Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
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| Directed by | John A. Davis |
| Produced by | Paul Marshal John A. Davis Keith Alcorn |
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Steve Oedekerk John A. Davis |
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Jonathan Winters Ben Stein Victoria Jackson Marc Decarlo David Floyd |
| Narrated by | Don LaFontaine |
| Music by | Harvey R. Cohen |
| Edited by | Kinsey Beck |
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IMAX Pictures (2002 film) Universal Studios (2002 film on 2004 DVD) |
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Santa vs. the Snowman 3D (also known as Santa vs. The Snowman) is a half-hour computer-animated short, created by Steve Oedekerk and produced by O Entertainment. Originally made as a television special, the film was later presented in IMAX 3D theaters during the holiday seasons of 2002–2006. It was released on DVD by Universal Studios. The package included 3D glasses, and the program offered optional 2D or 3D viewing. Despite three bonus features including an interactive game narrated by Oedekerk, the DVD lacked any kind of featurette or commentary.
The film featured the voice talents of Jonathan Winters, Ben Stein, Victoria Jackson, Mark DeCarlo, and David Floyd. It is narrated by Don LaFontaine.
There are various nods to other films, like a scene of ice-made AT-AT's, mostly resembling the ones from The Empire Strikes Back.
Once upon a time, there lived the loneliest Snowman. He didn't any friends because, ... well, there was nobody around. And since there was nobody to talk to, he never learned to speak. Instead, his little flute was his voice. And every night, he would make his flute sing to the stars. But one particular night, the stars shouted back. A flash of light zooms past The Snowman, and shatters his little flute. Consumed with curiosity, The Snowman set off to find out exactly what the mysterious light was.
Eventually, The Snowman found himself at Santa's Village, a winter village filled with elves. The Snowman finds a toy workshop, where the elves were making various toys. Another elf comes in the workshop, and with him was the workshop owner: Santa Claus. While Santa was chatting with his elves, The Snowman finds a red-&-gold flute in the workshop. But after grabbing the flute, an alarm goes off, causing The Snowman to retreat, but Santa had sent some of his elves to retrieve the flute. While being chased, The Snowman ends up dropping the flute, and hides from the elves by jumping off a cliff, but grabbing onto an icicle stalactite, waiting for them to leave. After the elves had retrieved the flute, and went back to the village, The Snowman decided to head home.
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