The Gift of Winter

1974 · 24 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · DIR. John Leach, Isobel Jean Rankin

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Overview

Long, long ago the world didn't have any snow and winter was a time of wind, darkness and cold. One day a group of kids with a heartfelt cause to transform the season marched to the Ministry of Winter to persuade the all-powerful, icy-hearted Mr.Winter to use his magic and bestow the great gift of snowfall upon the world. It's a gift that makes the season full of wonder and joy, it is The Gift of Winter.

AnimationTV MovieFamilyFantasy1970s

Dialogue Timeline — 517 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:17 - This is winter time.
00:01:11 Winter was a time of wind, darkness, and cold,
00:02:22 that life presents.
00:03:23 - Excellent, splendid.
00:04:18 I'll see you Christmas Eve.
00:05:28 Tromp, tromp, tromp, tromp
00:06:56 - Don't worry Tender, I'll take care of you.
00:07:54 - Okay, okay, listen a minute, eh?
00:09:01 - This way, this way, this way, this way.
00:09:58 - Step, steppity, step, steppity
00:11:01 - Oh Goodly, say they can come.
00:12:03 The people are depending on us.
00:12:58 - Do you really think so Nicely?
00:13:51 - Right? Yeah, well you have to speak
00:14:35 til we see the secretary hangin' on the wall,
00:15:22 There's 44A and there's TGB, heidy ho,
00:16:17 - No, I'm Goodly.
00:17:05 There are some people here who have
00:18:01 to protest the dreary, bleak, cold, and desolate
00:19:14 - That will be all.
00:20:20 - Well why would he want to be mean, Bazooey?
00:21:46 - Snow is beautiful.
00:23:11 It's good to cry.
00:24:05 Merry Christmas.

Cast & Characters

Gilda Radner Nicely / Malicious / Narrator (voice) Dan Aykroyd Goodly / Rotten / Maple (voice) Valri Bromfield Tender / Guard / Secretary of Cold (voice)
Gerry Salsberg Small / Bazooey / Winter / Spruce (voice)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed517
Dialogue density21.5 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line00:24:05

Production Record

DirectorJohn Leach, Isobel Jean Rankin
LanguageEnglish

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