The Nuttiest Nutcracker

The Nuttiest Nutcracker
DVD cover
Directed byDiane Eskenazi
Harold Harris
Based on
Produced byDan Krech
Diane Eskenazi
StarringDebi Derryberry
Kevin Schon
Cheech Marin
Desirée Goyette
Jim Cummings
Tress MacNeille
Cam Clarke
Phyllis Diller
Jim Belushi
Jeff Bennett
Music byDavid Krystal
Production
companies
Dan Krech Productions
Pacific Title/Mirage
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Home Video
Release date
  • October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
Running time
48 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$84,000

The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a 1999 animated direct-to-video Christmas film loosely based on the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker. The film was directed by Harold Harris and starred the voices of Jim Belushi, Cheech Marin, and Phyllis Diller. This film follows a group of anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables. Their goal is to help the Nutcracker's army get a star to the top of a Christmas tree before midnight and stop a rodent army from destroying Christmas. The film was released on home video by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1999. The film aired on CBS December 4, 1999, in addition to being shown on cable.