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Babes in Toyland (1986)
11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
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11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
Rating:G
Genre:Family, Fantasy, TV Movie, Adventure
Written By:Paul Zindel
In Theaters:12/19/1986
Box Office:
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Bavaria Film, Orion Television, The Finnegan Company, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Cast
Clive Donner
Director
Drew Barrymore
Lisa Piper
Richard Mulligan
Barnie / Barnaby Barnicle
Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
Keanu Reeves
Jack Fenton / Jack-be-Nimble
Pat Morita
The Toymaster
Jill Schoelen
Mary Piper / Mary Contrary
Googy Gress
George / Georgie Porgie
Walter Buschhoff
Justice Grimm
Shari Weiser
Trollog
Rolf Knie
Zack
Gaston Haeni
Mack
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