After the opening credits, Santa Claus appears and gives the audience some new lore related to the North Pole and Rudolph’s origin. Back in the present, Winterbolt, having learned of his plan being foiled, tries to extinguish the magic from Rudolph's nose, but after a pep talk from Frosty, Rudolph manages to survive this and his nose is lit up again.   |  https://archive.org/details/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly1979 It was obviously created to complement them and it does an excellent job of it. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. And I Must Scream: At the end of the special, Winterbolt transforms into a tree after Lilly destroys his scepter. Over in Florida, Rudolph, Frosty, Crystal, Chilly, and Milly are taking part in the circus's parade. As Santa and the snow family leave, Rudolph waves them off, leading the parade of the flying circus. As mentioned before, the special is a bit of a “grand finale”, being the final appearances for the Rankin/Bass incarnations of Rudolph and Frosty, reprised one last time by Billie Mae Richards and Jackie Vernon respectively. ; Art Shift: For Frosty and his family, as this is the first time they've been set in stop motion. As the title suggests, it is a follow-up to the studio's earlier Christmas specials featuring the characters of Rudolph and Frosty. Upon awakening from his icy prison, he asked his "Genie of the Ice Scepter" (which is really more of a soothsayer) what events took place in his absence, explaining how Santa's magic powers grow out of the love of children around the world. Scratcher tricking Rudolph into stealing from the circus. Lilly Loraine: Back at the North Pole, Winterbolt recruits the help of an evil reindeer who is everything Rudolph is not - Scratcher, a rejected member of Santa's sleigh team who was fired because he kept stealing toys and eating candy canes. It sounds like it was very poor marketing to have released it in July.   |  Rankin/Bass Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Rudolph, finding out that his nose is no longer able to light up because he gave the circus's money to Sam Spangles earlier, says he's going to tell the truth to everyone, but Winterbolt tells him that if he does that, Frosty's family will melt, so Rudolph is forced to take the blame and let his nose go out. Rudolph offers to stay behind at the circus until they work off their debt, and thanks to Santa giving the circus some of his magic corn feed, the animals begin to fly. Shortly after, they received a visit from an ice cream man named Milton, who keeps his stock up at the North Pole until the Fourth of July weekend. After Winterbolt sends Scratcher out to the Seashore, Santa and Mrs. Claus take off in their sleigh. With Winterbolt gone, the animals and elves returned to the north, and eventually Santa set up his workshop. So, folks, watch this delightful Christmas movie, don't be influenced by the hate that others have directed towards it, avoid holding it to crazy standards that no other fantasy movie would be held to, just lighten up, sit back, and enjoy Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July with an open mind and a happy heart. As the title suggests, it is a follow-up to Rankin/Bass's earlier Christmas specials featuring the characters Rudolph and Frosty. After Winterbolt's "genie" explains that Rudolph's nose is powered by the Aurora Borealis, the evil wizard decides that he will lure Rudolph out of the North Pole and then make him use his nose for evil. There was absolutely nothing wrong with this holiday special. It is then that Winterbolt, determined to draw Rudolph away from the North Pole, uses his magic to plant an idea in Milton’s head to ask Rudolph to go with him and save the circus. In it is the money and receipts from that night’s performance, which they take and hand off to a police officer outside (who is really Sam Spangle in disguise), and he runs off with it. It was filmed in stop-motion animation in the style of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It's really a very significant special and it's a shame that it's lost on some. Winterbolt recruits Scratcher and encourages him to lead Rudolph astray, which would cause the magic in his nose to disappear. Rudolph and Frosty celebrate by singing “We’re a Couple of Misfits”, but their victory seems short lived, as Winterbolt returns, threatening to use his scepter on them. As the movie opens, it is late June at the North Pole, and Rudolph is paying a visit to his good friend Frosty the Snowman. shake. Among the other reprised roles included Shelley Winters as Crystal, Hal Peary as Big Ben (his final role before retiring), and Paul Frees (who also voiced Winterbolt) as Jack Frost. He also reunites with Big Ben the Whale (from “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year”); He tells the story to Big