| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys | |
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| Developed by | GoodTimes Entertainment |
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| Running time | 76 minutes |
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| Original airing | October 30, 2001 |
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| Preceded by |
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (in continuity) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) (legally and in some cases, promotionally) |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys is a low-budget computer-animated feature film directed by Bill Kowalchuk for GoodTimes Entertainment. It was released on video and DVD on October 30, 2001. The film uses the characters from the 1964 Rankin-Bass TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and takes place several years after the events of that special (despite Rudolph and Clarice appearing younger in this film than they did at the end of the original special). However, technically and legally speaking, it is a sequel to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, which Goodtimes had released in 1998. Kowalchuk directed both of the Goodtimes movies, and Kathleen Barr provided the voice of Rudolph in both films, though there is little to no character continuity between the two films, instead attempting to establish it in the Rankin-Bass fictional universe.
The German cover shows Rudolph as he appeared in the 1998 film and bills it as "Rudolph 2", suggesting it to be a sequel to the 1998 film, however he is shown alongside the licensed Rankin-Bass characters in the film.
The voices were done by some famous names, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Dreyfuss. The film is infamous for its widely criticised, low-budget computer animation (reminiscent to CGI style of Nintendo 64 gameplay) as well as its criticism for its poor storyline, script and songs, or as being a good concept which was not executed correctly. The voice acting, however, was praised for having good quality and effort.
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The film revisits classic characters like Hermey the Elf (now a D.D.S.) and Rudolph, who is now famous at the Arctic tundra. Not satisfied with being a "freak show" performing tricks with his nose, he tags along when Hermey travels to the Island of Misfit Toys to give King Moonracer (a winged lion) a root canal. Meanwhile The Evil Toy Taker is stealing all of the toys from the island, claiming that he's saving them from the inevitable fact that children eventually outgrow their toys and throw them out. It's up to Rudolph, Clarice, Hermey, Yukon Cornelius, and the Abominable Snow Monster to stop him.
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