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|name = Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night |image = Buster chauncey silent night poster.jpg |caption = Film poster |director = Buzz Potamkin |producer = Buzz Potamkin |writer = {{unbulleted list|George Taweel|Rob Loos}} |starring = {{unbulleted list|Phil Hartman|Jim Cummings|Tom Arnold|Marie Osmond|Townsend Coleman|Bob Hoskins}} |music = {{unbulleted list|Score:|John Van Eps|Songs:|Lynn Ahrens[1]|Stephen Flaherty[1]}} |editing = Cecil Hooker |studio = {{unbulleted list|Project X Productions[2]|Tundra Productions[3]}} |distributor = Columbia TriStar Home Video[4] (Old) Affirm Films (New) |released = {{film date|1998|10|13}}[4] |runtime = 49 minutes |country = United States |language = English }} Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night is a 1998 direct-to-video animated featurette, inspired by the tale of the creation of the Christmas carol "Silent Night". It was directed by Buzz Potamkin and stars the voices of Phil Hartman (in one of his final roles), Jim Cummings, Marie Osmond, Tom Arnold and (a then-unknown) Lea Michele, and the songs were written by Ragtime's Tony Award winners and Anastasia's Academy Award nominees Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. SynopsisIn 1818, two mouse musicians named Buster and Chauncey visit the Alpine town of Oberndorf, Austria,[5] where they plan to perform for the country's Queen during its annual Christmas pageant, which is organized by Oberndorf's Mayor Huffenmeier.[1] At Oberndorf, an orphan girl named Christina is given asylum on the local church as she intends to go to Vienna where her aunt and uncle live, but a pair of thieves, who claim to be the Duke of Raoche and his niece Lady Gretchen, watching over the preparations for the pageant, have their sights set on seizing the riches stored inside the church. Buster and Chauncey also get settled in the church for the preparations, but a cat chases them causing a mess inside the church that Mayor Huffenmeier blames Christina for, but the church priest, Father Joseph, doesn't think Christina caused the mess. However, the Duke and Lady Gretchen manage to steal the riches and also kidnap Christina, leaving her necklace on the place where the riches were so Father Joseph and Mayor Huffenmeier believe she stole them. Buster and Chauncey later help Christina escape and the Duke and Lady Gretchen are caught, with the riches being recovered, proving that Christina is innocent all along, but the previous chase caused damage to the church's organ. Later on, the melody Chauncey has been playing repeatedly on his violin inspires the organist. Father Joseph, who has written a poem, uses the melody to compose "Silent Night" and perform it for the first time. The Queen then offers to take Christina to Vienna and Christina says goodbye to her new friends, Buster and Chauncey. Cast
Production and releaseSilent Night was the first in-house animated production for Columbia TriStar Home Video,[1][6] and was produced by Buzz Potamkin through his own company, Project X Productions.[2] It featured Phil Hartman in one of his last roles; the film was released months after his death.[7] Marie Osmond, one of its stars, sang the title tune.[6] The film features Glee actress Lea Michele in one of her first film roles. On October 13, 1998, Columbia TriStar released Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night on videocassette.[4] The film aired on the primetime lineup of cable's Disney Channel two months later.[8][9] Overseas, it was also shown in Canada (on national network CTV and cable station Teletoon).[10][11][12] On Latin America, the film airs occasionally on Cartoon Network since 2001, and most recently on Disney Channel since 2012;[13][14] on Great Britain's Five;[15] and on the Movie Channel in Israel.[16] The film was reissued on DVD on September 19, 2000;[17][18] by late 2002, the film had sold over 800,000 copies in the U.S.[19] Plans for a sequel were discussed shortly after the original release, but never materialized.[20] ReceptionReviews were generally negative. At the DVD Verdict review site, "Judge" Gary Militzer gave it an overall score of 43. While criticizing the animation and storyline—along with puns relating to the word "mouse"—he added, "Think of all the great memories we have watching those enduring Christmas specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, or my personal favorite, A Christmas Story. Unfortunately [this film] certainly cannot stand alongside those timeless, beloved holiday classics."[21] Similarly, Brian Webster of the Apollo Movie Guide gave it a 42. "[This] is an example of a less ambitious animated film," he said, "[which] has more in common with Saturday morning cartoons than it does with recent animated successes."[22] Both he and Militzer not only observed the accents of the characters—the main characters speak like Americans, while the thieves and some townspeople have peculiar German tones—but also "out of sync" animation.[21][22] Lois Alter Mark of Entertainment Weekly commented, "Probably not [a good choice for youngsters]. The scattershot story and uninspired animation won't hold most kids' attention."[23] Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Lynne Heffley said, "The animation is standard, but the message about the meaning of the season, based on the writing of the soulful Christmas carol, comes through."[24] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&vq=Chauncey&dq=Billboard&pg=PA74#v=onepage&q=Hartman&f=false|last=McCormick|first=Moira|title=Musical mice enliven 'Silent Night'|date=July 25, 1998|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Billboard|publisher=VNU/Nielsen Business Media|volume=110|number=30|page=74}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|title=Obituaries: Buzz Potamkin|date=May 9, 2012|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117898360?refcatid=20&printerfriendly=true|last=Hettrick|first=Scott|title=Miramax adds to DVD-premiere list|date=January 13, 2004|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Columbia TriStar Home Video will release Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Oct. 13|date=June 29, 1998|work=Video Week|publisher=Warren Publishing}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-12-03/features/9812030376_1_best-selling-live-action-video-direct-to-video-santa-claus|last=Liebenson|first=Donald|title=Kick Off The Season! Supp[l]y Of New Videos Will Stuff Even The Biggest Stockings|date=December 3, 1998|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune|page=3 (Tempo)|quote=Adding poignancy to Columbia TriStar's "Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night" is the participation of the late Phil Hartman, who in one of his last projects, voices the character of a 19th-century Austrian mouse who inspires the immortal carol.