The Snowman
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Short description
A young boy builds a snowman on Christmas Eve, and the figure magically comes to life at midnight. The two embark on a fantasy journey to the North Pole, where they encounter other snowmen and visit Father Christmas. This British animated short is based on a book by Raymond Briggs.
Directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates, the film was released in 1982. It features Raymond Briggs as the narrator and the older version of the main character. The production involved Channel 4 Television, TVC London, and Snowman Enterprise.
The film has been well received by viewers and critics. It holds a rating of 8.2/10 on IMDb based on 19,000 votes and a score of 7.6/10 on TMDB from 367 votes. Film critics provided a slightly lower average rating of 7.5/10 across 5 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The plot is based on the children's book of the same name by Raymond Briggs from 1978, a story told entirely through pictures, without words.
- When the animated film was first shown in the US, viewers saw a version in which David Bowie (1947-2016) portrays the grown-up James and recalls the winter he met the Snowman. In the English version, Raymond Briggs himself introduces the film by talking about how snowy that winter was when he wrote his book, but Americans decided the film needed a world-renowned star in the introduction.
- In Raymond Briggs' original book (1934-2022), the boy had no name. The filmmakers needed a name for the wrapping of a gift that Santa Claus gives the main character, and they chose the name "James" in honor of a friend, and later husband, of one of the animators.
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