Barbie as Rapunzel (Video 2002)

Barbie is an artist who paints her way out of a castle to save her prince.

Director:

Owen Hurley

Writers:

Elana Lesser, Cliff Ruby

Stars:

Kelly Sheridan, Anjelica Huston, Cree Summer

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Kelly Sheridan	...	Barbie / Rapunzel (voice)
Anjelica Huston	...	Gothel (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Penelope (voice)
Ian James Corlett	...	Hobie / Palace Guard (voice)
Mark Hildreth	...	Stefan (voice)
David Kaye	...	Hugo / General (voice)
Peter Kelamis	...	Otto / Skinny Swordsman (voice)
Russell Roberts	...	King Frederick (voice)
Christopher Gaze	...	King Wilhelm (voice)
Terry Klassen	...	Fat Swordsman / Baker (voice)
Chantal Strand	...	Kelly / Katrina (voice)
Danny McKinnon	...	Tommy (voice)
Britt McKillip	...	Melody (voice)
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Lorena (voice) (as Jocelyn Loewen)
Dale Wilson	...	Silversmith (voice)

Storyline

Barbie is an artist who paints her way out of a castle to save her prince.

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Plot Keywords:

barbie | rapunzel | computer animation | based on toy | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation | Family

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barbie Princesa Rapunzel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mainframe Entertainment, Mattel, Voice Box Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie when Rapunzel and Prince Stefan have just been married, Rapunzel has all her glorious long hair back. Just a little while before this, the evil Gothal chopped Rapunzel's hair off just to below the shoulders.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits it says: "Love and imagination can change the world." -Barbie

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Connections

Version of The Story of 'Rapunzel' (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Rapunzel Theme"
Written by Arnie Roth
Performed by Becky Taylor

User Reviews

Suprisingly well-done Barbie fluff...

1st watched 10/19/2002 - 6 out of 10(Dir-Owen Hurley): Surprisingly well-done Barbie fluff. What impressed me the most about this made-for-video computer animated movie was the obvious time and attention that was put into the story, animation, and character development despite the usual bland Barbie stuff created by Mattel. The animation isn't intended to make you forget that it's animation because we're watching a `doll' in action, not a person(and this is okay). They basically took the Rapunzel character and crafted an entirely different movie than what's in the original book. There is a formidable enemy(voice played by Anjelica Huston), and endearing characters who are Rapunzel's friends(a talking rabbit and a young dragon), as well as a few others who all are done well. There are two very good songs that accompany the movie(although it doesn't try to be a musical), and the usual fairy-tale ending that will please young and those who are young at heart. The bottom line here is that this was a very big surprise to me. I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end, which I believe even those who don't carry the dolls around with us will enjoy this right alongside those younger-folk who do still meddle with them.