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In Search of Santa is a 2004 animated Christmas adventure film starring Hilary Duff and her older sister Haylie Duff in their first voice roles. It was directed by William R. Kowalchuk, the production of the film began in 1998 as it was originally to be entirely made in hand-drawn traditional animation and have planned to be released in 1999, but then somehow decided to, not only it was switched from hand-drawn to fully CGI, but to be pushed further to be released on August 25, 2004, in Australia and on November 23, 2004, in the United States. The movie was animated using Alias Maya 3D software.
Synopsis
King Calvin and Queen Penelope have their eggs laid and as their daughters hatch, the parents name them Crystal and Lucinda. As the sisters grow, despite their differences, they compromise and head to the North Pole to find Santa Claus.
They want to save Christmas, which Crystal believes in earlier and all along. After saving a seal in the middle of their quest, both sisters meet the pirates: Capn' Cragg (a walrus), Bugkus Bill (a stork) and a pelican.
Cast
Hilary Duff as Princess Crystal
Haylie Duff as Princess Lucinda
Jason Michas as Eugene/Gardener Elf
Kathleen Barr as Lady Agonysia/Mrs. Clause/Queen Penelope/Katie/Marcus/Mimi
Scott McNeil as Mortmottimes/Bugkus Bill/Timebomb Tom
Garry Chalk as Derridommis/Capn' Cragg
French Tickner as Santa Claus
Dale Wilson as King Calvin
Nicole Bouma as Baby Crystal/Wing Maiden #1 & #5/Additional Voices
Tabitha St. Germain as Baby Lucinda/Additional Voices
Lee Tockar as Max/Phillip/Pup
Cathy Weseluck as William/Wing Maiden #4 & #6
Richard Newman as Narrator
Reception
The film received generally mixed reviews, with viewers heavily criticizing its poor CGI animation quality and weak script. UltimateDisney wrote "the film has not succeeded in challenging, engaging, or even entertaining but it is colorful and somewhat lively" and that "the makers of In Search of Santa hope that the appeal of computer animation, Christmas, and the Duff sisters will encourage people to check their movie out."
See also
List of animated feature films
List of computer-animated films
List of children's films
List of Christmas films
Santa Claus in film
References
External links
In Search of Santa at IMDb
Colorland Animation
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