''In Search of Santa'' is a 2004

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starring

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and her older sister

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in their first voice roles. It was directed by William R. Kowalchuk and released on August 25, 2004 in Australia and on November 23, 2004 in the United States. The movie is produced 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

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to find

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. They want to save

, which Crystal believes in earlier and all along. After saving a

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in the middle of their quest, both sisters meet the pirates: Capn' Cragg (a

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), Bugkus Bill (a

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) and a

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Cast

as Princess Crystal *

as Princess Lucinda *Jason Michas as Eugene/Gardener Elf *

Kathleen Barr Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice Du ...

as Lady Agonysia/Mrs. Clause/Queen Penelope/Katie/Marcus/Mimi *

Scott McNeil Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notabl ...

as Mortmottimes/Bugkus Bill/Timebomb Tom *

Garry Chalk Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' and '' Beast Machines'', as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of '' Transformers: Armada'', '' Transform ...

as Derridommis/Capn' Cragg *French Tickner as Santa Claus *Dale Wilson as King Calvin *

Nicole Bouma Nicole Bouma (born April 24, 1981) is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is best known as the voice of Mint Blancmanche from the ''Galaxy Angel'' series, Blossom from ''Powerpuff Girls ...

as Baby Crystal/Wing Maiden #1 & #5/Additional Voices *

Tabitha St. Germain Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows. She has been actively doing voi ...

as Baby Lucinda/Additional Voices *

Lee Tockar Lee William Tockar (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor and visual artist who works for several studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter ...

as Max/Phillip/Pup *

Cathy Weseluck Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in ''Cybersix'', and Spike in '' My Littl ...

as William/Wing Maiden #4 & #6 * Richard Newman as Narrator

Reception

The film received generally negative 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

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, Christmas, and the Duff sisters will encourage people to check their movie out."

References

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*{{IMDb title, id=0439623, title=In Search of Santa
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