How the Toys Saved Christmas
Seen it?1996 | 92 min | Family, Animation, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Enzo D'Alò
- Alida MilanaFrancesco (voice)
- Lella CostaLa Befana (voice)
- Monica BertolottiSpicciola (voice)
- Dario FoScarafoni (voice)
- Roberto StocchiOrsacchiotto di peluche (voice)
- Vittorio AmandolaCapitano Mezza Barba (voice)
- Pino AmmendolaPastello blu (voice), Pastello verde (voice)
- Vittorio BattarraCapostazione (voice)
- Rodolfo BianchiGenerale (voice)
- Fabio BoccaneraLesto (voice)