The Velveteen Rabbit (1985)

The Velveteen Rabbit

1985

Animation Family

Synopsis

A boy receives a Velveteen Rabbit for Christmas. The Velveteen Rabbit is snubbed by other more expensive or mechanical toys, the latter of which fancy themselves real. One day while talking with the Skin Horse, the Rabbit learns that a toy becomes real if its owner really and truly loves it. The Skin Horse makes the Velveteen Rabbit aware that "...once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

Credits

Director

Pino Van Lamsweerde

Cast

Bernard McManus as Skin Horse (voice) (uncredited)

Charity Brown as Fairy Queen / Nanny (voice)

Christopher Plummer as Narrator (voice)

Chuck Collins as Boy (voice)

Don Westwood as Jones (voice)

Eddie Dunn as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)

James Bradford as Tin Soldier (voice)

Rick Jones as Rabbit #1 / Rabbit #2 (voice)