The Christmas Toy 1986 Ages 8+

Production still from The Christmas Toy 1986 / Director: Eric Till / Image courtesy: The Jim Henson Company

Production still from The Christmas Toy 1986 / Director: Eric Till / Image courtesy: The Jim Henson Company / View full image

When

10.30 am, Sun 6 Dec 2026 (50 mins)
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Where

Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Admission

Free

About

This seasonal TV special invites us to find out just what toys get up to when their human owners aren’t around. The film breathes life into an all-new cast of puppet characters, from soft toys to robots to dolls. Venturing from the playroom to the tree on Christmas eve, the toys anticipate the impending additions to their community with trepidation. In the early 1990s Brian Henson returned to the world of this film in the series The Secret Life of Toys.

Ages 8+

Production Credits

  • Director: Eric Till
  • Script: Laura Phillips
  • Cinematographers: Rick McVicar, Steve Benson
  • Editor: Geoff Craigen
  • Producers: Diana Birkenfield, Jim Henson, Martin G Baker
  • Cast: Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen
  • Print Source: The Jim Henson Company
  • Rights: The Jim Henson Company
  • Year: 1986
  • Runtime: 50 minutes
  • Countries: Canada, United States
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Video
  • Screening Format: DCP