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''A Monster Christmas'' or ''Abominable Christmas'' is a 2012 American animated children's film, made for television. Directed by
Chad Van De Keere Chad Van De Keere is a Canadian animation director who currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for directing animated television series as well as animated films primarily targeted for children and families. He has w ...
for Kickstart Productions, it features the voices of Isabella Acres, Drake Bell, Emilio Estevez and Ray Liotta. The film is about two young abominable snow children who escape the capture of an evil scientist and take up residence with a family. The film was screened at the 2013 Foyle Film Festival.


Cast

The following actors provided their voice for the characters: *
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as Abby Abominable * Isabella Acres as Lilly Winterbottom * Nolan Gould as Adam Abominable * Drake Bell as Matt Winterbottom * Ray Liotta as Abominable Dad * Emilio Estevez as Mr. Winterbottom * Matthew Lillard as Dogcatcher * Jane Lynch as Margaret Knowhow


Reception

Cleaver Patterson, writing for ''Starburst Magazine'' wrote: "It's quite charming, with its story of a hapless father doing his best to bring up his unruly offspring single-handedly after his wife has died. The characters however appear stereotypically irksome – an overprotective parent, feisty young daughter, know-it-all older brother, as well as bumbling baddies and buffoonish representatives of the law – whilst the storyline offers little opportunity other than to involve everyone in endless misunderstanding-induced chases. The animation – though by no means as bad as the recent Scottish abomination ''
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'' – is not much above the standard you'd expect from a made-for-television film, which A Monster Christmas was originally intended as."


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* 2012 television films 2012 films 2010s animated short films American Christmas films Animated Christmas films Christmas television films 2010s English-language films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub