Product Details

• Actors: Elmo Shropshire, Michele Lee, Susan Blu, Alex Doduk, Jim Staahl
• Directors: Phil Roman
• Writers: Elmo Shropshire, Jim Staahl, Jim Fisher, Fred A. Rappoport
• Producers: Jim Staahl, Jim Fisher, Fred A. Rappoport
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 16, 2001
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005MEPA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,315 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Anyone piqued, appalled, or otherwise puzzled by the offbeat Christmas tune that elbows its way onto the airwaves each year will be pleased to know there's now a movie-length explanation for the tale of gratuitous granny-bashing. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, an animated feature produced for video, puts everything straight: Grandma Spankenheimer, a universally adored shopkeeper in the bustling town of Cityville, is the victim of a Christmastime conspiracy masterminded by Cousin Mel, her money-grubbing granddaughter. When Grandma refuses to sell her store to Austin Bucks, the local fat cat, Mel, determined to make a fortune, poisons a batch of the silver-haired do-gooder's famous fruitcakes with reindeer nip, thus causing Rudolph and company to crash into her while making their Christmas Eve rounds. Soon there's an APB out on Santa, named the culprit of a hit-and-run and possible kidnapping (Grandma, nowhere to be found, is sidelined with a nasty case of amnesia in the North Pole). For kids 6 and older, this video's smirkiness isn't likely to overshadow its somewhat convoluted message about the holiday spirit, but in grownups what resounds is not the anti-greed and goodwill sentiments but the degree to which society has slunk into cynicism since the Grinch's heyday. Gary Chase serves up a spirited rendition of the title tune plus a handful of other nifty, off-the-wall Yuletide nuggets. --Tammy La Gorce

Product Description

Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER is a wild and wacky episode the will knock you off your fee! When his beloved Grandma appears to be missin on Christmas Eve, young Jake Spankenheimer goes on a misadventure of a lifetime to try to prove that Santa is indeed real. With his spirit, smarts and determination, Jake must outmaneuver his greedy cousin Mel and the powerful businessman Austin Bucks to the disbelief of this doting parents, rebellious sister and goofy Grandpa. All the while, it is up to Jake to save Santa from a fretful fate.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars grandma, November 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a very cute christmas movie. Yes Grandma does get run over by a reindeer! It was done with great taste and it left you with a warm feeling of Christmas. It does include a modern day scrooge, but as always a miracle occurs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 5 year old loves it, March 17, 2006

By	Mike K (Warren, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

The only way for most adults to rate a movie like this is by how much their kids like it. My 5 year old daughter just loves it and it seems cute and harmless to me, so I gave it 5 stars. She watches it all the time, not just at Christmas. Of course, she also forces me to keep a CD of Christmas carols in my truck so that we can be driving around in June singing Jingle Bells, but that's another story.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this movie., December 12, 2005

By	blugreen "blugreen" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This movie to me is funny and very good for kids, to me I watch it every chrismas making it traditonal to ma and hopefully to you too.