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RUNTIME
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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Knick Knack
1989 0h 4m EN
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 634
AnimationComedyFamily
Synopsis
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Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Lasseter
- Writers
- John Lasseter
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bobby McFerrin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0097674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Lasseter directs. Bobby McFerrin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Bobby McFerrin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0097674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Original score
- Bobby McFerrin
- Sound
- Gary Rydstrom
- Runtime
- 4 min · 0h 4m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $123,967
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
Also by
John Lasseter
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Pixar
US
Key crew
- ProducerJohn Lasseter
- AnimationRalph Guggenheim
- AnimationJohn Lasseter
- AnimationCraig Good
- AnimationEben Ostby
- AnimationDeirdre Warin
- AnimationYael Milo
- AnimationDon Conway
- AnimationFlip Phillips
- AnimationWilliam Reeves
- Sound DesignerGary Rydstrom
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- escape
- snowman
- snowglobes
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1989-09-22G· Chicago, Illinois
- Premiere1989-09-01G· Siggraph Conference
- Theatrical1992-11-25G
- Theatrical2003-05-30· Shown with the theatrical release of Finding Nemo (2003).
- Theatrical2006-10-20· Theatrically released with the 2006 Disney Digital 3-D theatrical re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Also known as
International titles
- Pixar Shorts: Knick KnackUS
- KnickknackUS
- Knick Knack - RemasteredUS
- SuvenýryCZ
