2000 Official Selection, film index

Robbie the Reindeer

Robbie the Reindeer “Hooves of Fire”

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Forget those saccharine-sweet children's stories of Father Christmas and his trusty reindeer. Hooves of fire tells it like it is for lazy, laid-back Robbie who gets sent to the North Pole to compete for the navigator's place on Santa's sleigh team. Pain, passion, drama, dope-testing, testosterone and true love – this action-packed comedy adventure has them all.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Robbie the Reindeer “Hooves of Fire”

    Directed by: Richard GOLESZOWSKI

    Country: United Kingdom

    Year of production: 1999

    Running time: 29 min 04 s

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: puppets (latex)

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Richard GOLESZOWSKI

    Production: BBC BRISTOL, Jacqueline WHITE

    Distribution: ÉDITIONS MONTPARNASSE, BBC WORLDWIDE LIMITED, Julie HUNTER

    Script: Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Richard Curtis

    Storyboard: Andy Janes, Wayne Thomas

    Camera: Jeremy Hogg

    Music: Mark Knopfler, Guy Fletcher

    Editing: Andrew Hassenruck