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| + | '''''Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree''''' is a [[1995]] half-hour TV special starring Robert Downey Jr., Leslie Nielsen, Stockard Channing and a family of Muppet [[Mouse Family|Mice]]. Based on Robert Barry's 1963 book, the story follows a family of mice living in the wealthy and eccentric Mr. Willowby's house. They decide to start the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree (namely, chopping off the top of the perfect tree Mr. Willowby has brought home). However, while they continually attempt to take their piece of tree, the top of the tree is passed around from humans to animals, each one taking just enought of the tree to make it the perfect size for them. Through this adventure, the mice see how others celebrate Christmas, and Mr. Willowby's friends and employees learn a little about Christmas magic too. |
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| + | *[[Robert Downey, Jr.]] as Mr. Willowby |
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| + | *[[Leslie Nielsen]] as Baxter |
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| + | *[[Stockard Channing]] as Miss Adelaide |
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| + | *[[Bill Barretta]] |
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| + | *[[Julianne Buescher]] as Beverly Mouse |
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| + | *[[Kevin Clash]] as Father Mouse |
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| + | *[[Bruce Lanoil]] |
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| + | *[[David Rudman]] as Ned Mouse |
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| + | *[[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] |
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| + | ==Credits== |
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| + | * '''Director:''' [[Jon Stone]] |
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| + | * '''Author, book:''' Robert Barry |
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| + | * '''Writer, teleplay:''' [[Mitchell Kriegman]] |
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| + | * '''Producer:''' [[Ritamarie Peruggi]] |
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| + | * '''Executive Producer:''' [[Michael K. Frith]] |
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| + | * '''Original Music:''' [[Michael and Patricia Silversher]] |
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| + | * '''Cinematographer:''' [[Tony Cutrono]] |
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| + | * '''Film Editor:''' [[David Gumpel]] |
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| + | * '''Production Designer:''' [[Val Strazovec]] |
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| + | ==Video Releases== |
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| + | A dubbed NTSC DVD was released in Portugal, although this is quite rare. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | * [http://www.toughpigs.com/myweekxmasvacation02.htm ToughPigs.com] -- My Week with Christmas Vacation |
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| + | * [[w:c:christmas-specials:Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree|Christmas Specials Wiki: Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree]] |
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| + | * [http://imdb.com/title/tt0124013/ IMDb] |
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Revision as of 21:32, 21 December 2013
The Perfect Tree
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree is a 1995 half-hour TV special starring Robert Downey Jr., Leslie Nielsen, Stockard Channing and a family of Muppet Mice. Based on Robert Barry's 1963 book, the story follows a family of mice living in the wealthy and eccentric Mr. Willowby's house. They decide to start the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree (namely, chopping off the top of the perfect tree Mr. Willowby has brought home). However, while they continually attempt to take their piece of tree, the top of the tree is passed around from humans to animals, each one taking just enought of the tree to make it the perfect size for them. Through this adventure, the mice see how others celebrate Christmas, and Mr. Willowby's friends and employees learn a little about Christmas magic too.
Cast
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Mr. Willowby
- Leslie Nielsen as Baxter
- Stockard Channing as Miss Adelaide
- Bill Barretta
- Julianne Buescher as Beverly Mouse
- Kevin Clash as Father Mouse
- Bruce Lanoil
- David Rudman as Ned Mouse
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit
Credits
- Director: Jon Stone
- Author, book: Robert Barry
- Writer, teleplay: Mitchell Kriegman
- Producer: Ritamarie Peruggi
- Executive Producer: Michael K. Frith
- Original Music: Michael and Patricia Silversher
- Cinematographer: Tony Cutrono
- Film Editor: David Gumpel
- Production Designer: Val Strazovec
Video Releases
A dubbed NTSC DVD was released in Portugal, although this is quite rare.
External links
- ToughPigs.com -- My Week with Christmas Vacation
- Christmas Specials Wiki: Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
- IMDb