Why 1987 and not 1983?


Why does IMDB have the release year for this film as 1987 and states it was not completed until 1985, when Spectrum Video released it in the UK in 1983.

I also notice that the videos on Amazon has the running time as 60 minutes whereas the Spectrum release is 92 minutes.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

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Ok, the UK version was realeased first in 83. This was the longer of the 2 versions. The US version was being editted in 85, which would make this the shorter version. Once all of the edits were completed, it was then aired in the US in 87. Understand?

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Actually isn't it because this is a completely different film from the one released in the UK in 1983? The 1983 version was produced by a UK animation company called Cosgrove Hall, the 1987 version is by the American Rankin & Bass? Though according to Wikipedia this version was produced in 1985 not 1987 so it's still a bit confusing.

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