Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

This article is about the 1998 film. For other films, see Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (disambiguation).
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam R. Kowalchuk
Screenplay byMichael Aschner
Story byRobert May
Based onRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Produced byWilliam R. Kowalchuk[1]
Starring
Edited byTom Hok
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLegacy Releasing
Release date
  • October 16, 1998 (1998-10-16)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$113,484[4]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie is a 1998 American Christmas animated adventure musical film about the character of the same name, who first appeared in a 1939 story by Robert L. May.[5] The film was the first theatrical feature from GoodTimes Entertainment, long known as a home video company.[6] It stars Kathleen Barr as the voice of the titular Rudolph, and also features celebrity talents including John Goodman, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Simmons and Bob Newhart.[7] The film disappointed at the box-office, recouping only $113,484 of its $10 million budget from its theatrical release.[8]

  1. ^ "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie". Variety. 1998-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06.
  2. ^ Soundtrack.net
  3. ^ Amazon.com:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Movie
  4. ^ "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie". The Numbers. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 260. ISBN 9781476672939.
  6. ^ Roman, Monica (1997-04-07). "Rudolph to shine on bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  7. ^ TCM.com
  8. ^ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)-Financial Information