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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Halloween Tree''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Halloween Tree'' (film)}}
:''For other uses, see [[The Halloween Tree]].''
{{Infobox movie
{{Infobox movie
|image= [[File:.png|300px]]
|name= The Halloween Tree
|image= [[File:The Halloween Tree poster.jpg|300px]]
|caption=  
|caption=  
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]]
|distributor= [[Turner Entertainment]]
|distributor= [[Turner Entertainment]]
|released= [[October 2]], [[1993]]
|released= [[October 2]], [[1993]]
|run_time= 1:09:25
|run_time= 1:09:25
|starring= [[Leonard Nimoy]]
|starring= [[Leonard Nimoy]]<br />[[Kevin Michaels]]<br />[[Edan Gross]]<br />[[Andrew Keegan]]<br />[[Alex Greenwald]]<br />[[Annie Barker]]
|narrator= [[Ray Bradbury]]
|narrator= [[Ray Bradbury]]
|execs= [[David Kirschner]]
|execs= [[David Kirschner]]
|music= [[John Debney]]
|music= [[John Debney]]
|screenplay= Ray Bradbury
|screenplay= Ray Bradbury
|director= [[Mario Piluso]]
|director= [[Mario Piluso]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)<br />[[Kris Zimmerman]] (voices)
|title_card= [[File:The Halloween Tree title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:The Halloween Tree title card.png|300px]]
}}
}}
'''''The Halloween Tree''''' is an American animated fantasy television film for Halloween. It aired on [[October 2]], [[1993]] on [[CBS]]. It was based on written by [[Sean Roche]] and [[Savage Steve Holland]], produced and directed by [[Mario Piluso]].
'''''The Halloween Tree''''' is an American animated fantasy television film for Halloween. It aired on [[October 2]], [[1993]] on [[ABC]]. It was adapted from the [[1972]] novel of the same name, both written by [[Ray Bradbury]], directed by [[Mario Piluso]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]] and [[Kris Zimmerman]].


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
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|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ray Bradbury
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ray Bradbury
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jenny's mother (voice only)
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Halloween Tree|Jenny's mother]] (voice only)
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|-
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ralph's mother
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ralph's mother
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ralph's father
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Halloween Tree|Ralph's father]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Mark Taylor]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Mark Taylor]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Wally (The Halloween Tree)|Wally]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Wally (The Halloween Tree)|Wally]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Andrew Keegan]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Andrew Keegan]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Tom Skeleton]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Edan Gross]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pip Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pip Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Kevin Michaels]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Kevin Michaels]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. and Mrs. Pipkin|Mr. Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|  
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mrs. Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mrs. and Mrs. Pipkin|Mrs. Pipkin]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|  
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Moundshroud]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Moundshroud]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Leonard Nimoy]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Leonard Nimoy]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Halloween Tree|Granddaughter]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Halloween Tree|Witches]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hanna-Barbera characters#The Halloween Tree|Zombies]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|-
{{CastBottom}}
{{CastBottom}}
==Organizations==
* ''[[Di'a Demuertos]]'' (mentioned)
* ''[[Vuz de Mexico]]'' (mentioned)


==Locations==
==Locations==
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*** Ralph's residence
*** Ralph's residence
*** Wally's residence
*** Wally's residence
*** [[Skeleton residence]]
*** [[Pipkin residence]]
*** [[Pipkin residence]]
*** [[Moundshroud residence]]
*** [[Moundshroud residence]]
** [[Arctic]] (mentioned)
** [[Africa]]
*** [[Egypt]]
** [[France]]
*** [[Paris]]
**** [[Notre Dame]]
** [[Mexico]]
* [[Moon|The Moon]]
* [[Moon|The Moon]]


==Objects==
==Objects==
* Jenny's bike
* Jenny's bike
* Flying broomsticks
* ''Di'a Demuertos'' newspaper
* ''Vuz de Mexico'' newspaper


