First Barbie movie of the Barbie movie series.
Kelly Sheridan (Barbie) and Kirby Morrow (Nutcracker) also played characters that shared a romantic relationship in the English version of the anime series Inuyasha (2000).
Released shortly after 9/11 in an attempt to heal the nation
Arnie Roth, who arranged Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's music from the "Nutcracker" ballet for this movie, is also the violinist in Mannheim Steamroller. They are best known for their Christmas albums.
The movie's story is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale entitled "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", and the music is adapted/rearranged from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" by The London Symphony Orchestra.