Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

TV-G

1979

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

Animation

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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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Colin Fleming

Slate

Dec 3, 2018

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.

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Emily St. James

Vox

Dec 3, 2018

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.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Dec 12, 2020

1/5

Rooney looks like he's 93 in this.

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Dec 12, 2020

1/5

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

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Ryan Voyles

Paste Magazine

Dec 3, 2018

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.

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Matthew Jackson

Syfy Wire

Dec 3, 2018

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.

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Troy O

@T_Claremont Dec 20, 2025

This was a great movie other than one thing. King Winterbolt said to the dragons that they needed to prepare for the final showdown, but they never came, instead six snakes came and I don’t know if he used his magic on the dragons and made them into snakes or something, but it was never told. Other than that, this was a Must-See movie! They put a long time of work into this and it turned out really good. They did a great job at the mixture of stop-motion animation and animation. It looked really real and I know that some other people will really enjoy it. My little brother and I really enjoyed it. Great job Rankin and Bass! - From my 9yr old son

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Charles S.

@Charlie432 Dec 15, 2025

What even was the point of this movie?

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Kevin P

@RT55971421 Jan 20, 2025

Lamest crossover ever. What even is this??

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BikerMouse T

@RT32017284 Dec 27, 2024

I'll vouch for this movie.. It's not perfect, but that's kind of the fun and charm of these R&B stop motion movies. The plot is not so traditional, so if you're watching it through that lens, it's a miss. The plot/characters are complex and the atmosphere a bit heavy/emotional. The stop motion is quite polished from when you compare it to earlier R&B movies, and a treat to watch on its own as an animation fan, as is the voice acting. Plus you get Ethel Merman solos, what's not to love? Probably my favorite character design for Rudolph as well, the artists did him justice, and he comes across as quite lovable in this one.

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Quiot R

@RT53017724 Dec 10, 2024

Genuinely 1 1/2 hours of misery in film form. I cannot express how unenjoyable every second was. I truly believe that everyone on the staff was depressed based on the way every character was written.

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Leticia q

@RT53295139 Nov 18, 2023

Krimuh time 🎅🏻🎅🏻

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Jules Bass

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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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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
Runtime: 1h 37m

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