Summary
The 1979 Rankin/Bass production Jack Frost is a made-for-TV stop motion animation feature. Buddy Hacket narrates the story as the voice of groundhog Pardon-Me-Pete. The spirit of winter, Jack Frost (voice of Robert Morse) falls for a young woman named Elisa (voice of Debra Clinger). He asks Father Winter to make him into a human so he can win her love. However, she is already engaged to the brave knight, Sir Danny. When the villianous King Kubla Kraus (voice of Paul Frees) kidnaps her, Jack has to turn back into his spirit form in order to use his powers to save her. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Additional Information
Series | Rankin Bass collection. |
Subjects |
Jack Frost
-- (Legendary character)
-- Juvenile films.
Good and evil -- Juvenile films. Jack Frost -- Fiction. Good and evil -- Drama. Children's television programs. Animated television programs. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Burbank, CA :2008 |
Edition | Remastered deluxe edition, Full screen. |
Contributors |
Rankin, Arthur,
Jr., presenter, television producer, television director. Bass, Jules, presenter, television producer, television director, lyricist. Muller, Romeo, screenwriter. Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003, narrator, singer. Morse, Robert, 1931- voice actor. Storch, Larry, voice actor. Rankin/Bass Productions, production company. Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Told and sung by Buddy Hackett. Voices: Robert Morse, Larry Storch. |
Other Contributors |
Music, Maury Laws ; lyrics, Jules Bass. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast on television in 1979. Special features: Totally cool crafty creations; Snip's snowy singalong. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
Description |
1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 1419870181 9781419870187 |
Other | Classic View |