}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|last=Zad|first=Martie|title=TV 'Lion King' Sequel Shows Pride of Simba — Kiara|date=November 8, 1998|work=The Washington Post|page=Y05}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Graham|first1=Jefferson|last2=Wloszcyna|first2=Susan|last3=Gundersen|first3=Edna|department=Coming Attractions|title=Video: Late Hartman brings 'toon mouse Chauncey to life|date=October 9, 1998|work=USA Today|page=01E (Life)}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB423D2C8488128&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|last=Jevens|first=Darel|title=Holiday TV faves you'd better watch|date=November 26, 1998|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Chicago Sun-Times|page=61}} {{subscription}} 9. ^{{cite news|last=Sodergren|first=Rebecca|title=A Couch Potato Christmas / Deck Your Halls with This Exhaustive Guide to Holiday TV|date=November 26, 1998|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=G1 (Arts & Entertainment)|quote=Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night," DISN, 7:35 p.m.}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/446982071.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+01%2C+1999&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=%22+Clip+And+save+guide+to+holiday+TV%3B+Get+ready+for+Rudolph+and+other+holiday+classics&pqatl=google|title=Clip And save guide to holiday TV; Get ready for Rudolph and other holiday classics|date=December 1, 1999|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=The Hamilton Spectator|publisher=Metroland Media Group|page=E.06|quote=Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night (5 pm Teletoon) Phil Hartman, Tom Arnold and Marie Osmond voice story of Silent Night.}} {{subscription}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/447010061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+22%2C+1999&author=Bonnie+Malleck%3B+Kitchener-Waterloo+Record&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Special+viewing&pqatl=google|last=Malleck|first=Bonnie|title=Special viewing|date=December 22, 1999|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=The Hamilton Spectator|publisher=Metroland Media Group|page=F.04|quote=Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night (8 pm on CTV, CKCO)}} {{subscription}} 12. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426244271.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+11%2C+2001&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Tonight+in+T.O.&pqatl=google|title=Tonight in T.O.|date=December 11, 2001|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Toronto Star|page=D.05|quote=The animated Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night stars the two famous mouse musicians (CTV at 8).}} {{subscription}} 13. ^{{cite news|last=Jasso|first=Alejandro|title=¡Una Navidad de caricatura!|language=Spanish|date=December 22, 2001|work=El Norte|page=31}} 14. ^{{cite news|title= Diciembre en Disney Channel|accessdate=December 15, 2012|url=http://www.anmtvla.com/2012/12/diciembre-en-disney-channel-tinker-bell.html}} 15. ^{{cite news|title=A feast of films for the holiday season|date=December 23, 2002|location=Stoke-on-Trent|work=The Sentinel|publisher=Northcliffe Newspapers Company|page=52}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/65642796.html?dids=65642796:65642796&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+22%2C+2000&author=Calev+Ben-David&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Cutting+Arik+down+to+size&pqatl=google|last=Ben-David|first=Calev|title=Cutting Arik down to size|date=December 22, 2000|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Jerusalem Post|page=16.B|quote=...the Movie Channel has decided to show next Monday three obscure Christmas children's movies[, among them] Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night...}} {{subscription}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-08-31/features/0008310013_1_columbia-tristar-winstar-trimark|editor1-last=Davis|editor1-first=Cynthia|title=Video Charts|date=August 31, 2000|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune|page=6 (Tempo)}} 18. ^{{cite news|last1=Fry|first1=Ted|last2=Hartl|first2=John|title=Videos|date=September 14, 2000|work=Seattle Times|page=D3}} 19. ^{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6D4860DF3D0BDF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Small Producer Finds Comfortable Niche, Former Akron Man's Company Does Well with Videos, Programs Espousing Traditional Values|date=October 19, 2002|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Akron Beacon Journal|page=B4 (Metro)|quote=Another film, Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night, sold about 800,000, [Mr. Loos] said.}} {{subscription}} 20. ^{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Marilyn|last2=Smith|first2=Stacy Jenel|title=Staying tooned|date=November 5, 1998|work=Daily News of Los Angeles|page=12 (L.A. Life)}} 21. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bcsilentn.php|last=Militzer|first=Gary|title=Review of Buster And Chauncey's Silent Night|date=September 22, 2000|accessdate=July 13, 2012|publisher=DVD Verdict}} 22. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?Title=Buster+and+Chauncey's+Silent+Night|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209160812/http://apolloguide.com/mov_fullrev.asp?CID=672&Specific=1854|last=Webster|first=Brian|title=Review of Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night|accessdate=July 13, 2012|archivedate=February 9, 2006|work=Apollo Movie Guide|publisher=Apollo Communications}} 23. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285839,00.html|last=Mark|first=Lois Alter|title=Parents' Guide: Richie Rich, Rugrats, and more are video options this holiday season|date=November 20, 1998|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Warner|number=459}} 24. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/nov/26/entertainment/ca-47824|last=Heffley|first=Lynne|title=Look and Listen: Appealing 'Richie Rich' Gets Wonderful Wish|date=November 26, 1998|accessdate=July 13, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|page=55 (Calendar)}} External links
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