Happily N'Ever After facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Happily N'Ever After |
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| Directed by | Paul J. Bolger Yvette Kaplan |
| Produced by | John H. Williams |
| Written by | Rob Moreland |
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| Music by | Paul Buckley |
| Cinematography | David Dulac |
| Editing by | Ringo Hess |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | December 16, 2006 (Westwood, California) January 5, 2007 (United States) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
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| Language | English German |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Money made | $38 million |
Happily N'Ever After is a fun computer-animated comedy film from 2006. It was made in both America and Germany. The movie was directed by Paul J. Bolger and Yvette Kaplan. It takes famous fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and gives them a twist!
The film's title is a play on the common fairy tale ending, "happily ever after." In this story, things don't always go as planned! Famous actors like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Sigourney Weaver lend their voices to the characters. The movie first came out on December 16, 2006, and was released in theaters on January 5, 2007.
Contents
Exploring the Story: What Happens?
The movie starts in Fairy Tale Land, where a powerful Wizard makes sure all fairy tales have their traditional happy endings. He has two helpers: Munk, who is very organized, and Mambo, who is a bit silly. The Wizard decides to take a much-needed vacation to Scotland, leaving Munk and Mambo in charge.
Ella's Dreams and Rick's Secret
We meet Ella, who is better known as Cinderella. She works hard for her stepfamily and dreams of meeting a charming prince. Her good friend at the palace is Rick, who works for the prince. Rick brings Ella an invitation to the royal ball. Ella sees Rick as just a friend, but Rick secretly likes Ella a lot. He doesn't understand why Ella is so interested in the Prince, who seems to follow every rule in a book. Rick's friends, the Three Amigos (who are chefs), think Rick is just jealous of the Prince.
Fairy Tales Go Wrong: Frieda's Plan
At the Prince's ball, things take a bad turn. Ella's evil stepmother, Frieda, finds her way into the Wizard's secret lair. She manages to scare off Munk and Mambo and messes with the magical "Scales of Good and Evil." This causes many fairy tales to go wrong! For example, Jack gets stomped on by the Giant, and Rumpelstiltskin wins his bet and takes the miller's daughter's baby.
Frieda then gathers an army of Trolls, evil witches, three Big Bad Wolves, the Giant, and Rumpelstiltskin. Ella discovers what's happening and escapes into the woods. There, she meets up with Munk and Mambo. The three of them decide to find the Prince, hoping he can defeat Frieda and fix everything.
The Chase and the Battle
Ella, Munk, and Mambo run to the Seven Dwarfs' home for safety. But witches and trolls, led by the Ice Queen, attack them! The Seven Dwarfs bravely fight off the trolls while Ella and her friends escape with the help of Rick, who has stolen a flying broom.
Frieda decides to go after Ella herself. She captures Ella and takes her back to the palace. Rick, Munk, and Mambo follow close behind. Frieda is angry because if Ella's story had gone as planned, Ella would have married the prince, and Frieda would have gotten nowhere.
Rick, Munk, and Mambo sneak into the castle and attack Frieda. During the fight, Frieda creates a big hole in the floor. Mambo pushes her in, but she uses her magic staff to fly back out. After a short battle, Rick gets hit by a magic blast meant for Ella and falls into a deep sleep. Frieda accidentally creates a portal. Ella bravely pushes Frieda into the portal. Rick then wakes up from the spell, and he and Ella finally admit their feelings for each other with a kiss.
A New Happy Ending
Ella and Rick, who are now truly in love, decide to choose their own future and get married. Rumpelstiltskin, surprisingly, has grown to care for the baby he took. The miller's daughter lets him stay at the castle as the baby's nanny. The Wizard returns from his vacation, completely unaware of all the chaos that happened while he was gone!
In a short scene during the credits, Frieda is shown trapped in the Arctic, surrounded by elephant seals.
Meet the Voice Cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Ella: The main character, a kind scullery maid who realizes her true love is Rick, not the Prince.
- Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Rick: A servant to the Prince who secretly loves Ella. He finds the Prince annoying but is brave and loyal.
- Andy Dick as Mambo: A funny, purple, cat-like creature who works for the Wizard. He likes things to be exciting.
- Wallace Shawn as Munk: An organized, orange pig who also works for the Wizard. He tries to keep fairy tales on track and is Mambo's best friend.
- Patrick Warburton as The Prince: The prince from the Cinderella story. He's a bit lazy and follows a rulebook to find his "maiden."
- George Carlin as the Wizard: An old wizard who watches over all the fairy tales. He leaves Munk and Mambo in charge while he's on vacation. This was one of George Carlin's last roles.
- Sigourney Weaver as Frieda: Cinderella's power-hungry stepmother and the main villain. She wants to take over Fairy Tale Land.
- Michael McShane as Rumpelstiltskin: The character from his own fairy tale. He helps Frieda after the Scales of Good and Evil are changed.
- John DiMaggio as the Giant: The giant from Jack and the Beanstalk.
- Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, and Philip Proctor as Three Amigos: Rick's friends who are chefs.
- John DiMaggio and Tom Kenny as dwarves and trolls.
- Kath Soucie and Jill Talley as stepsisters.
- Kath Soucie as Little Red Riding Hood.
- Tress MacNeille and Jill Talley as witches.
- Tom Kenny and Jon Polito as two of the three Big Bad Wolves.
- Lisa Kaplan as the fairy godmother.
Movie Music: The Soundtrack
| Happily N'Ever After | |
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Various Artists
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| Released | 2007 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Lionsgate Music and Publishing |
| Producer | Jay Faires |
The film features a fun soundtrack with various artists. Here are some of the songs you can hear in the movie:
- Hammer's Coming Down - Brooke Lizotte
- Happy Doesn't Have to Have an Ending - They Might Be Giants
- Scotland the Brave - David "Bagpipes" Brooks
- Baby Wants a Diamond Ring - Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Pass the Glok - Kris Dirksen
- Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett (as Bobby (Boris) Pickett) and The Crypt-Kickers
- Disco Inferno - The Trammps
- Bar Sauce - Population Music
- Trainwreck - The Sammies
- No Hill Is Too Steep - Farmer Jason
- Get What I Want - Jaron Lowenstein, Skylar Grey (as Holly Brook), Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher
- Sneaking In - Population Music
- Happy Ending - Aidan Hawken
- No More Rain - Jack Diamond
What About a Sequel?
A second movie, called Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple, was released directly to video on March 24, 2009.
