Favorite scene

The only real attempt at humor was when Prancer was outside while the father was reading the newspaper on Sunday morning. I don't know why, but that scene tickles me every time I see it.

My favorite scene would be when Jessica is begging Abe Vagoda (town vet) to help with Prancer's wound. Abe's character is exhausted and he has no time for such things. Suddenly Jessica -- sensing that the vet's answer is final -- comes out with (I'm paraphrasing here) "Doctors don't help anybody anyway! Doctors only lie!!"

That was such an unexpected reference to her dead mother. It was so beautifully executed that it touches me every time I see it. The next shot is old Abe finishing up dressing Prancer's wound. Realistically, he tells Jessica that he needs to inform her dad of what's going on... but humanely gives her a couple of days to tell her dad herself.

What a fantastic movie. I own the DVD. I think I ran across it in Best Buy or Circuit City. It is one of my favorites.

KT

And there's also another scene which I liked. It's when Jesse jumps on to Santa, and begins to speak by saying- "Okay, I know you're not the real Santa...so I'm not here for a chat with you......." That was quite a funny scene. She was so natural in her acting that I feel she really was the cutest and best ever kid actor. Too bad she did only a very few films

My favorite scene is definitely the opening scene (in school) of Music class where the little girl Jessica is singing too loud. And the music teacher discreetly tries to weed out the culprit. Much like music directors do: let me hear this side; let me hear that side, let me hear just this row, etc. Much to Jessica's embarrassment, she is singled out as she is sustaining the last note of O Little Town of Bethlehem ... "are met in Thee to-niiiiiight!" The teacher was actually humane as Jessica is humiliated by a fellow classmate. Anyone who's ever been at choir practice knows it could've been a lot uglier. Instantly you fall in LOVE with poor little Jessica. This scene instantly grabs the viewer and identifies Jessica as the child in focus, the STAR! She's so adorable and lovable and this opening scene is such a winner!!! I chuckle and cry at the same time, every time I see it. The director is a genius. There are many remarkable scenes. But this one, the first one, is the attention grabber and it works like a charm! It also ties in with other scenes where Jessica is singing too loudly! It's hilarious! Truly the WHOLE MOVIE is one gigantic FAVORITE SCENE.

My favorite scene in Prancer is near the end when Sam Elliot reads "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus". What a touching scene when father and daughter finally connect at the end of this film and drop all of their defenses towards each other and come together. It's such a well-acted and beautiful scene in the movie. Anyways, Merry Xmas!

Mine has to be after the reading when she tells her dad that she never really wanted to run away. Then he tells her to look out the window, and there is Prancer. He bought him back for her. That is sweet. I also love the ending scene where she says that he couldn't have jumped and lived. Her father tells her what she wanted to hear. The whole movie is just so sweet. Not my absolute favortie Christmas movie, but that is a different thread.

I just watched this movie for the first time last night and was touched by many scenes. I was absolutely sobbing by the end. I guess the scene I liked the best was when she brought the book out to read to the reindeer. The lead little girl actress was amazing in this movie. What an actress! The scene with Abe Vigoda, when she is begging him to help tore at my heart. As did the one where she was begging her father not to shoot 'Prancer'. Bravo to this lovely Christmas film!

I have so many favorite scenes in this movie! I liked it well enough when I was younger, but now that I'm older and can truly understand what's going on (more than just the fact that "Oh my goodness!!! Santa's reindeer is lost!!!"), it's more endearing to me.

I think other than the scene at the end with Jessie and her father, where he reads the "Yes, Virginia" letter to her, my favorite part is just the snippet before, where you see him on the phone (with the doctor, I assume) saying he thinks Jessie came home from the hospital too early.

When he says, "She won't play her Christmas records- No, you don't understand, my daughter plays Christmas music all year," for some reason, it chokes me up. It's the first real sign that he understands her to some degree.

Its so hard to narrow down a favorite scene, but I think I've done it. Its probably when Jessica falls and is unconscious, and instead of leaving, Prancer stays with her and keeps her warm. It never fails to make me cry. I'm always touched when I see an animal make a conscious decision to help or save another life. Sometimes animals have more compassion than humans.