A Monster Christmas Explained

A Monster Christmas
Director:Chad Van De Keere
Starring:
Studio:Kickstart Productions
Runtime:43 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

A Monster Christmas or Abominable Christmas is a 2012 American made-for-television animated children's film.[1] Directed by Chad Van De Keere for Kickstart Productions, it features the voices of Isabella Acres, Drake Bell, Emilio Estevez and Ray Liotta. The film is about two young abominable snow children who escape the capture of an evil scientist and take up residence with a family.[2] The film was screened at the 2013 Foyle Film Festival.[3]

Cast

The following actors provided their voice for the characters:

Reception

Cleaver Patterson, writing for Starburst Magazine wrote: "It's quite charming, with its story of a hapless father doing his best to bring up his unruly offspring single-handedly after his wife has died. The characters however appear stereotypically irksome – an overprotective parent, feisty young daughter, know-it-all older brother, as well as bumbling baddies and buffoonish representatives of the law – whilst the storyline offers little opportunity other than to involve everyone in endless misunderstanding-induced chases. The animation – though by no means as bad as the recent Scottish abomination Sir Billi – is not much above the standard you'd expect from a made-for-television film, which A Monster Christmas was originally intended as."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Crump . William D. . Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film . 2019 . McFarland & Co . 9781476672939 . 3.
  2. A Monster Christmas. Radio Times. 21 December 2016.
  3. Web site: A Monster Christmas. Foyle Film Festival. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000830/http://www.foylefilmfestival.org/content/monster-christmas. 22 December 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: DVD review:A Monster Christmas. Starburst Magazine. 21 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131116042351/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/7170-dvd-review-a-monster-christmas . 16 November 2013.