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
Author Ray Bradbury had initially conceived the idea of an animated film after a meeting with animation director [[Chuck Jones]], based on a painting of a "Halloween tree" Bradbury did in [[1960]], which had historical references from around the world, some of which occur in the special. Both Bradbury and Jones felt that kids didn't understand the meaning behind Halloween. Bradbury was hired to write a screenplay at [[MGM]], where Jones worked, but according to Bradbury, the studio ceased business producing animation at the time. Bradbury turned it into a novel, instead, which was published in 1972. ''The Halloween Tree'' had been optioned as a cartoon by small studios, but nothing came of it until he got a call from [[David Kirschner]], chief at Hanna-Barbera. Bradbury worked with Hanna-Barbera for a year, finding a "great rapport with the staff," especially director [[Mario Piluso]]. Kirschner had also arranged for the special to be syndicated by Turner Program Services.<ref>Winslow, Harriet ([[October 23]], [[1993]]). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1993/10/24/halloween-tree/9660ac16-f936-4b0e-bd16-1741cd34d971/ "Halloween Tree"]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved [[February 9]], [[2024]].</ref>
===Filming===
===Filming===
It was copyrighted in 1993.
==Music==
==Music==
The score was composed by [[John Debney]].
The music was composed by [[John Debney]]. The director of music production was [[Bodie Chandler]]. The music editor was [[Kim Naves]], and the scoring mixer was [[Murray McFadden]].
 
==Crew credits==
* Executive producer: [[David Kirschner]]
* Co-executive producer: [[Mark Young]]
* Associate producer: [[Kunio Shimamura]]
* Art director: [[Al Gmuer]]
* Unit production coordinator: [[Tori Pollock]]
* Storyboard directors: [[Gary Graham]], [[Dick Sebast]]
* Additional sequences: [[Sherilan Weinhart]]
* Animation directors: [[Robert Alvarez]], [[Emory Myrick]], [[Marlene Robinson-May]], [[Karen Peterson]], [[Michel Richon]], [[Woody Yokum]]
* Track reader: [[Jim Hearn]]
* Casting director: Kris Zimmerman
* Talent coordinator: [[Jill Ziegenhagen]]
* Supervising recording engineer: [[Edwin Collins]]
* Recording engineer: [[Alvy Dorman]]
* Designers: [[Virginia Hawes]], [[George Goodchild]], [[Mario Williams]], [[Marcus Nickerson]]
* Additional designers: [[Roger Chiasson]], [[Karenia Kamenski]], [[Bob Tyler]]
* Design assistants: [[Dana Jo Granger]], [[Donna Zeller]]
* Background layout key designers: [[James Alles]], [[Ron Roesch]], [[Dean Thompson]], [[Joe Binggeli]]
* Background supervisors: [[Craig Robertson]], [[Jerry Loveland]]
* Additional background designer: [[Leonard Robledo]]
* Ink and paint supervisor: [[Alison Leopold]]
* Color key animator: [[Suzette Darling]]
* Xerographist: [[Star Wirth]]
* Graphics artist: [[Tom Wogatzke]]
* Animation checking supervisor: [[Jan Adams]]
* Animation checker: [[Beth Goodwin]]
* Technical director: [[Jerry Mills]]
* Camera operators: Steve Mills, [[Neil Viker]], [[James Keefer]], [[Robert Jacobs]]
* Post production supervisor: [[Tom Gleason]]
* Supervisor editor: [[Michelle Douglas]]
* Editor: [[Gil Iverson]]
* Post production coordinator: [[Jeannine Roussel]]
* Sound effects supervisor: [[Joel Valentine]]
* Additional group ADR: [[Cynthia Daly]]
* Telecine colorist: [[Trent Johnson]]
* Re-recording mixers: [[Chris Jenkins]], [[Mark Smith]], [[Adam Jenkins]], [[Elmo Ponsdomenech]]
* Negative consultant: [[William DeBoer, Jr.]]
* Production executive: [[Catherine Winder]]
* Program executive: [[Joey Every]]
* Production supervisor: [[Debby Hindman]]
* Production assistants: [[Sandy Benenanti]], [[Valerie Menk]], [[Linda Moore]], [[Gail Prewitt]]
* Animation service: [[Fil-Cartoons]]
** Overseas production supervisor: [[Jerry Smith]]
** Overseas layout supervisor: [[Margaret Parkes]]
** Overseas animation director: [[Chris Cuddington]]


