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Caillou's Holiday Movie
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Wikipedia article
'Caillou's Holiday Movie' is a 2003 Canadian animated Christmas film. The film is based on the Canadian TV series 'Caillou'. It was released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on October 7, 2003.
Plot
It's a very special holiday for Caillou when he learns about Christmas traditions around the world and the importance of giving and sharing. When Caillou wonders just how many days there are left until Christmas, his father, Boris gives him a Christmas calendar featuring holiday traditions from countries around the world in every window. Caillou also goes tobogganing, learns how to ski and plays Hanukkah games with his friend Leo. Caillou also gives away some of his toys when he learns about children around the world that are in need of toys such as his old ones he no longer plays with. Caillou's little sister Rosie also gets in on the Christmas fun. When Doris offers to help Rosie with making gifts, Rosie decides to try it on her own. The film features several songs performed by the cast of the film, including "Where Christmas is Not the Same", "Eight Days to Go" and "Everyday", which was performed by French-Canadian artist Marilou.
Production
'Caillou's Holiday Movie' was produced at Caillou Special 1 Productions Inc (A subsidiary of CINAR Corporation). The previous English voice actress for Caillou, Jaclyn Linetsky, who also played Lori Mackney in What's with Andy?and Megan O Connor in '15/Love', died in a traffic collision a month before release, and the film was dedicated to her memory. Annie Bovaird was cast to replace Linetsky as the voice of Caillou. The film was directed by Nick Rijgersberg, written by Peter Svatek and produced by Evelyn Anyosz, Andre Auger, Diane Dallaire, Natalie Dumoulin, Louis Fournier, Julie Lovelock, Lesley Taylor and Steven Valin.
Cast
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released seven years later, featuring 18 songs. The score was composed by Jeffrey Zahn, but it wasn't featured in the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released in Canada on December 14, 2010 and became available on the Canadian iTunes Store.https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/caillous-holiday-movie-original/id407901057
Reception
Mark Van Hook of DVD Verdict concluded that the film is inoffensive but bland, recommending it only to young children.Review on DVD Verdict [https://web.archive.org/web/20031208151903/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/caillousholidaymovie.php http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/caillousholidaymovie.php]
DVD
On October 7, 2003 (the same day the VHS tape was released), a DVD for the movie was released. The DVD contains a few special features, including:
* An animated interview with Caillou.
* a couple holiday songs.
* The Night Before Christmas read-along.
* 6 Caillou challenges.
* Languages: English, French or Spanish.
The film was presented in full screen as well as in 2.0 Dolby Surround audio.
NCircle Entertainment and DHX Media re-released it as part of Caillou's 27th Anniversary on November 11, 2014.[http://www.ncircleentertainment.com/caillou-caillous-holiday-movie/843501001950 NCircle Entertainment's Website showing Caillou's Holiday Movie.]
References
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