Prancer (1989)

Director
John D. Hancock

Main cast
Sam Elliott; Rebecca Harrell Tickell; Cloris Leachman; Abe Vigoda; Michael Constantine

Genres
Family, Drama

Description
Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides the reindeer in her barn and feeds it cookies, until she can return it to Santa. Her father finds the reindeer an decides to sell it to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.


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