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Hogfather

  • TV Movie
  • 2006
  • 3h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11K
YOUR RATING
Hogfather (2006)
ComedyFantasy

It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has h... Read allIt's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.

  • Director
    • Vadim Jean
  • Writers
    • Vadim Jean
    • Terry Pratchett
  • Stars
    • David Jason
    • Marc Warren
    • Michelle Dockery
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writers
      • Vadim Jean
      • Terry Pratchett
    • Stars
      • David Jason
      • Marc Warren
      • Michelle Dockery
    • 85User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Hogfather (2006)
    Joss Ackland, David Jason, Nigel Planer, Marc Warren, and Michelle Dockery in Hogfather (2006)
    Madeleine Rakic-Platt, Michelle Dockery, and Hugo Altman in Hogfather (2006)
    David Jason, Nigel Planer, Marc Warren, and Michelle Dockery in Hogfather (2006)
    Terry Pratchett in Hogfather (2006)
    Michelle Dockery in Hogfather (2006)
    Ian Richardson, David Jason, and Marnix Van Den Broeke in Hogfather (2006)
    Ian Richardson, David Jason, and Marnix Van Den Broeke in Hogfather (2006)
    Ian Richardson and Marnix Van Den Broeke in Hogfather (2006)
    Terry Pratchett at an event for Hogfather (2006)
    Hogfather (2006)
    David Jason, Marc Warren, and Marnix Van Den Broeke in Hogfather (2006)

    Top cast

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    David Jason
    David Jason
    • Albert
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Teatime
    Michelle Dockery
    Michelle Dockery
    • Susan
    • (as Michelle Dockery, Dorckey Hellmice)
    • …
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Lord Downey
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Vernon Crumley
    Nigel Planer
    Nigel Planer
    • Mr. Sideney
    Peter Guinness
    Peter Guinness
    • Medium Dave
    Stephen Marcus
    Stephen Marcus
    • Banjo
    Craig Conway
    Craig Conway
    • Chickenwire
    Rhodri Meilir
    • Bilious
    Sinead Matthews
    Sinead Matthews
    • Violet
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Death
    • (voice)
    • …
    Neil Pearson
    Neil Pearson
    • Quoth the Raven
    • (voice)
    Nicolas Tennant
    • Corporal Nobbs
    Richard Katz
    Richard Katz
    • Constable Visit
    Ed Coleman
    Ed Coleman
    • Ponder Stibbons
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    • Mr. Brown
    • (as Geoffrey Hutchins)
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    • The Dean
    • Director
      • Vadim Jean
    • Writers
      • Vadim Jean(written for the screen by)
      • Terry Pratchett(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Terry Pratchett: "Hogfather" author, the toymaker Death visits at the end.
    • Goofs
      Most of the teeth in the Tooth Fairy's castle are molars with intact roots. But most of the teeth children lose are incisors and canines and the few molars they lose don't have roots attached.
    • Quotes

      Susan: Now... tell me...

      Death: What would have happened if you hadn't saved him?

      Susan: Yes.

      Death: The sun would not have risen.

      Susan: Then what would have happened?

      Death: A mere ball of flaming gas would have illuminated the world.

      Susan: All right, I'm not stupid. You're saying that humans need fantasies to make life bearable.

      Death: No. Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.

      Susan: With tooth fairies? Hogfathers?

      Death: Yes. As practice, you have to start out learning to believe the little lies.

      Susan: So we can believe the big ones?

      Death: Yes. Justice, mercy, duty. That sort of thing.

      Susan: They're not the same at all!

      Death: You think so? Then take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and THEN show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy. And yet... you try to act as if there is some ideal order in the world. As if there is some... some rightness in the universe by which it may be judged.

      Susan: But people have got to believe that, or what's the point?

      Death: You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?

      [they both watch the sun rise]

    • Crazy credits
      The Death of Rats is credited to "Dorckey Hellmice". This is an anagram of the Death of Rats' voice actor Michelle Dockery.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Mr. Sandman
      (uncredited)

      By Pat Ballard

    User reviews85

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Things just happen. What the heck
    It's that time of the year again... Hogswatch. It bears a lot of similarities to your Christmas. However, The Hogfather(Santa) is being attacked. Death takes up his job, and we also follow a school of wizards... and these take up a lot of time and leave to relatively little pay-off. Then again, it is fun to see the odd gang of criminals(led by Mr. Teatime... pronounced Te-ah-tim-eh) undertake a creative plan to take care of the symbol of the end-of-the-year Christian celebration. You have probably figured out by now that this is set on Discworld(a disc-shaped planet carried by four elephants atop a turtle floating through outer space), Terry Pratchett's famous universe. I have not read much by him, but it was enough to know that imitating his writing style is impossible. It's far too literary. What they have done here is a good solution to this issue, and the humor(with sharp wit), quirk and commentary is largely intact. I have already touched upon the biggest problem with this... the pace is drab, and unless you *love* the comedy(with cleverness, silly stuff, verbal material and in general a "realistic" interpretation of a world with magic, complete with bureaucracy), you will not watch all three hours of this(even if the first of the two episodes do end with a cliffhanger). There are annoying characters, many jokes do not work and the FX range(the Grim Reaper's face is just a mask(the mouth doesn't even move!) and CGI is OK). The sets are nice. There is a dark tone, and bizarre and creepy instances in some of this. This has memorable bits as well, such as a computer run by ants and hamsters running in wheels. What I enjoyed the most about this was the exploration of faith and hope. This is a running theme, and the moral of this is smart and well-delivered. I personally found it worth the investment of time, but if you aren't interested in philosophy and religion, you may not. There is disturbing content and a little moderate language in this. I recommend this to fans of the author of the books. 7/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Sky One
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
    • Filming locations
      • Cluney Castle, Balgowan, Highland, Scotland, UK(Castle of Bones)
    • Production companies
      • The Mob Film Company
      • RHI Entertainment
      • British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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