Prancer
Brief Synopsis
A little girl befriends a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's team that pulls his sleigh at Christmas.
Cast & Crew
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John D. Hancock
Director
Steven Pressler
Ian John Hardy
Lead Person
Ralph Grierson
Performer
Cloris Leachman
Frank Welker
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
Jessica und das Rentier, The, Prancers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Peter De Les Dernier
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Three Oaks, Michigan, USA; Laporte, Indiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 43m
Synopsis
A little girl befriends a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's team that pulls his sleigh at Christmas.
Director
John D. Hancock
Director
Cast
Steven Pressler
Ian John Hardy
Lead Person
Ralph Grierson
Performer
Cloris Leachman
Frank Welker
Voice
Victor Truro
Ariana Richards
Sam Elliott
Walter Charles
Nyle Steiner
Performer
Mark Rolston
Terry Jayjack
Sandra Olson
Loren Janes
Rutanya Alda
Shirley Starnes
Michael Boddicker
Performer
Jesse Bradford
Abe Vigoda
John Joseph Duda
Michael Luciano
Eric Sardeson
Robert Zimmermann
Dan Atherton
Michael Constantine
Joseph Morano
Belinda Bremner
Johnny Galecki
Rebecca Harrell
Dale Balsbaugh
Marcia Porter
Crew
Patricia J Amaral
Accounting Assistant
Lance Anderson
Makeup
Duane Arndt
Production Assistant
Linda Arvidson
Stunts
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Bill Badalato
Production Manager
Bobby Baldwin
Animal Trainer
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric G Bartsch
Grip
Charles R Beith
Sound Editor
George Bell
Sound Editor
Logan Birkshire
Dolly Grip
Joe Bogdanovic
Office Assistant
Donald Bowman
Visual Effects
James Brinson
Construction Coordinator
Scott Brock
Assistant Editor
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutting
John D K Brunner
Special Effects
Denny Burt
Costume Designer
Craig Campobasso
Casting
Christopher S Capp
Apprentice
Dan Carlin
Music Editor
Patricia Carlin
Music Editor
Dru Anne Carlson
Script Supervisor
Ronald Carr
Medic
Frank Caslin
Electrician
Gloria Cheng
Other
Gilberto Costa-nunes
Assistant Editor
Marc Dabe
Art Director
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Producer
Peter De Les Dernier
Cable Operator
Krystyna Demkowicz
Production Manager
L D Dodson
Best Boy
Amy E Duddleston
Apprentice
Donald P H Eaton
Assistant Director
Rusty Edmonson
Electrician
William Estep
Animal Trainer
Rick Fee
Assistant Camera Operator
Buzz Feitshans
Director Of Photography
Mark Friedgen
Sound Editor
Dan Gearhart
Transportation Coordinator
Ed Giovanni
Assistant Camera Operator
David Gordon
Sound Editor
Kelley Gore Jefferson
Makeup
Michael Graham
Sound Editor
Rufus Granger
Grip
Jack Haddox
Production Accountant
David Halbert
Boom Operator
Alan Hale
Carpenter
Timothy Hanson
Other
Hester Hargett-aupetit
Associate Producer
Barbara Harris
Casting
Todd Hatfield
Other
Greg Hayden
Assistant Editor
Jack Hofstra
Editing
Alvin D Hurd
Transportation Captain
Maurice Jarre
Music
Maurice Jarre
Music Conductor
Kristi Johns
Adr Editor
Chester Kaczenski
Production Designer
James J Klekowski
Location Manager
Andrew La Marca
Production Supervisor
Rick Lefevour
Stunts
Angela Lewis
Assistant
Rocco Lombardi
Generator Operator
Patrick Loungway
Camera Assistant
A David Marshall
Sound Editor
Wendy Jo Martin
Scenic Artist
Paul Massey
Sound
Mark Mccarty
Swing Gang
Daniel Cary Mccrystal
Camera Assistant
David Mcmoyler
Sound Editor
Richard Mcwhorter
Production Manager
David Meeks
Animal Trainer
Janice Meloy
Scenic Artist
Mike Menzel
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott Minner
Grip
Alyson Moore
Foley Artist
Michael Morningstar
Swing Gang
Leslie Morris
Music Contractor
Shawn Murphy
Music
Patsy Nedd
Foley Artist
Andy Nelson
Sound
Mark Newton
Scenic Artist
Barry A Nolan
Photography
Kaye Nottbusch
Production Assistant
Dennis M O'connor
Editor
Gerry O'malley
Assistant Camera Operator
David Pauker
Post-Production Supervisor
Mike Petzold
Coproducer
Thomas Pielemeier
Grip
Gene Poole
Key Grip
Timothy Pope
Property Master Assistant
Bobby Porter
Stunt Coordinator
Katherine Quittner
Music Editor
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
Joshua Ravetch
Assistant
Dennis Rice
Electrician
Rob Risner
Office Assistant
John Rosenberg
Editor
Patrick Russ
Assistant
Judi Sandin
Set Decorator
Irene Schaffer-stockton
Casting Associate
Jerry Scroggins
Set Production Assistant
Tom Seegars
Animal Trainer
Mark Lawson Shepard
Photography
Eugene Shlugleit
Camera Operator
Sue Shufelt
Other
Naomi Slodki
On-Set Dresser
Mike Stanwick
Color Timer
David Stonestreet
Foreman
Misha Suslov
Director Of Photography
Jona Swanson
Other
J Edward Talley
Special Effects
Greg Taylor
Screenplay
Greg Taylor
Coproducer
James Thornton
Sound Mixer
Anthony M. Thorpe
Property Master
Rusty Tinsley
Sound Editor
Scot Tinsley
Sound Editor
R L Tolbert
Stunts
Salvatore Totino
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark S Turner
Scenic Artist
John Verardi
Assistant Camera Operator
Sheila Warner
Production Coordinator
Kay Whipple
Stunts
Don White
Sound
Michael White
Hair
Thomas P. Wilkins
Set Designer
Robert Willard
Special Effects Foreman
Susan Willett
Casting
Sylvia Woods
Other
Ian Foster Woolf
Assistant Director
Andrew Workman
Special Effects
Dan Zarlengo
Gaffer
Carl Zittrer
Music Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Jessica und das Rentier, The, Prancers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Peter De Les Dernier
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
Three Oaks, Michigan, USA; Laporte, Indiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 43m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 17, 1989
Released in United States on Video November 8, 1990
Wide Release in United States November 17, 1989
Began shooting February 3, 1989.
Completed shooting April 15, 1989.
Released in United States on Video November 8, 1990
Released in United States Fall November 17, 1989
Wide Release in United States November 17, 1989 (Will debut in 25 cities to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation)
