The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine

1984 0h 30m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 8

Animation

Synopsis

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The special, a follow-up to the previous installment The Land Without Feelings (from 1983), sees the return of the ten original Bears and the rarely-seen Cloud Keeper, as well as the villain Professor Coldheart. In addition, the special introduces Baby Hugs, Baby Tugs, Grams Bear, and Professor Coldheart's sidekick, Frostbite.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rick Jones
Tenderheart Bear /Birthday Bear /Good Luck Bear (voice)
Bob Dermer
Frostbite /Cloudkeeper (voice)
Noreen Young
Baby Hugs Bear (voice)
Anna MacCormack
Grumpy Bear /Cheer Bear /Funshine Bear /Bedtime Bear /Baby Tugs Bear /Grams Bear (voice)
Abby Hagyard
Friend Bear /Wish Bear /Love-A-Lot Bear (voice)
Dominic Bradford
Paul (voice)
Brodie Osome
Lumpy (voice)
Les Lye
Professor Coldheart (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pino Van Lamsweerde
Writers: Peter Sauder, Paul Schibli, Pino Van Lamsweerde
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gary Morton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Rick Jones and Bob Dermer and Noreen Young carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0490831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pino Van Lamsweerde directs. Gary Morton scores. Jennifer Irwin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Original score by Gary Morton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jennifer Irwin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rick Jones and Bob Dermer and Noreen Young carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0490831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "friendship", "mad scientist", "revenge", "care".