Cinderella (1997) (TV)

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers:

Robert L. Freedman (teleplay)
Oscar Hammerstein II (book)

Release Date:

2 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Romance | Fantasy | Family

Plot:

Updated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the classic fairy-tale, with an all-star, multi-racial cast.

Plot Keywords:

Cinderella | Fairy Tale | Fairy Godmother | Glass Slipper | Prince

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Aug. 3

10:00 AM

FAM

Cast

Brandy Norwood	...	Cinderella (as Brandy)
Bernadette Peters	...	Cinderella's Stepmother
Veanne Cox	...	Calliope
Natalie Desselle	...	Minerva
Paolo Montalban	...	The Prince
Jason Alexander	...	Lionel
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Queen Constantina
Victor Garber	...	King Maximillian
Whitney Houston	...	Fairy Godmother
Michael Haynes	...	The Coachman
Scott Fowler	...	Dancer #1
Noel Peters
Nathan Prevost	...	Dancer #2
Travis Payne	...	Dancer #3
Jennifer Lee Keyes	...	Dancer #4

Also Known As:

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (USA) (complete title)
Askungen (Sweden) [sv]
Cenicienta (Venezuela) [es]
Légende de Cendrillon, La (France) [fr]
Stahtopouta, I (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:U | Australia:G | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

BrownHouse Productions

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Cinderella and her godmother are in the pumpkin going to the ball at the end of "Impossible," watch Whitney Houston's mouth. There's one point where she's singing and her jaw is moving as if there is vibrato in the note, but if you listen to the note, it's a straight tone.

Quotes:

Stepmother: Beauty knows no pain, girls!

Movie Connections:

Featured in ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Impossible

My party enjoyed this remake.

Saw this one with four other people, and the reviews were quite good. Could do without the "modernized" sound in some of the songs, and the ending scene of this movie just sort of drags on for no reason, but most of the music is very good. Brandy is alright as Cinderella but her singing voice is a little too breathy. The multi-racial cast was strange but didn't bother me. Funny how a white guy and a black lady having an Asian son confuses us, but we are perfectly okay with the idea of a pumpkin turning into a carriage. And as long we're on the subject of skin color and carriages, the four white carriage horses could have participated in the political correctness. Would like to have seen one white horse, one black, one chestnut and one pinto. :o) Also a little more color in the dresses at the ball, as all of them were light blue or turquoise or lavender or green, no yellow, pink or white anywhere. Still, this was an enjoyable movie overall, maybe a bit too "updated", but by no means unpleasant. Fine effort and it made for a nice evening.