Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

TV-G

1980

1 hr. 37 min.

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

Animation

List

14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

2,500+ Ratings

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Billie Mae Richards) realizes his famous red nose is getting dim. Santa Claus (Mickey Rooney) explains that the glow was provided years ago by Lady Borealis to make sure he could make it through a storm created by the evil Winterbolt (Paul Frees), ruler of the North Pole. Lady Borealis put a spell on Winterbolt that sent him into a deep sleep, but now the villain is awake and trying to draw Frosty the Snowman into a plot to extinguish Rudolph's nose for good.

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Flowerpress

What the actual f…rostbite?!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Leticia q

Krimuh time 🎅🏻🎅🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Jack's A

If you love Rudolph and Frosty, then you're sure to love this! I know I do!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/23

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christopher c. m

I say don't listen to the young haters who thinks anything not computer generated is awful, it's not. It's perfect. An origin to explain the red nose power and a cross over between two great Christmas legends. The original actors return from their original specials. If you give it a chance, you'll love it too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Funny and original; all ages!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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J H

This movie was incredible! It's literally Rankin-Bass: Endgame, they brought EVERY character from EVERY movie together and even dive into the origins of Rudolph and the deeper mythology only touched upon previously. It takes the concept of a Christmas special and makes it into a genuine action-adventure movie with very serious scenes and genuine tear jerker moments. It's a perfect and very complete series finale for the whole Rankin-Bass holiday movie "cinematic universe" and links all of them together brilliantly. I highly recommend, but don't expect it to be a cheerful kids movie...they somehow made the Rankin-Bass movies very serious.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/22/21

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Jules Bass

Director

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Director

Red Buttons

Milton

Ethel Merman

Lilly Loraine

Mickey Rooney

Santa Claus

Alan Sues

Scratcher the jealous reindeer

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Colin Fleming

Slate

The Rankin-Bass films and holiday specials are generally quite solid, but this one-which you may also encounter around Independence Day-is a bloated, trippy affair, with a helping of holiday skeez.

Dec 3, 2018

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Emily St. James

Vox

The attempts to turn these corny stories into some sort of epic strain with flopsweat, and the hoped-for Avengers-style team-up of the company's big two mostly results in scenes where you wonder why Frosty's not melting in the middle of July.

Dec 3, 2018

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Rooney looks like he's 93 in this.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 12, 2020

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

It wasn't entertaining in the slightest, and the villains were stupid.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 12, 2020

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Ryan Voyles

Paste Magazine

Overall, it's a quirky special with some of the best Animagic Rankin/Bass ever did, but it's a long 97 minutes... If you're willing to make the time for it, it's worth the view.

Dec 3, 2018

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Matthew Jackson

Syfy Wire

The idea of crossing over Rudolph and Frosty is logical, because they were the company's two most popular character (aside from maybe Santa Claus), but the way it actually happens is just nuts.

Dec 3, 2018

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Synopsis

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Billie Mae Richards) realizes his famous red nose is getting dim. Santa Claus (Mickey Rooney) explains that the glow was provided years ago by Lady Borealis to make sure he could make it through a storm created by the evil Winterbolt (Paul Frees), ruler of the North Pole. Lady Borealis put a spell on Winterbolt that sent him into a deep sleep, but now the villain is awake and trying to draw Frosty the Snowman into a plot to extinguish Rudolph's nose for good.

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenwriter: Romeo Muller
Production Co: Rankin/Bass Productions
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2015

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