Santa Claus Is Comin to Town (Full Screen)
by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
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Actor: Fred Astaire, Joan Gardner, Keenan Wynn, Mickey Rooney, Paul FreesDirector: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Brand: Genius
Producer: Arthur Rankin Jr.
Producer: Jules Bass
Writer: Romeo Muller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 48 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: LVD80300
Studio: Classic Media
Product features:
- Where does Santa s suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this delightfulic about Kris Kringle, the world s most famous gift giver. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN Rating: NR Age: 796019803007 UPC: 796019803007 Man
Movie Reviews of Santa Claus Is Comin to Town (Full Screen)
Movie Review: THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO BE.....
Summary: 5 Stars
Whats good about alot of these Christmas DVD's that have come out in the last few years is that they present the specials in their original form. One hour TV specials from the sixties and seventies have gone through some edits over the years, most notably the Rankin Bass specials, such as Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and this: Santa Claus is Comin To Town.
I watched this one on TV the other night with my kid. He really enjoyed it, as it is one of those timeless Christmas shows that every kid loves at Christmas.
But there was an entire musical number cut from the TV presentation. Perhaps you remember when Jessica (the sexy puppet, who eventually becomes Mrs. Claus) has to free Kris Kringle from jail. And in doing this, she is struck with intense liberation and sexual feelings for him, that cause her to let her hair down out of it's bun for the first time ever (she was kind of a stuck up school teacher at the beggining, remember?) and dance around and sing in this psychedelic flower garden-fantasy sequence.
It is the most out of place scene in the movie, and I guess I can understand the network execs desicion in leaving it out (ABC is Disney owned these days) it's probably considered either too controversial, or just too dated,... or the fact that it looks like most cartoon animators in the seventies were on tons of acid, I'm not sure. But at any rate, as somewhat of an obsessive when it comes to small details, I couldn't get over the fact that the scene was just gone. This happens alot lately on TV. I watched Willy Wonka on TV with my kid one time and noticed that the entire psychedelic boat ride scene was chopped.
But thats what really makes the DVDs a good bet with these spcials. I'm a kid of the eighties. I have no real recollection of what the sixties/seventies were all about but I like the style. For you peeps out there that do remember, you should appreciate the uncut renditions of these specials found on DVD. It is the only way to ensure that your kids, and your kids kids, never forget just how flipping strange you people were in the seventies. Thank you. Much love and Merry Christmas. Now put that foot in front of the other and get this thing...
Summary of Santa Claus Is Comin to Town (Full Screen)
Where does Santa?s suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this delightful classic about Kris Kringle, the world?s most famous gift giver.Similar DVD Movies
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