Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale is a 2007 American direct-to-video animated Christmas fantasy comedy film. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment Co., and is the first Tom and Jerry film directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. It serves as the fifth direct-to-video Tom and Jerry film and is a semi-adaptation of 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann, with Jerry in the role of the Nutcracker and Tom in the role of one of the Mouse King's (who is reimagined as a cat) henchmen.
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| Directed by | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
| Screenplay by | Spike Brandt |
| Story by | Joseph Barbera |
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| Produced by | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
| Starring | Chantal Strand Ian James Corlett Kathleen Barr Tara Strong Garry Chalk Trevor Devall |
| Edited by | Robin DeSales |
| Music by | Dirk Brossé |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 48 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Aside from being the last Tom and Jerry film to be filmed in a 1:33:1 Full-Screen format, A Nutcracker Tale was the last animated production that Joseph Barbera worked on before his death on December 18, 2006, and as such, the film is now dedicated to his memory. This was also the last animated direct-to-video film released under the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label before Warner Bros. ceased using the brand's name altogether in 2009.
On August 13, 2020, it was announced that the film would be released on Blu-ray and special edition DVD, and paired with Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers. The bundle was released on October 27, 2020.