Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001) (TV) Snow White (original title)

Director:

Caroline Thompson

Writers (WGA):

Jacob Grimm (story) &
Wilhelm Grimm (story) ...
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Release Date:

17 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.

Plot Keywords:

Snow White | Daughter | Fairy Tale | Wish | Childbirth

Cast

Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Elspeth
Tom Irwin	...	John
Vera Farmiga	...	Josephine
Kristin Kreuk	...	Snow White
Clancy Brown	...	The Granter of Wishes
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Wednesday (Yellow)
José Zúñiga	...	Hector (as Jose Zuniga)
Michael J. Anderson	...	Sunday (Violet)
Warwick Davis	...	Saturday (Indigo)
Tyron Leitso	...	Prince Alfred
Michael Gilden	...	Monday (Red)
Mark J. Trombino	...	Tuesday (Orange)
Penny Blake	...	Thursday (Green)
Martin Klebba	...	Friday (Blue)
Campbell Lane	...	Magistrate
Rob Roy	...	Minister #1
Peter Hall	...	Minister #2
Shaine Jones	...	Palace Attendant
Karin Konoval	...	Crone
James Chutter	...	Footman
Shaun Balbar	...	Chef
Michelle Harrison	...	Lady in Waiting #1
Michelle Maryineau	...	Lady in Waiting #2
Stacee Copeland	...	Lady in Waiting #3
Lauren Kennedy	...	Child #1
Naomi Lawson-Baird	...	Child #2
Nicole Robert	...	Kitchen Worker
Milana Orchard	...	Baby Snow White
Teal Warris	...	Baby Snow White
Janelle Rancourt	...	Girl on Road
Broud The Bear	...	Alfred (as Broud)

Directed by
Caroline Thompson

Writing credits (WGA)
Jacob Grimm		(story) (as The Brothers Grimm) &
Wilhelm Grimm		(story) (as The Brothers Grimm)
Caroline Thompson		(teleplay) &
Julie Hickson		(teleplay)

Produced by
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	executive producer
Matthew O'Connor	....	producer
Caroline Thompson	....	producer
Mary Anne Waterhouse	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michael Convertino

Cinematography by
Jon Joffin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Margaret Goodspeed

Casting by
John Brace
Heike Brandstatter
Linda Lowy
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
David Brisbin

Art Direction by
Doug Hardwick

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Wilcox

Costume Design by
Nancy Bryant

Makeup Department
Gitte Axen	....	makeup artist
Ian C. Ballard	....	hair designer (as Ian Ballard)
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Norma Hill-Patton	....	makeup designer
Bruce Houston	....	makeup effects applicator (as Bruce Huston)
Cindy Larson	....	hair stylist
Brad Proctor	....	makeup effects applicator
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup designer

Production Management
Julia Neville	....	unit manager
Mary Anne Waterhouse	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bonnie Benwick	....	first assistant director
Steve Nicolaides	....	second unit director
Anya Smith	....	additional third assistant director
Kate Vanderbyl	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tara Arnett	....	art department assistant
Sandy Arthur	....	assistant set decorator
Linda Marie Bishop	....	signwriter
Mark Francis	....	property master
Allan Galajda	....	set designer
Brent Gloeckler	....	head sculptor
Carl Gruell	....	art department production assistant
Max Matsuoka	....	key props buyer
Ignacio McBurney	....	assistant set decorator
Mike McLeod	....	construction coordinator
Dale Menzies	....	construction foreman
Jeremy Stanbridge	....	assistant art director
Ken Wells	....	paint coordinator

Sound Department
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor
Graham Crowell	....	boom operator
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Goodman	....	boom operator
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Ralph Parker	....	sound mixer
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Kevin J. Andruschak	....	special effects assistant
James Kozier	....	special effects supervisor
Tim Storvick	....	special effects coordinator
Harry Tomsic	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Tom Archer	....	digital compositing artist
Nicholas Boughen	....	3D animator
Keith Hamakawa	....	digital resources manager
James G. Hebb	....	CGI supervisor
Winston Helgason	....	3D animator
Andrew Karr	....	visual effects
Colin Liggett	....	digital compositing artist
Tannis Mathers	....	rotoscope artist
Martin Ostrom	....	motion control technician: visual effects unit
Stephen Pepper	....	senior digital compositor
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects coordinator
Elaine Sipos	....	digital compositor
Irene Sommerfeldt	....	rotoscope artist
Simon van de Lagemaat	....	digital artist
Cory Virs	....	digital compositor
Wendy Whaley	....	digital compositing artist
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunt double: Kristin Kreuk
Fred Perron	....	stunt coordinator
Fred Perron	....	stunts
Trish Schill	....	stunt double: Miranda Richardson & Kristin Kreux
Tucker Vezina	....	stunts
Jamie Payton	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams	....	first assistant camera
Cory Budney	....	first assistant camera
Sean Esler	....	second assistant camera
Nina Jones	....	lighting technician
Ron MacLeay	....	key grip
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator
Dean Morris	....	best boy electric
Brian C. Murphy	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Slatter	....	gaffer
Brad Smith	....	best boy grip
Max Torroba	....	video assist operator
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera

