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Jack Frost

1979 · 48 min

A cozy, handcrafted winter fable that charms with gentle songs and stop-motion whimsy, though a bittersweet ache lingers under the holiday cheer.

Overview: Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
greed
redemption
fate
Places: small town
fantasy world
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	1
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, animation, fantasy, tv movie
Directed by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Written by: Romeo Muller
Starring: Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Paul Frees, Larry Storch, Dave Garroway, Debra Clinger, Don Messick, Dee Stratton
Runtime: 48 min
Country: United States of America, Japan
Languages: English

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