Best Children's/Family Films of 1994
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Miracle on 34th Street
The 1947 holiday classic ... unnecessary, although the newer version reflects enough of the earlier film's spirit to prove entertaining to modern family audiences. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Angels in the Outfield
Updated from the 1951 ... starts making the plays -- with the help of angels visible to the audience only as glowing special effects. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Holy Matrimony
As if losing both ... a more righteous life. Holy Matrimony was directed by Leonard Nimoy in one of his periodic breaks from acting. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Charlie's Ghost Story
Actor Anthony Edwards made ... Linda Fiorentino also appears in a supporting role. Also shown under the title Charlie's Ghost: The Story Of Coronado. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess is ... The subtle layering of spiritual symbolism makes this film intelligent enough for adults to enjoy as well as children. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Getting Even with Dad
A criminal trying to ... film was released, and within five years he was a married man attending the Rhode Island School of Design. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Iron Will
A rousing Disney dog-sled ... -- prove to be as much of a challenge to his mettle than any natural obstacles Will might encounter. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Monkey Trouble
A young girl secretly ... to appeal to many adults, Monkey Trouble's skillful animal antics and resourceful young heroine may prove entertaining to youngsters. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Baby's Day Out
John Hughes sticks to ... adventures in downtown Chicago (including a crawl through a skyscraper construction site), leaving the hapless crooks in hot pursuit. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Munchie Strikes Back
The original 1987 Munchies ... starring Lesley-Anne Down and Andrew Stevens, eschewed the "scare" elements altogether and was geared strictly for the kiddie trade. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
A Troll in Central Park
This animated feature from ... in themselves. Stanley is happy. But then, Gnorga suddenly appears and tries to destroy it all. Will she succeed? [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Lassie
The story of an ... the dog, a story that will seem old-fashioned and charming to some viewers while familiar and sentimental to others. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
It Runs in the Family
My Summer Story is ... he did in the earlier film, while the direction is in the hands of A Christmas Story's Bob Clark. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
In Search of Dr. Seuss
This is a children's ... Kathy Najimy, Robin Williams, Christopher Lloyd, David Paymer, Patrick Stewart, Eileen Brennan, Billy Crystal, and Howie Mandel, among others. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
D2: The Mighty Ducks
In this sequel to ... legend Wayne Gretzky, champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, whose athletic career has never involved ice skating. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
No Dessert Dad, 'til You Mow the Lawn
Anxious to quit smoking, ... children see how well it works, they decide to use the techniques to improve the quality of their lives. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Windrunner
Margot Kidder and Russell ... man receives strength and guidance from an unusual source -- the spirit of Native American football legend Jim Thorpe. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Black Beauty
The fourth screen adaptation ... affecting tale. The film is episodic, as was the book, and the topic is handled with sensitivity and care. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Andre
This family drama features ... special help, Andre returns to health and becomes a real handful by getting into innocent trouble at every turn. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Coproduced by two cable-TV ... was first telecast on the Family Channel February 19, 1994, in tandem with an encore presentation of Roots (1977). [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
How the West Was Fun
Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley ... take it over. Western cliches abound, but kids should find the duo heroines entertaining in this safe family choice. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Little Big League
A 12-year old boy ... starts going out with his mom. Eventually the burned out Billy must again learn how to be a kid. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia
Young Bastian again seeks ... made little impression on audiences or critics, who generally agreed that the film was the weakest of the series. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Little Giants
A successful retired jock ... sports film conventions, throwing in a few innocent romantic subplots and cameos by real football players for good measure. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
This Hanna-Barbera version of ... spin tales for a cranky caliph. The 90-minute Arabian Nights originally aired September 3, 1994, on the TBS superstation. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Thumbelina
The voices of Carol ... how Gilbert Gottfried does the voice of a strange beetle and how Carol Channing breathes life into Ms. Fieldmouse. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
The first sequel to ... of an egg thief. Unfortunately, in their zeal, Littlefoot and Co. end up lost in the frightening Great Beyond. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
A Christmas Carol
This version of the ... tale has been animated for kiddie consumption. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Cinderella
This all time favorite ... tale tells of the poor girl whose life is changed by love and magic. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Wee Sing: Under the Sea - A Musical Adventure Beneath the Waves
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Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World
Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout ... well-loved campout songs with on-screen lyrics readily available for any kid or adult who would like to sing along. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
National Geographic Really Wild Animals: Deep Sea Dive
Part of the Really ... dipping dolphins, blowing blue whales, salty sting rays and the terror of the deep, Sharks! Fun for ages 4-10. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
National Geographic Really Wild Animals: Swinging Safari
Part of the Really ... featured are the survival techniques of the world's fastest cat, the cheetah, and the creepy crocodiles of the Congo. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
Disney filmed its version ... who will save the tribe from extinction. Television actor Ken Olin made his directorial debut with this family fable. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
National Geographic Really Wild Animals: Totally Tropical Rain Forest
Everybody has heard the ... by Spin, the animated talking globe, (voiced by actor Dudley Moore). From the National Geographic Really Wild Animals collection. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
3 Ninjas Kick Back
The heroes of the ... and teach her a few things about baseball that come in handy when the big game finally rolls around. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Secret of Roan Inish
The magic of folklore ... from multiple voices, showing the importance of oral history and indicating that learning the past can alter the future. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Little Rascals
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and ... to capitalize on the familiar name, though younger audiences may be entertained by the simple gags and child-like attitude. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Disney's Sing Along Songs: The Lion King - Circle of Life
Each episode of Disney's ... thematically collected videos. This particular episode collects the songs from The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, and many others. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Pocket Ninjas
Three youngsters studying martial ... to battle the suddenly flesh-and-blood Cobra and his gang of kung-fu meanies. Cast includes Robert Z'Dar and Mel Novak. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Sherlock: Undercover Dog
Young Billy is preparing ... need his help to catch some nasty smugglers who are spoiling the island paradise for the law abiding citizens. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Prince Cinders
This animated take on ... Cinders might make it to the party, but will they let him in if he looks like an ape? [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Miss Christy's Dance Adventure
Dance instructor Christy Curtis ... jazz, and tap -- are all briefly covered, and steps for each form are taught through exciting, simple-to-follow instruction. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Magic Kid 2
Directed by and starring ... who in this movie gets a hit television show. His uncle helps him manage his business and his life. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
In this Flintstone holiday ... Fred himself is visited by the ghost of Christmas Past, and he soon sees the errors of his ways. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever!
