Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale is a 2007 holiday themed animated direct-to-video film starring Tom and Jerry produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It uses a good deal of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as background music. This made-for-video film would be the last animated production for co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who died on December 18, 2006, almost 10 months before the film hit shelves. The film was dedicated to him. The movie begins with Jerry and his baby nephew Tuffy watching the Christmas ballet. Later, Jerry goes to the empty stage floor, where magic begins to happen.... Toys come alive including Nellie the horse and Paulie the Christmas Ornament . The magic then makes a Music Box Ballerina come to life, and Jerry falls in love with her and dances with her. The stage is transformed into a wintry wonderland, where the toys are enjoying a dinner. Tom, who is in the alley looking for something to eat, hears this, and, with the other cats, raid the feast, trapping the toys.
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