The Velveteen Rabbit

1985 0h 30m EN

😐

5.8

MID

★5.8TMDB · 6

AnimationFamily

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A boy receives a Velveteen Rabbit for Christmas. The Velveteen Rabbit is snubbed by other more expensive or mechanical toys, the latter of which fancy themselves real. One day while talking with the Skin Horse, the Rabbit learns that a toy becomes real if its owner really and truly loves it. The Skin Horse makes the Velveteen Rabbit aware that "...once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Christopher Plummer
Narrator (voice)
Charity Brown
Fairy Queen / Nanny (voice)
Rick Jones
Rabbit #1 / Rabbit #2 (voice)
James Bradford
Tin Soldier (voice)
Don Westwood
Jones (voice)
Bernard McManus
Skin Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
Chuck Collins
Boy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pino Van Lamsweerde
Writers: Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Sue Robertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Christopher Plummer and Charity Brown and Rick Jones carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1047856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pino Van Lamsweerde directs. Sue Robertson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Sue Robertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christopher Plummer and Charity Brown and Rick Jones carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1047856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.