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The Monster's Christmas is a 1981 New Zealand Christmas fantasy television film produced by Television New Zealand.
| The Monster's Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family Fantasy |
| Written by | Burton Silver |
| Directed by | Yvonne Mackay |
| Starring | Paul Farrell Leona Hatherly Paul Jenden |
| Theme music composer | Dave Fraser |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dave Gibson |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Editor | Simon Reece |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
| Production company | New Zealand National Film Unit |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVNZ |
| Release | 25 December 1981 |
The movie tells the tale of a young girl who is approached by a monster from one of her storybooks to help him and other monsters regain their voices that have been stolen by a wicked witch. According to distributor Gibson Group, it was "deliberately written and planned as a location film, it incorporates many of New Zealand’s beautiful scenic spots".[1] A region 1 DVD was released in 2004.[2]
On December 23, 2022, Rifftrax released a commentary on the film.[3]
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