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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

  • Video
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
12K
YOUR RATING
Wayne Allwine in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
Hand-Drawn AnimationHoliday AnimationHoliday FamilySlapstickAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyHoliday

Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.

  • Directors
    • Jun Falkenstein
    • Alex Mann
    • Bradley Raymond
  • Writers
    • Charlie Cohen
    • William Dean Howells
    • Scott Spencer Gorden
  • Stars
    • Kelsey Grammer
    • Wayne Allwine
    • Russi Taylor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jun Falkenstein
      • Alex Mann
      • Bradley Raymond
    • Writers
      • Charlie Cohen
      • William Dean Howells
      • Scott Spencer Gorden
    • Stars
      • Kelsey Grammer
      • Wayne Allwine
      • Russi Taylor
    • 35User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Wayne Allwine
    Wayne Allwine
    • Mickey Mouse
    • (voice)
    Russi Taylor
    Russi Taylor
    • Minnie Mouse
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tony Anselmo
    Tony Anselmo
    • Donald Duck
    • (voice)
    Diane Michelle
    • Daisy Duck (The Gift of Magi)
    • (voice)
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Chip
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alan Young
    Alan Young
    • Uncle Scrooge McDuck
    • (voice)
    Bill Farmer
    Bill Farmer
    • Goofy
    • (voice)
    • …
    Corey Burton
    Corey Burton
    • Dale
    • (voice)
    Shaun Fleming
    • Young Max Goof
    • (voice)
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Pete
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Mortimer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Mr. Anderson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kylie Dempsey
    • Kid #2
    • (voice)
    • …
    Taylor Dempsey
    • Kid #1
    • (voice)
    • …
    Andrew McDonough
    • Poor Boy
    • (voice)
    Pat Musick
    • Angry Woman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Turkey
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Jun Falkenstein
      • Alex Mann
      • Bradley Raymond
    • Writers
      • Charlie Cohen
      • William Dean Howells
      • Scott Spencer Gorden
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    User reviews35

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    mattkratz

    fun for the young and the young at heart

    This movie was fun for all ages, with stories about Daffy Duck, Goofy, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse at Christmas time. Kids are guaranteed to love it, and I think it could become a holiday classic.

    *** out of ****
    8RosanaBotafogo

    Cute...

    Disney's biggest stars shine in this magical Christmas cartoon. Mickey, Minnie and their famous friends Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto come together to remember Christmas in three delightful stories. In the best Disney tradition, Minnie and Mickey remember the year they gave up what was most important to each other, for the sake of the other, and ended up living an unforgettable Christmas

    So cute, Donald Duck is one of my favorite characters (after Goofy s2), and he's a misunderstood character, a character of modern life, a poor, clumsy bastard, that everything goes wrong, a stressed and anxious one, our evil of the century, but he has a good heart, and a sincere love for Margarida and her nephews, cuteness...
    7didi-5

    charming trio of Christmas stories

    First there was 'Mickey's Christmas Carol', with the famous mouse as Bob Cratchit to Scrooge MacDuck. But the new Disney has brought this anthology, a trio of stories infused with the spirit of Christmas and beautifully animated.

    Donald Duck and his nephews are preparing for Christmas, but Huey, Dewey and Louie enjoy themselves so much that they wish for Christmas Day to be every day ... Goofy tries his best to keep his son, Max, from stopping his belief in Santa Claus ... and Mickey and Minnie find a way to make each other thoughtful gifts for Christmas.

    In voices and in animation, the classic characters look very like they did in the great cartoons of the past. The stories, although a little saccharine, are in keeping with the season and are extremely watchable. Perhaps the Ducks' Groundhog Day Christmas is the pick of the trio, but all three shorts are well worth watching. Perhaps the narration by Kelsey 'Frasier' Grammar could be missed though.
    8Mightyzebra

    Delightful and beautiful!

    This is one of the most beautiful animated films that has ever and could ever be made. Sure, it has its annoying, slapsticky moments, but it's all made up for by enchanting plots, good characters (of course, they're Mickey and his friends!) and kindness hardly ever done in the real world (or in films for that matter!).

