson Film Productions
      • New Zealand National Film Unit
      • TVNZ
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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