Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

*Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July*
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
	Official on-screen logos
Genre	Christmas-fantasy family-musical
Screenplay by	Romeo Muller
Directed by	Arthur Rankin Jr.; Jules Bass
Voices of	Red Buttons; Ethel Merman; Mickey Rooney; Alan Sues; Jackie Vernon; Shelley Winters; Paul Frees; Billie Mae Richards; Hal Peary; Shelby Flint; Don Messick;
Composers	Johnny Marks; Maury Laws; (arranger and conductor);
Country of origin	United States; Japan
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Arthur Rankin, Jr.; Jules Bass;
Cinematography	Akikazu Kono; ("Animagic" supervisor);
Running time	97 minutes
Production company	Rankin/Bass Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 25, 1979
Related
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964); Frosty the Snowman (1969); Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970); Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971); 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974); The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974); The First Easter Rabbit (1976); Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976); Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976); The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977); Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977); The Stingiest Man in Town (1978); Jack Frost (1979); Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979); Pinocchio's Christmas (1980); Frosty Returns (1992); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001); The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005); A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008);
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (titled on-screen as Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July) is an American-Japanese Christmas/Independence Day film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, featuring characters from the company's holiday specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and Frosty the Snowman (1969), among others.^[1] It was filmed in Japan using the company's trademark "Animagic" stop-motion animation style. The film was originally a theatrical film released through Avco Embassy Pictures where it ran for only 2–3 weeks and was considered a box office flop. Later that year, the film premiered on television in the US on November 25, 1979, on ABC.^[2]

This was the last Rankin/Bass special to star Billie Mae Richards as Rudolph and Jackie Vernon as Frosty. Mickey Rooney reprised his role as Santa Claus from Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) and The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974).^[3] Additional voices were provided by Red Buttons, Ethel Merman, Alan Sues, and Paul Frees. Shelley Winters and Frees reprised their roles as Frosty's wife Crystal and Jack Frost from Frosty's Winter Wonderland, and Hal Peary reprised his role as Big Ben the Clockwork Whale from Rudolph's Shiny New Year.

This was the final Rankin/Bass special to use Rudolph and Frosty. All other specials and films starring the characters were produced by other companies.

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^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 352–353. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 258–259. ISBN 9781476672939.

[20] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Specials-21] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 352–353. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[22] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 258–259. ISBN 9781476672939.

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