    Basically this is a film with three stories about Mickey and his friends in the Christmas season.

    The first story is about Huey, Douie, Louie, Daisy, Donald, Scrooge and who appears to be the three boys' other aunt or even mum. They all have a very good Christmas, despite the fact that boys are very badly behaved during this holiday season. Huey, Douie and Louie enjoy the day so much, that they wish it was Christmas every day. It turns out that after a while, things aren't as jolly and merry as they could be! Probably the least heartwarming of all of them, this story is no doubt entertaining and worth watching. 7 and a half out of ten.

    The second story features Goofy, Max, Pete and some strangers in the street, when first Goofy and Max deliver a letter for Santa and then Max is told something very upsetting by mean old Pete. This story is incredibly lovely and touching, but (arguably) isn't quite the best of the lot. 8 out of ten.

    The third story is absolutely beautiful, with Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Pete and some strangers in the street. Mickey and Minnie are both not very wealthy at all and are having extreme problems buying each other presents. The most heartwarming and special of the three stories, this part of the film will melt your heart as if it were a pound of butter! :-)

    Good for everyone who loves Mickey and his friends and beautiful cartoons about them that you would think you could not get nowadays, enjoy "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas"!
    TalesfromTheCryptfan

    A great direct-to-video animated movie!

    This here is an anthology that tells 3 magical stories of Christmas, the first tale tells about Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Duey and Luey who make a wish that Christmas would be everyday ( sort of like the Bill Murray movie " Groundhog Day") then they unfortunately get their wish come true but it's the same day over and over again, they must set things right in order to make it a bright and cheery Christmas. The second tale tells about Goofy's son whom been told by meanie Peter that Santa does not exists, but Goofy must prove that Santa is for real then the last tale is about Mickey and Minnie who must give up their personal possessions for their Christmas love.

    A highly entertaining, well animated and marvelously done collection of stories with cameos by Mortimer the Rat and Scrooge Mcduck. It's a fun Christmas movie, especially for the Disney lover.

    9/10.

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    Related interests

    Jodi Benson, Jason Marin, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)
    Hand-Drawn Animation
    Boris Karloff in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
    Holiday Animation
    Phylicia Rashad in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    Holiday Family
    Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    Slapstick
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    James Stewart, Donna Reed, Beulah Bondi, Carol Coombs, Karolyn Grimes, and Thomas Mitchell in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    Holiday

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    • Trivia
      In the segment "Mickey & Minnie's Gift of the Magi", the Dixieland jazz band at the charity toy drive is made up of firefighters and named the Firehouse 5. This is a nod to the Firehouse Five Plus Two, a seven-piece Dixieland jazz band founded in 1949 and consisting of Walt Disney Animation Studios staff (including lead animators Ward Kimball and Frank Thomas, two of Disney's famed Nine Old Men).
    • Goofs
      When the Goofs are having Christmas dinner with their neighbors, after dinner, as Goofy picks up the scraps from the turkey, there is suddenly another turkey on the table.
    • Quotes

      Huey: Looks like the end of the line!

      Louie: Until tomorrow. When it happens all over again.

      Huey: Y-You're right. Y-Yesterday's today, and today is tomorrow, and it's gonna be the same thing,

      [snaps]

      Huey: day in and day out, and day in and day out...

      Dewey: Hey! What's wrong?

      Louie: Get a grip!

      Huey: I'm sorry, fellas.

      Louie: That's okay. We know how you feel.

      Dewey: If I see the same toys again, I'll go out of my mind!

      Louie: Yeah, and I eat any more turkey, I'm gonna need new clothes!

    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #21.12 (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Santa Claus is Coming to Town
      Words and Music by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie

      EMI Feist Catalog and Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co.

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Міккі: Одного разу на Різдво
    • Filming locations
      • DisneyToon Studios - 833 Sonora Avenue, Glendale, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Disney Television Animation
      • Disneytoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 6m(66 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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