Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas

Overview

Based on the short story by Stephen Leacock, this is a satirical camera-animated story about Christmas expectations and the loss of innocence. Young Hoodoo has bought his parents cigars and a brooch for Christmas. As he opens his presents expectantly on Christmas morning, he keeps his hopes up until the end--will the next gift from Santa Claus be a pair of skates, a puppy dog, Noah's Ark, a sleigh or a drum...? When none of the gifts meets his expectations, he decides to do things differently next year.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1995

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Alan Maitland

Director

Eva Szasz

Writer

Stephen Leacock

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0223467