![]() ![]() ![]() Then take that part of the movie where he’s teased and stretch it so it makes up 95% of the story. Okay, now imagine that exact story, only remove the lovable, memorable characters. The Output: You remember how Rudolph went, right? He was teased for a bit for being different, but that led to him discovering lovable, memorable characters and getting into fantastic adventures before proving his worth and showing that his so-called deformity was really his greatest strength. In it, Nestor undergoes some hardships due to the massive size of his ears, but is chosen to help Joseph and the pregnant Mary make it to Bethlehem. Expanding on that world, the same company released Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, figuring they’d spin another classic out of a more religious context. The Idea: Remember how great the Rankin/Bass stop-motion version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was? It was such a classic that people watch every year as a holiday tradition. ![]() “No, really, I have to go, I…” NESTOR THE LONG-EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY (1977) You can check out RiffTrax’s collection of Christmas movies and shorts right here. ![]() Like when I discussed the 30 Most Insane RiffTrax Shorts, I’m going to give both the lucid explanation of what each short or movie is supposed to be in a sane, reasonable world and what we actually get. Weird Al was there too! At the show…not…not the swimming event. Then there’s the Christmas Shorts-stravaganza, which not only featured a bunch of Christmas-based short films, but also a film about serving pork and some kind of competitive swimming event. Luckily, all of them are available on-demand, so you can buy them and download the entire movie with the audio already synced up.Ī handful of the shorts were featured in previous editions of RiffTrax Live, but are also available on their own. Here’s a look at all the various Christmas-related movies they’ve watched. Since its inception, RiffTrax has regularly visited the crazy world of Christmas movies and shorts because when you get down to it, Christmas is a crazy time and Santa’s such a rich concept that it’s easy to go completely off the rails with him. ![]()
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