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Name: Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July
Released: 1979-4-30
Cast: Jackie Vernon, Billie Richards, Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Mickey Rooney

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

UR
1h 37m
1979

14%

age 4+

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When Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman go on a Fourth of July vacation, Christmas is imperiled by an evil wizard who tries to steal the light from Rudolph's nose and melt Frosty into a puddle. Now the two friends will have to become heroes if they and Santa Claus are going to save Christmas.

Director:

Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

Producer:

Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

Writer:

Romeo Muller

Cast:

Jackie Vernon, Billie Richards, Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Mickey Rooney, Alan Sues, Red Buttons, Paul Frees, Hal Peary, Shelby Flint, Don Messick

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

14%

Reviews

Medium Popcorn

Justin Brown

Rooney looks like he's 93 in this.

It wasn't entertaining in the slightest, and the villains were stupid.

The Rankin-Bass films and holiday specials are generally quite solid, but this one-which you may also encounter around Independence Day-is a bloated, trippy affair, with a helping of holiday skeez.

The attempts to turn these corny stories into some sort of epic strain with flopsweat, and the hoped-for Avengers-style team-up of the company's big two mostly results in scenes where you wonder why Frosty's not melting in the middle of July.

Overall, it's a quirky special with some of the best Animagic Rankin/Bass ever did, but it's a long 97 minutes... If you're willing to make the time for it, it's worth the view.

December 3, 2018

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 4+

Common Sense Says

Dark, creepy story lacks Yuletide spirit.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this is a surprisingly dark tale, considering that it's part of the Rudolph and Frosty pantheon. Though it features beloved holiday characters, the complex plot and the villain's evil machinations -- which, while not overtly violent, put Rudolph, Frosty, and Santa in peril -- may make this iffy for the youngest kids. That said, the cheery Christmas carols interspersed throughout the story act as a welcome contrast to the sinister plot, and the characters learn lessons in the end.