Casting Department
Michele Short	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Bloor	....	costume set supervisor
Jane Henry	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Yelena Lanskaya	....	assistant editor
David Legault	....	assistant editor
Aaron Marshall	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Daniel Gaber	....	music editor
Lesley Langs	....	music editor
Bobby Muzingo	....	music supervisor (as Robert Muzingo)
Maria Newman	....	musician
Bobby Muzingo	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Steeves	....	transportation coordinator (as Rob Steeves)

Other crew
Duane Bradley	....	animal trainer
Brenda Campbell	....	acting coach
Kathleen Higgins	....	assistant coordinator
Blaine G. Houserman	....	production accountant
Robert Bob Kay	....	assistant location manager
Eva Morgan	....	production coordinator
Jamie Payton	....	head wrangler
Tracey Renyard	....	location manager
Julie Anne Rieder	....	post accountant
Gerry Therrien	....	animal wrangler
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Babelsberg International Film Produktion
• Hallmark Entertainment
• Sextant Entertainment Group
• Snow White Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Koch Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• NHK (2002) (Japan) (TV)

Special Effects

• Papillon Productions
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Camera Shop, The  camera and production equipment
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• P.S. Northern Lights  grip and electric package
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound

Also Known As:

"Snow White" - Canada (original title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Canada | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:PG | Australia:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Babelsberg International Film Produktion

Quotes:

Snow White:Tell me why, why are you still here?
Wednesday:Don't you dare try to be nice to me.

Movie Connections:

References Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Kristin Kruek SHINES as "Snow White"

It's not your traditional version of the Grimm's famous story, but this effort by Hallmark Entertainment (distributed by Disney) certainly has it's merits!

Caroline Thompson's script tells the traditional story of the princess with "skin as white as snow" and the jealous stepmother who wishes her stepdaughter dead. But Thompson decides to elaborate the story with several touches of her own. For instance, Snow White's father, John (played by Tom Irwin), releases a "jinn" or "genie" type creature (Clancy Brown) from a frozen prison in the ice. To show his thanks, the creature grants John three wishes: 1) milk for his infant daughter, 2) a kingdom, and 3) a queen. But the candidate chosen to sit at King John's side, is none other than the creature's hideous sister, Elsbeth (Miranda Richardson). As an "act of kindness" to his sister, he transforms her blemished skin to worldly beauty. But King John's heart still lies with his dead wife, Josephine (Vera Farmiga). So, Elspeth's first spell of manipulation is cast.

Another added plot twist borrows from another Grimm's story, "Snow White and Rose Red". Queen Elsbeth lets her raging hormones get the best of her when Prince Alfred (Tyron Leitso) spurns her lusty advances. For revenge, Elsbeth turns the prince into a bear, who then seeks out Snow White to help break the spell.

In a psychological twist, Esbeth disguises herself as Josephine, Snow White's mother, when she delivers the poisoned apple. Quite clever.

Hallmark Entertainment regular Miranda Richardson is perfectly cast as the woman who's sole existence rides on being "fairest in the land". In her usual brilliant way, Richardson's performance is deranged yet humorous all at once.

Kristin Kreuk (WB's "Smallville") as "Snow White" gives a deeper performance than one would expect. Rather than turning the princess into a sugary sweet victim, Kreuk brings out the human qualities of a teenager who longs to be seen as more than the beauty she is. Because of Elsbeth's spell on him, her father ignores her. Her stepmother hates her. The visiting prince swoons over her. The poor girl simply wants to be loved and known for the person behind the beautiful face. Kreuk was the perfect choice.

The seven dwarfs are creatively reworked as the creatures that control the weather. They travel around the countryside as a rainbow, with each of them playing a different color. Named for the days of the week, each dwarf's personality comes from the old nursery rhyme' "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace.....". Warwick Davis, of Ewok fame, plays "Saturday". Davis is no stranger the Snow White story, having performed in and directed many pantomime productions in his homeland of England. In another creative twist, Vincent Schiavelli plays "Wednesday"....the only "dwarf" over 4.5 feet tall! Michael J. Anderson (Twin Peaks) plays "Sunday" the kind-hearted sympathetic leader of the "magnificent seven".

As in anything she is in, Vera Farmiga is wonderful. She is under used sadly, as Josephine is buried for most of the film. Thankfully she is brought back for the famous apple sequence.

If you are expecting a live action version of the Disney 1937 classic, you will be greatly disappointed. The film rides on it's own merit and will hopefully become another family classic. Thanks Hallmark!