==Release==
==Release==
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* United States: October 2, 1993 at 8:30 pm on CBS
* United States: October 2, 1993 at 8:30 pm on CBS
* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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** [[October 18]], 1995: [[Image Entertainment]] releases ''[[The Halloween Tree (LaserDisc)|The Halloween Tree]]'' on LaserDisc.
** [[October 18]], 1995: [[Image Entertainment]] releases ''[[The Halloween Tree (LaserDisc)|The Halloween Tree]]'' on LaserDisc.
** [[September 10]], [[1996]]: Turner Home Entertainment releases ''The Halloween Tree'' on VHS.
** [[September 10]], [[1996]]: Turner Home Entertainment releases ''The Halloween Tree'' on VHS.
** [[August 28]], [[2012]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Halloween Tree (DVD)|The Halloween Tree]]'' on DVD.
** [[August 30]], [[2016]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''The Halloween Tree'' on DVD.
* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
** [[October 10]], 1995: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''The Halloween Tree'' on VHS.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1993]]
[[Category:1993]]
[[Category:ABC]]
[[Category:ABC]]
[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
[[Category:Directed by Kris Zimmerman]]
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
[[Category:The Halloween Tree]]
[[Category:The Halloween Tree]]
[[Category:TV films]]
[[Category:TV films]]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 8 March 2024

For other uses, see The Halloween Tree.
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree poster.jpg
Production company Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Distributor Turner Entertainment
Release date October 2, 1993
Run time 1:09:25
Starring Leonard Nimoy
Kevin Michaels
Edan Gross
Andrew Keegan
Alex Greenwald
Annie Barker
Narrated by Ray Bradbury
Executive producer(s) David Kirschner
Music composed by John Debney
Screenplay by Ray Bradbury
Director(s) Mario Piluso
Gordon Hunt (voices)
Kris Zimmerman (voices)
Title card
The Halloween Tree title card.png

The Halloween Tree is an American animated fantasy television film for Halloween. It aired on October 2, 1993 on ABC. It was adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name, both written by Ray Bradbury, directed by Mario Piluso, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt and Kris Zimmerman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Narrator (voice only) Ray Bradbury
Jenny's mother (voice only) Unavailable
Jenny Annie Barker
Ralph Alex Greenwald
Ralph's mother
Ralph's father Mark Taylor
Wally Andrew Keegan
Tom Skeleton Edan Gross
Pip Pipkin Kevin Michaels
Mr. Pipkin N/A
Mrs. Pipkin N/A
Mr. Moundshroud Leonard Nimoy
Granddaughter Unavailable
Witches Unavailable
Zombies Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Jenny's bike
  • Flying broomsticks
  • Di'a Demuertos newspaper
  • Vuz de Mexico newspaper

Vehicles

  • Ambulance

Production

Development

Author Ray Bradbury had initially conceived the idea of an animated film after a meeting with animation director Chuck Jones, based on a painting of a "Halloween tree" Bradbury did in 1960, which had historical references from around the world, some of which occur in the special. Both Bradbury and Jones felt that kids didn't understand the meaning behind Halloween. Bradbury was hired to write a screenplay at MGM, where Jones worked, but according to Bradbury, the studio ceased business producing animation at the time. Bradbury turned it into a novel, instead, which was published in 1972. The Halloween Tree had been optioned as a cartoon by small studios, but nothing came of it until he got a call from David Kirschner, chief at Hanna-Barbera. Bradbury worked with Hanna-Barbera for a year, finding a "great rapport with the staff," especially director Mario Piluso. Kirschner had also arranged for the special to be syndicated by Turner Program Services.[1]

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1993.

Music

The music was composed by John Debney. The director of music production was Bodie Chandler. The music editor was Kim Naves, and the scoring mixer was Murray McFadden.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • Ray Bradbury provided audio commentary on LaserDisc releases of the film.

Errors

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result
Daytime Emmy Awards 1994 Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program Ray Bradbury Won
Daytime Emmy Awards 1994 Outstanding Animated Program David Kirschner
Mark Young
Mario Piluso 		Nominated

Home availability

References

  1. ^ Winslow, Harriet (October 23, 1993). "Halloween Tree". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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