Huckle Cat and Lowly ... Lastly, Pa takes his twins, and not has glasses, to run errands and keeps getting into the wrong car. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Richard Scarry's Best Sing-Along Mother Goose Video Ever!
Huckle Cat is worried ... Cat wakes to find Lowly Worm in the kitchen baking a pie, the whole time he was dreaming away. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Operavox
This home video release ... Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," Bizet's "Carmen," Wagner's "Das Rheingold," Puccini's "Turandot," and Verdi's "Rigoletto." [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Veggie Tales: God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?! - A Lesson in Forgiveness
Another installment of the ... boat. Will Larry ever be forgiven for his mistake? These stories are geared for children ages three and up. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Amazing Bible Series: The Amazing Children
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The Land of Sweet Taps
Two incontestable facts are ... accompanied with up-beat music and lyrics this dance lesson is 57 minutes of focused energy and floor pounding fun. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The House of Magical Sounds
A young boy attends ... the story finds out, they are only limited by their imaginations. Raul Julia narrates this story by Claudio Abbado. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Alvin & the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason
Nearly a decade after ... October 28, 1994, over the USA network, which was then showing reruns of the original Alvin & the Chipmunks. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Sesame Street: Celebrates Around The World
Elmo and Grover are ... the world as they celebrate the holidays. The children join Elmo and Grover in a few songs as well. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special
Ernie wants to learn ... musical moments from Sesame Street's history. By the end, Ernie is on his way to playing a mean saxophone. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Special Letter
Everyone's favorite really useful ... "Steam Roller," and "Bowled Out"; also included is a music video for "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover." [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Baby Animals
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Thomas & Friends: Sing Along & Stories
This video collects two ... "Let's Have a Race," "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover," "Really Useful Engine," and more. George Carlin narrates. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Leonard Maltin's Animated Favorites
Movie historian Leonard Maltin ... Cohen's The Sweater, Caroline Leaf's The Street, Norman McLaren's Pas De Deux, and Marc Aubry & Michel Herbert's Anniversary. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Mommy & Me: Fun & Friends
This program focuses on ... the program include "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," "Do Re Mi," "Wheels on the Bus," "Hokey Pokey," and "Bingo." [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Pocahontas
This animated tale of ... as North America. This release was created in part to capitalize on the Disney release of the same name. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle
The king of the ... animals of the jungle agree to take part in the ingenious plan that will bring Tooey's mother back home. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Kidsongs: My Favorite Songs
The Kidsongs series has ... is set amidst a farmyard backdrop, and features such tunes as "Bingo," "Farmer in the Dell," and "Old MacDonald." [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Night Before Christmas
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Anna Banana: Teacher's Pet
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Anna Banana: Hippopotamus Tooth
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Anna Banana: Furry Tale
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Anna Banana: Once Upon a Mousey
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Anna Banana: Train
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Standard Deviants School: Marketing, Program 2 - Persuasion
The second volume of ... entry in the Standard Deviants School series comes from Cerebellum and is specially designed for classroom use by teachers. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Standard Deviants School: No-Brainers on Public Speaking, Program 2 - Dynamic Delivery
For students who view ... entry in the Standard Deviants School series comes from Cerebellum and is specially designed for classroom use by teachers. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Standard Deviants School: Statistics, Program 7 - Working With Distributions
In addition to expressing ... entry in the Standard Deviants School series comes from Cerebellum and is specially designed for classroom use by teachers. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Standard Deviants School: Statistics, Program 9 - Statistic Errors
Descriptive adjectives and their ... entry in the Standard Deviants School series comes from Cerebellum and is specially designed for classroom use by teachers. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Toy Shop
The family-friendly animated tale ... in a toy store. Their attitude changes when the toys begin coming to life in order to entertain them. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The Triplets [Animated TV Series]
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Posada Navidena
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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame's celebrated children's ... forced to come to his rescue after a series of misadventures, as well as a brush with the law. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
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The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season 02
Michelle Trachtenberg and Iggy ... "X=Why?" Season two's final episode, "On Golden Pete," guest stars David Johansen, (aka "Buster Poindexter,") as a park ranger. [ best children's/family films - 1994 ]
Where On Earth is Carmen Sandiego?: Season 01
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Cuento de Navidad
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