Enchanted (2007)

Director:

Kevin Lima

Writer (WGA):

Bill Kelly (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The real world and the animated world collide.

Plot:

A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

Plot Keywords:

Love | Prince | Fairy Tale | New York City | Lawyer

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Amy Adams	...	Giselle
Patrick Dempsey	...	Robert Philip
James Marsden	...	Prince Edward
Timothy Spall	...	Nathaniel
Idina Menzel	...	Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey	...	Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon	...	Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews	...	The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima	...	Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima	...	Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn	...	Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams	...	Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley	...	Grumpy

Also Known As:

Encantada (Argentina) (Mexico) (poster title) (Peru) [es]
Il était une fois... (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Bübáj (Hungary) [hu]
Come d'incanto (Italy) [it]
Encantada (Brazil) [pt]
Encantada: La historia de Giselle (Spain) (DVD title) [es]
Eventyr i New York (Norway) [no]
Förtrollad (Sweden) [sv]
Fortryllet (Denmark) [da]
I magemeni (Greece) [el]
Kouzelná romance (Czech Republic) [cs]
Lumottu (Finland) [fi]
Magie în Manhattan (Romania) [ro]
Manhattan'da sihir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Mechushefet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Nõiutud (Estonia) [et]
Uma história de encantar (Portugal) [pt]
Verwünscht (Germany) [de]
Zacarana (Slovenia) [sl]
Zacarovaní (Slovakia) [sk]
Zaczarowana (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Philippines:G | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:G | Sweden:7 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP | Netherlands:6 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | South Africa:PG | USA:PG (certificate #43688) | France:U | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

As an homage to Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) the writers and animators chose to give the evil hag the same appearance as the hag in the 1937 Disney classic.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Giselle returns to Morgan for help getting ready for the ball, she kneels down and her hair is partly over her shoulder and partly behind her back. When the camera cuts in close, her hair is entirely over her shoulder to the front.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time, in a magical kingdom known as Andalasia, there lived an evil queen. Selfish and cruel, she lived in fear that one day her stepson would marry and she would lose her throne forever. And so she did all in her power to prevent the prince from ever meeting the one special maiden with whom he would share true love's kiss.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers (#34.16)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Happy Working Song

This isn't just a movie...it is a time-machine to the glory days of Disney.

I'm a teenage boy, and the reviews for "Enchanted," along with some friendly persuasion from my sisters, moved me to give this live action/animated combo. a chance. In the first fourteen minutes of Enchanted, there were two things that caught my attention: 1)The never-ending, sugar-coated, sing-along tune and 2) The grainy style of animation that Disney lavished upon the screen(a tribute to the Disney classics, such as Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty); in this time span, I felt truly embarrassed to be sitting in the theater with the older couples clustered around me. I mean, what kind of boy in his right mind would want to watch a movie with musical numbers and pretty princesses? And yet, there was something about it...the aire of it almost took me back to the days of my childhood when I would smash my face up to the T.V. screen, when Belle and the Beast were having their unforgettable ball dance or when Ariel was brushing her hair with a fork. It was these sorts of memories that surfaced to my mind as I kept watching Enchanted. And it kept getting better and better. When there was a sudden switch to live-action, my heart was captured by Amy Adams, who seems to be, in my opinion, the finest choice for Giselle. Prince Edward and Robert also had their perfect fits (James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey). Even though this movie is close to perfect, it still has its problems. There is an aire of predictability in the storyline, as well as the fact that it's swamped with clichés (some of which are fresh, and some of which are flat). Yet it flows on, innocently, with its strong actors/actresses, decent-enough screenplay that gives you a warm feeling in your heart (which is what Disney is supposed to do, right?), spectacular music numbers that have charm, and the fact that it is suitable for all ages. There is a little something for everyone in this film--and it's not just a film either--it is a time-machine back to the golden era of Disney's animated films, and its live-action ones as well. And it helps me look forward to the new Disney: one that keeps surprising me more and more every single day.