Product Description

IN THIS SEQUEL TO THE SUCCESSFUL RELEASE PRANCER, 8-YEAR-OLDCHARLIE HOOPER FINDS A BABY REINDEER IN THE WOODS THAT HE BELIEVES IS THE BELOVED PRANCER. CHARLIE'S QUEST TO RETURNPRANCER RESULTS IN A RESTORATION OF FAITH FOR HIS FAMILY ANDFRIENDS, AS THEY SHARE A MAGICAL CHRISTMAS EVE ADVENTURE.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3959 in DVD
• Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
• Released on: 2002-11-05
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 90 minutes

Amazon.com
Sleigh bells may not ring briskly for this often-somber sequel to the 1989 hit Prancer, but there is plenty to like about its sympathetic characters and wistful storyline. Ten years after the little heroine of Prancer saved a wounded reindeer that might have been a magical member of Santa's flying herd, a friendless boy named Charlie Hooper (Gavin Fink) clandestinely adopts an orphaned buck in the same Michigan town. Convinced that he also has St. Nick's (apparently ever-wandering) Prancer on his hands, Charlie grows determined to lead the deer back to the North Pole. A finely balanced supporting cast (Jack Palance, John Corbett, Michael O'Keefe) brings some interesting textures to this simple tale of redemption and, hey, kids are bound to love the sight of a baby reindeer making himself comfortable in Charlie's bed. Prancer Returns may prove to be a minor holiday classic, worth revisiting every year when the trees grow bare and Christmas is around the corner. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Great Holiday Story
Sequals are rarely successful, but this film proves the exception. It is at least as good and in some ways better than the original "Prancer". It is a really nice holiday story that should please both children and adults. Yes, it is a fantasy, but one grounded in reality which makes it the best kind of make-believe. From the opening, the viewer knows what the results will be. It is obvious who the divorced mother will end up with, the reindeer will actually be one of Santa's and the unpleasant person will get his just dues, but the way the events unfold make it a really enjoyable story. The characters are true to life with excellent preformances from the children. This could become a Christmas classic.

More Christmas Magic
Hats off to John Corbett, Stacy Edwards, Michael O'Keefe, Jack Palance and the Producers of Prancer returns. We've enjoyed Prancer for so many years and were so excited to see "Prancer Returns" come out. Again, the movie has taken "every day" people, has placed them in "every day" life situations and has created a masterpiece filled with Christmas magic. A wonderful movie for everyone in the family. A must see!

New Holiday Kids Classic!
What a great movie -- moving, funny, and thoroughly entertaining. The kids come across and real, the acting is great (particularly John Corbett and Stacy Edwards), and the plot moves along really well. The sequel is better than the original -- I think this'll be shown every holiday season for quite a while!