Anastasia (1997)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Don Bluth
Gary Goldman

Writers:

Susan Gauthier (screenplay) &
Bruce Graham (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical

Tagline:

Discover the Adventure Behind the Greatest Mystery of Our Time

Plot:

The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

Plot Keywords:

Czar | Granddaughter | Grandmother | Ball | Russia

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Meg Ryan	...	Anastasia (voice)
John Cusack	...	Dimitri (voice)
Kelsey Grammer	...	Vladimir (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Rasputin (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Bartok (voice)
Bernadette Peters	...	Sophie (voice)
Kirsten Dunst	...	Young Anastasia (voice)
Angela Lansbury	...	The Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
Rick Jones	...	Czar Nicholas / Servant / Revolutionary Soldier / Ticket Agent (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Phlegmenkoff / Old Woman (voice)
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.	...	Young Dimitri (voice) (as Glenn Walker Harris, Jr.)
Debra Mooney	...	Actress (voice)
Arthur Malet	...	Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
Charity James	...	Anastasia Impostor (voice)
Liz Callaway	...	Anastasia (singing voice)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G (certificate #35550)

Filming Locations:

Fox Animation Studios - 2747 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

When 'Meg Ryan' was offered the role of Anya, she could not decide if she wanted to accept it or not. Upon hearing of Ryan's indecision, Fox took an audio clip of Ryan talking in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and created a short animated sequence of Anya speaking the lines. They sent the clip to Ryan, and she was so impressed that she changed her mind and accepted the role.

Goofs:

Continuity: Through out the "Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart" number the rose in Anastasia's hair disappears and reappears several times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dowager Empress Marie: There was a time, not very long ago, where we lived in an enchanted world of elegant palaces and grand parties. The year was 1916, and my son, Nicholas, was the czar of Imperial Russia.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Aaliyah: Making of 'Journey to the Past' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

A Rumor in St. Petersburg

Finally a movie to rival Disney!

Anastasia is one of the best cartoon-movies of recent years. It is based on the legend of Anastasia, the daughter of Tsar Nikolai 2., and tells us what happens to Anastasia later. In 1917 the Romanov family is not allowed to rule Russia anymore, and the evil Rasputin arrests the family. However, Anastasia and her grandmother escapes, but little Anastasia loses her grandmother at the the trainstation. Later she wants to be reunited with her family, but sadly she has forgotten who she really is!? The story is excellent(despite of not being a 100% historically correct), the animation is some of the best that I`ve ever seen in a cartoon-movie, and the soundtrack is mostly stunning. A worthy alternative to Disney`s classics, and far better than most of Disney`s newer movies. 9,5/10