- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Canada, United States of America
- Director: John D. Hancock
- Stars: Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Sam Elliott, John Duda, Rutanya Alda, Cloris Leachman
- keywords: farm, small town, holiday, veterinarian, santa claus, barn, reindeer, widower, single father, believe, christmas, non-believers, apple orchard, believe in santa, sick animal
- Production_studio: Raffaella Productions, Orion Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Nelson Entertainment
- Slogan: Something magical is about to happen.
- providers: AMC Plus Apple TV Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, MGM Plus
- The Prancer is featured in the top rankings of 1989
- #10 in Top Family Movies of 1989
- #18 in Top Fantasy Movies of 1989
Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides the reindeer in her barn and feeds it cookies, until she can return it to Santa. Her father finds the reindeer an decides to sell it to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.