

26/12/1982
Overview
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
Status: Released
Rating: 75%
Original language: EN
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Official website:
https://www.thesnowman.com
TVC London

Snowman Enterprises

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084701
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1196717
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Review by: Peter89Spencer
Written by: Peter89Spencer on 2020-12-07T10:31:28.488Z
No matter how many times I watch this, I always cry a little at the end!
Review by: CinemaSerf
Written by: CinemaSerf on 2022-11-27T13:34:46.115Z
Sometimes it's not just the film itself, but the accompanying memories it elicits that make something a success. I recall my late mum always used to make sure we sat down in front of the telly at Christmas to watch this - and we probably saw it every year for about 30 years! Why? Well, it's an eminently watchable animation depicting a young lad who builds a snowman, only for it to come to life and take him on a few adventures on Christmas eve - including getting to meet and have a bit of a ceilidh with Santa - before, unfortunately, reality kicks in next morning. Aside from an introduction from a very handsome looking David Bowie, the rest of the audio belongs to a masterful score from Howard Blake (with a bit of help from Peter Auty) and the animation is mischievous and super. Doubtless there are more sophisticated animations out there - almost 40 years later; but this has a charm and innocence to it that ensures it stands the test of time really well.