Ben, who decides something must be done and takes off for South America, leaving Rudolph behind. With the circus on the verge of bankruptcy, it’s about to fall into the possession of a greedy man named Sam Spangle, unless they can make enough money by the end of the holiday weekend. At this point, Winterbolt has his two Ice Dragons conjure up a terrible hurricane, trapping the couple and forcing them to continue their journey on the ground. Without the money, and Rudolph’s lack of a glowing nose causing the following night’s audience to demand refunds, the circus was now guaranteed to fall into Sam Spangle’s hands. Meanwhile, Rudolph, who is walking on the beach, hears a voice coming from the Northern Light; it is the voice of Lady Boreal, who tells him that if he can be brave, his nose will be un-extinguished. The film opens at the North Pole as we see Rudolph visiting Frosty next to a frozen lake. Winterbolt is told by his "genie" that Frosty does have something Winterbolt would want - his magic hat - and that Winterbolt could find out the secret of the hat's magic, duplicate it, and make a whole army of living snowmen. I truly believe that most of the negative reviews are just a result of people jumping on the bandwagon about "the Rankin and Bass special we're not supposed to like." Unlike other Rankin/Bass productions, this doesn't show the logo whatsoever. It provides closure to many aspects of the specials, such as Frosty and Crystal's life and family together, their ongoing friendship with their former advisory Jack Frost, Rudolph's origin, and many other details. Well, that's the show, folks. Meanwhile, Winterbolt returns and, in order to make Frosty give up his hat, claims that he will restore the Aurora Borealis light to Rudolph's nose. A little corny but expensive. As a result of Winterbolt being vanquished, the storm that had grounded Santa and Mrs. Claus fades away, allowing the couple to make it to the circus. Lily throws her iron pistols at the scepter, shattering it, which causes Winterbolt to lose all of his power. When Rudolph, Frosty, and Milton explain this to Santa, Winterbolt then gives Santa the idea that he and Mrs. Claus should fly in to the circus on the Fourth of July to pick up Frosty and his family right before the fireworks are finished. Rudolph returns just in time to find Winterbolt stealing Frosty’s hat; Taking on Winterbolt, Rudolph defeats him and his snakes, retrieves the hat and, with that act of bravery, the magic of the Aurora Borealis returns to him. After this, the events of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer occurred, and Winterbolt's plans were foiled by Rudolph guiding Santa's sleigh on that foggy Christmas Eve. One might ask then, why did it "flop" at the box office? With the fireworks nearly finished, Winterbolt offers to extend the power of the magic amulets, on the condition that Rudolph take the blame for stealing the money, ensuring the magic of Lady Boreal never return. Winterbolt in the midst of turning into a tree after losing his power. It actually did run in theaters overseas, where it made its world premiere in July 1979, but it wouldn’t make its US debut until ABC ran it on November 25th of that year. Rudolph and Frosty are pitted against Winterbolt, an icy wizard who plots to make the North Pole his evil domain and enlist the help of Jack Frost and others to fight the Winterbolt. Unlike many crossovers, there isn’t a big deal made out of their first on-screen encounter, as the two are portrayed as having already been friends for a while and greeting each other with a simple hand (hoof?) The evil wizard Winterbolt shielding himself from the rays of the Aurora Borealis. No one else suspects anything, as the show comes to a close and the fireworks begin going off, with Santa still nowhere to be seen. The loss of his power finally frees Santa and Mrs. Claus from the storm, but at the same time removes the protection on Frosty and his family, causing them to melt. Scratcher arrives in the crowd and meets up with Sam Spangles, the man trying to take over the circus, and says he has "an interesting proposition." Rudolph flies away with the hat, as Winterbolt swears he will not be defeated. Frosty and Crystal's children, Chilly and Milly, ask Rudolph (whom they look up to as their adoptive uncle) to light up his nose for them, but when he tries to do so, he finds that it seems to be going out. The runtime, in fact, is evidence of how it was actually intended for a theatrical release at one point. As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have six shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life ... your 30s. That was a tactical error which caused it to fail, obtain a bad reputation, and now everyone just agrees that it's bad without thinking for themselves.

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