The Nutcracker in 3D (released on home media as The Nutcracker: The Untold Story) is a 2009 British-Hungarian 3D Christmas musical fantasy film adapted from The Nutcracker ballet. It stars Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, and John Turturro with Charles Rowe and Shirley Henderson as the Nutcracker. It was universally panned by critics upon its release, and was a box office bomb, grossing $20 million against a $90 million budget. Many have considered it to be one of the worst films of all-time.
Synopsis[]
Mary's seemingly dull Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her Uncle Albert, who gives her a Nutcracker as a gift. Later that night, Mary dreams that the Nutcracker – called N.C. – comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey. They discover that the Nazi-like Rat King has usurped the Nutcracker's kingdom.
When Mary and N.C. go to the top of the Christmas tree, they meet a fairy and, as she begins to sing, N.C. looks at his hand, as it begins to turn human. Worried about this he runs into the sleigh, but leaves his human hand revealed, and Mary sees this. Mary, seeing this, goes to N.C. and rubs his hand as we see that he is in fact a human crying with tears of joy that he is human again. The snow fairy begins to sing and toys appear and begin to ice skate around the tree.
N.C. takes Mary to the top to show her his city. The two come up with a plan to shut down the smoke factory. Suddenly N.C. is starting to turn back in to a doll. Then the tree is shaking and Mary falls off, only to awake to being in her room.
Mary tries to tell her parents about it but they think she is not telling the truth. Later on in the movie N.C appears to have been killed, but Mary's tears and declaration of love restore him to life and transform him into a prince, his true form. The rats are all defeated and overthrown, but now Mary must reluctantly awaken from her dream. Before she is fully awake, N.C. promises that they will meet again. When Mary then goes to Uncle Albert's workshop she meets his new young neighbor, who is the exact image of the Nutcracker Prince and asks to be called N.C. The two become close friends, and the last shot of the film shows them ice skating together.
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Richard Philipps | Dr. Freud |
| Fernanda & Kriszta Dorogi | Dr. Freud's Nieces |
| Daniel Mogács | Trolley Bus Orchestra Conductor |
| Elle Fanning | Mary |
| Stuart Hopps | Butler The Rat Queen's Servant |
| Aaron Michael Drozin | Max |
| Nathan Lane | Uncle Albert |
| Richard E. Grant | Father |
| Yulia Visotskaya | Mother The Snow Fairy |
| Frances de la Tour | Frau Eva The Rat Queen |
| Jonathan Coyne | Gnomad |
| Shirley Henderson (voice) | The Nutcracker |
| Peter Elliott Daniel Peacock Alan Cox (voice) |
Gielgud |
| Hugh Sachs | Tinker |
| Africa Nile | Sticks |
| Charlie Rowe | The Prince Nicholas Charles |
| Attila Kalmár Bobby Creighton (voice) |
Screech the Bat-Rat |
| Ferenc Elek Jason Harris (voice) |
Lethal the Bat-Rat |
| John Turturro | The Rat King |
| Andrea Tallós | Nervous Lady Rat |
| György Honti | Rat Captain |
| Péter Takátsy | Proud Rat Soldier |
| Bela Gados Jácint Hergenröder Zoltán Hetényi László Keszég Gyula Kormos Ferenc Kovács Zsolt Sáfár Kovács Krisztina Moskovits Gábor Nagypál |
Rat Soldiers |
| Barna Ilyes | Slave |
| Lili Károlyi | Little Girl |
| Verner Gresty | Little Girl's Father |
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