Happily N'Ever After (2006)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Directors:

Paul Bolger
Yvette Kaplan

Writers:

Douglas Langdale (additional writer)
Robert Moreland (writer)

Release Date:

5 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Don't Let Your Hair Down. Don't Go To The Ball. Don't Visit Grandma.

Plot:

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.

Plot Keywords:

Cinderella | Princess | Scene During End Credits | Fart Joke | Rapunzel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

George Carlin	...	The Wizard (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Dwarf 1 / Dwarf 2 / Giant (voice) (as John De Maggio)
Andy Dick	...	Mambo (voice)
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Ella (voice)
Lisa Kaplan	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Jill Talley	...	Stepsister 2 / Witch 2 / Baby's Mother (voice) (as Jill Talley Kenny)
Tom Kenny	...	Amigo 3 / Dwarf 3 / Messenger / Wolf 2 (voice) (as Tom J. Kenny)
Tress MacNeille	...	Witch 1 (voice) (as Tress Mac Neille)
Michael McShane	...	Rumplestiltskin (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Amigo 2 (voice) (as Robert F. Paulsen III)
Jon Polito	...	Wolf 1 (voice) (as John Polito)
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Rick (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Amigo 1 (voice) (as Philip G. Proctor)
Wallace Shawn	...	Munk (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Stepsister 1 / Baby / Red Riding Hood (voice) (as Kath E. Soucie)

Also Known As:

Es war k'einmal im Märchenland (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor.

Runtime:

75 min | USA:87 min | 66 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:G | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Ireland:G | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:7 | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

BAF Berlin Animation Film

Trivia:

All the actors except Wallace Shawn and George Carlin voiced their parts in Los Angeles, Califora. Carlin voiced his roll in Las Vegas over the phone.

Quotes:

Munk: Are you sure about this?
Rick: No. Act cool.
Rick: [to Troll guards] Hey I'm just tryin' to put money in your pocket playa. Yo.
Munk: Umm... Yo?
Mambo: Yo! We're cool. We're low. We're on the down low. The DL. Down low. Way down we're slowly rolly polly oly.
Mambo: [after Munk pulls him away from the guards] Hey! What's wrong with you? I'm down!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Soundtrack:

No Hill Is Too Steep

Sassy Humor

Things are going awry in Fairy Tale land. Thanks to the Evil Stepmother (wonderful Sigourney Weaver), all the Villains of the fairy tales are going to have their way.

The humor was hip (but not too hip). I laughed aloud a few times. I think the adults will enjoy it as much as the kids. (The daddies will especially enjoy the Stepmother's Jessica Rabbit-like physique.) Beautiful 3-D animation helps it swing along. Although I found the Stepmother's bosoms as bit TOO 3-D. Distracting.

Patrick Warburton is perfectly cast as the voice of the big handsome (and dumb) prince. Married couple Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr. do service as the leads, and Wallace Shawn, Andy Dick and George Carlin are on board too. (George only has a few lines, none of them funny, so don't get your hopes up if you're a fan.)

It's no Shrek -- but it's 85 colorful minutes that go down easily.