Jack Frost (Remastered Deluxe Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jules Bass, Jr. Arthur Rankin
Actors: Debra Clinger, Dave Garroway, Buddy Hackett, Sonny Melendrez, Don Messick
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 9967
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Original Recording Remastered, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 49
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000039227
UPC: 883929022328
EAN: 0883929022328
ASIN: B001CO32FS
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
Release Date: October 7, 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/07/2008 Rating: Nr
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A 1979 Rankin-Bass, stop-motion animated program similar to Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Jack Frost is a classic winter tale of good and evil, hope and despair, and love and sacrifice that will captivate viewers 5 and older. Narrated by Pardon-me-Pete Groundhog (Buddy Hackett) and framed as an exploration of the tradition of Groundhog Day, the music-filled Jack Frost is actually the story of young sprite Jack Frost who, under Father Winter's leadership, is responsible for bringing winter weather to the world. Felt, but never seen, a lonely Jack begs to become human when he falls in love with January Junction resident Elisa. Father Winter grudgingly grants Jack Frost a winter of humanity, warning that in order to remain human forever, he must acquire the four essentials of a home, horse, bag of gold, and wife by springtime. Finding these essentials requires that Jack Frost overthrow the evil King of the Cossacks Kubla Kraus, a mission that is difficult and dangerous. Even with the help of fellow sprites Snip the snowflake maker and Holly the snowflake gypsy, Jack must make a very significant personal sacrifice in order to remove Kubla Kraus from power and ensure the continued well-being of Elisa and January Junction. Bonus features include three "Totally Cool Crafty Creations" with Francine Flake (cutting snowflakes, making a snow globe, and creating instant snow) and the three sing-along-songs ("Jack Frost," "Just What I Always Wanted," and "The Groundhog Song") accompanied by movie footage and onscreen lyrics. --Tami Horiuchi
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 I'm a child at heart. December 14, 2008
I really love this show. I was going to buy it with the collection but I did not feel like it. I really love this show. Brings back memories.
 A Touching Tale December 11, 2008
There is never a Jack Frost story with a happy ending. Even if the story is played off with a happy ending, poor Jack always seems to suffer.
Anyway, where was this DVD when I was breaking my back to find this movie? One year after I buy my copy, this shows up T-T
As for the review, it's not the grandest of the Rankin/Bass classic movies, but it is endearing. I love anything to do with Jack Frost. I'm a Jack Frost enthusiast, and this is a wonderful interpretation of the character. It's a heart-warming story and a great watch on a snowy day.
But, if your a little over-emotional or overly sensitive, I'd be careful. It's been said before, this movie kinda has a downside in the ending department.
Remastered Edition is very nice..... October 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is so great to get a fine dvd treatment of the classic 1979 Jack Frost. Man, this just takes me back to my childhood.
The story is: Jack who falls in love the beautiful Elisa. He decided to turn human in order to be with his love, but unfortunately he loses Elisa to the evil of Kubla Kraus. I'll stop there....will Jack regain his lady love. Buy it and see.....(and see if you recognize the voice of the groundhog, too.)
Nice dvd remaster that includes extras: Singalong and a Kid's crafts feature. Run time is 49 minutes.
Pick it up and enjoy Jack Frost.
Unexpected source materail provides a satisfying story. April 7, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
One thing I wanted to note off the bat about this release. The version of this WB VHS, dated 1992 on the copyright physically printed on the box, I viewed did not have complete closing credits. I do not know if this common on all printings, but, on this one, the source material was not complete. However, it was only missing part of the closing credits, and is far more complete than Disney and ABC airings which remove things like the entire Kubla Kraus musical number.
Romeo Muller wrote the scripts for nearly all of the Rankin Bass stop motion animated holiday themed specials, as well as some other kids fare such as the Puff The Magic Dragon cartoons. For Jack Frost, he combined two unrelated elements, the holiday of Groundhog's Day, with the idea of a spirit, Jack Frost, who helps to create the winter season. While most would probably first think of Christmas when they hear of Jack Frost due to the holiday song, Muller successfully tacks on Groundhog's Day, providing an origin for that holiday. A surprisingly complex story results.
Muller's script focuses less on a story element, going from Point A to B and onwards to describe how X holiday came to be, and more on the emotional context. While he completely satisfies the prerequisites for explaining how Groundhog's Day came to be by story's end, it is the internal character study that really stands out in this tale. Jack Frost is a "man" who is known but never seen. His actions are all he has to speak for himself: he helps Father Winter create winter. In particular, as his name implies, the frosts that appear, but, he can also work with Winter and others to create the snows that fall. He can never be just a simple man, because as he sings, it's lonely being one of a kind. He is given a brief chance to be human, and tries to win the love of a woman who has always known him, even though she's never seen him.
Jack's quest, though, is cut short when he decides to sacrifice his own chance at happiness, to give up being human, and regain his powers to save the town and the friends he has made in his brief time with them. The ending is not a happy one, though, as Jack discovers that people can only love other people; his intended love has moved on beyond what was, basically, a fantasy infatuation. Yet, she will never forget him, even though she never even knew he had visited her in real life. Jack can only return to the task he has done ever since he can remember, and, apparently, will do for the rest of time. While it hurts, it has to be enough for him, and, he eventually accepts it.
This is one of the lesser known Rankin Bass stories. While it will not achieve the status of a Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, it does not disappoint. Each musical number is a charm, easily remembered, and easily repeated. Two unexpected and unrelated source materials end up generating a highly recommended story with a strong emotional base.
Movie without the happy ending October 2, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
In this movie, a girl named Elisa told her parents that she wasn't in love with anybody except for Jack Frost, but ended up marrying someone else. I would of given it a five if Jack and Elisa married each other, instead of the hero in the movie letting her girlfriend marry that other guy.
I think it's stupid that Jack transformed into a human for nothing!!!!!!! My stepsister cried whenm she saw this movie.
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