The Nuttiest Nutcracker
The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a 1999 direct-to-video Christmas film loosely based on The Nutcracker, directed by Harold Harris, starring the voices of Jim Belushi, Cheech Marin, and Phyllis Diller. This film tells about a group of fruit and veggies trying to help the Nutcracker's army get a star up on a Christmas tree before midnight, and stop a rodent army from destroying Christmas. The film was released on home video by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1999. The film aired on CBS December 4, 1999. The film was also shown on cable.
Plot
On a snowy Christmas Eve, Marie (Debi Derryberry) and her brother Fritz (Derryberry) are home alone with their Uncle Drosselmeyer (Jim Cummings). Marie and Fritz's parents are away for the night and Marie is dismayed at having to spend Christmas Eve without them to the point that she wishes for it to go away forever.
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| director | Harold Harris |
|---|---|
| keywords | black-eyed pea capture ceiling christmas eve christmas gift christmas tree coup d\'etat cumming curse dance number fall fight fly greet home alone jim belushi kiss laugh learn lose nutcracker out of fuel summon the king toy soldier true love win |
| musicBy | David Krystal |
| producer | Dan Krech Diane Eskenazi |
| productionCompany | Jam Filled Toronto |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| theme | animated dance direct-to-video food and drink independent |