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A Cosmic Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 1977
  • TV-G
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
305
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A Cosmic Christmas (1977)
Alien InvasionHand-Drawn AnimationHoliday FamilyAnimationFamilySci-Fi

Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Director
    • Clive A. Smith
  • Writers
    • Patrick Loubert
    • Ida Nelson
    • Laura Paull
  • Stars
    • Joey Davidson
    • Martin Lavut
    • Richard M. Davidson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    305
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clive A. Smith
    • Writers
      • Patrick Loubert
      • Ida Nelson
      • Laura Paull
    • Stars
      • Joey Davidson
      • Martin Lavut
      • Richard M. Davidson
    • 15User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast11

    Joey Davidson
    • Peter
    • (voice)
    Martin Lavut
    • Dad
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard M. Davidson
    • Lexicon
    • (voice)
    • (as Richard Davidson)
    Duncan Regehr
    Duncan Regehr
    • Amalthor
    • (voice)
    Patricia Moffatt
    • Mom
    • (voice)
    Jane Mallett
    • Grandma
    • (voice)
    Marvin Goldhar
    • Snerk
    • (voice)
    Greg Rogers
    Greg Rogers
    • Marvin
    • (voice)
    Chris Wiggins
    • Mayor
    • (voice)
    Nick Nichols
    • Townie
    • (voice)
    Marian Waldman
    Marian Waldman
    • Townie
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Clive A. Smith
    • Writers
      • Patrick Loubert
      • Ida Nelson
      • Laura Paull
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews15

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    Holiday Family
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    Animation
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    Family
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    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The boy, Peter, and his pet Goose, Lucy, can be seen as part of the caravan in the opening of Nelvana's "Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet" released in 1979.
    • Quotes
      • Peter: Hi. I'm Peter. That's Lucy. I live here. Over there. I... I guess you don't understand me.
      • Amalthor: Do not be afraid, young man. That is not so. We are equipped to identify, comprehend and speak all languages known. Hello.
      • [he bows]
      • Amalthor: How do you do? I am fine.
      • Peter: Oh. I'm fine, too, I guess. Lucy?
      • Plutox: Our scientists have recently detected, 2000 years ago, Earth time, in the 79th Mervent, a transitory celestial phenomenon of the Merbullian class...
      • Peter: Huh?
      • Lexicon: What Plutox is trying to say is that in the heavens, visible to many worlds, there appeared for a brief time, a great star, that manifests itself in the heavens...
      • Peter: Oh. You must mean the Star of Bethlehem.
      • Lexicon: Star of Bethlehem?
      • [he, Amalthor and Plutox look at each other]
      • Plutox: That has no meaning.
      • Amalthor: Our mission is to search for the meaning of that star.
      • Peter: You must mean Christmas! Did you come for Christmas?
      • Lexicon: Christmas?
      • Amalthor: Christmas?
      • Plutox: What is Christmas? How do we measure it?
      • Peter: You don't. The star that you saw shone over Bethlehem because Jesus Christ was born there. He was very special. This is his birthday. We celebrate it every year with love, peace and caring for others. And that's Christmas!
      • Amalthor: Then that is what we've come for.
      • Peter: Well, come on! We'll show you.
    • Alternate versions
      Later re-airings of this special have the music changed due to licensing issues.
    • Connections
      Edited into Nelvanamation (1980)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 7, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cosmic Christmas
    • Production companies
      • Nelvana
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 26m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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