Tangled (2010)

The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.

Directors:

Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

Writers:

Dan Fogelman (screenplay), Jacob Grimm (fairy tale),

Stars:

Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mandy Moore	...	Rapunzel (voice)
Zachary Levi	...	Flynn Rider (voice)
Donna Murphy	...	Mother Gothel (voice)
Ron Perlman	...	Stabbington Brother (voice)
M.C. Gainey	...	Captain of the Guard (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Big Nose Thug (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Hook Hand Thug (voice)
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Short Thug (voice)
Richard Kiel	...	Vlad (voice)
Delaney Rose Stein	...	Young Rapunzel / Little Girl (voice)
Nathan Greno	...	Guard 1 / Thug 1 (voice)
Byron Howard	...	Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)
Tim Mertens	...	Guard 3 (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

After receiving the healing powers from a magical flower, the baby Princess Rapunzel is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother Gothel. Mother Gothel knows that the flower's magical powers are now growing within the golden hair of Rapunzel, and to stay young, she must lock Rapunzel in her hidden tower. Rapunzel is now a teenager and her hair has grown to a length of 70-feet. The beautiful Rapunzel has been in the tower her entire life, and she is curious of the outside world. One day, the bandit Flynn Ryder scales the tower and is taken captive by Rapunzel. Rapunzel strikes a deal with the charming thief to act as her guide to travel to the place where the floating lights come from that she has seen every year on her birthday. Rapunzel is about to have the most exciting and magnificent journey of her life.

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Plot Keywords:

rapunzel | queen | magic | hair | crown | 

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Taglines:

They're taking adventure to new lengths.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rapunzel

Box Office

Budget:

$260,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£5,106,612 (UK) (28 January 2011)

Gross:

$200,807,262 (USA) (27 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Snuggly Duckling tavern, the ruffian 'Greno' who leaves to get the guards is named for and modeled after the film's co-director Nathan Greno, only much bigger but with the same van Dyke-style goatee and the same arm tattoos.

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Goofs

When Rapunzel and Pascal were playing hide-and-seek, the flower pot outside the window is shown with a painting of a flower. In the later parts of the film, no painting is seen there.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Flynn Rider: This is the story of how I died. Don't worry, this is actually a very fun story and the truth is, it isn't even mine. This is the story of a girl named Rapunzel.

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Connections

Version of Rapunzel (2009)

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Soundtracks

"I've Got a Dream"
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Performed by Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Tambor, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Ensemble
Produced by Alan Menken
Arranged and Orchestrated by Michael Starobin
Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI)/Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Excellent family entertainment.

A few days ago I saw "Megamind", and thought it was just okay. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I didn't think it too spectacular. My faith in CGI entertainment was on the wane.

Well, tonight Disney pulled me from that depression, and help reinvigorate my belief in, well, just plain Disney.

What we have here is Rapuntzel turned on her head, with a dash of "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty" stirred in to keep our interest.

The film was charming, clever and witty without being too much of either. The comic timing was toned down for the young kiddies in the audience, mostly little girls and some younger boys, but the comedic aspect itself did not lose luster for this. If anything it showed just what good clever comedy was. Note Rapuntzel's improvised weapon, and how she brings it to bear on the baddies in the local tavern. Classic character sketch comedy, and I don't care if I was the only one who noticed it and was laughing. You're supposed to laugh!

The story itself regards fleeing the nest from a "Mime" like character, whose interest in our heroine is less than altruistic. The dashing rogue comes in to ground the story and keep Mandy Moore's character from running amuck and falling into despair.

All in all, even though a middle aged dude like myself is no where near the target audience, I enjoyed it immensely.

Some criticisms; the villainess seemed marginally cliché. She had the liberated 70s woman gone bad thing going on for her, but it almost seems like we may have seen this character before. Not sure, really. The horse was extremely likable, but his rider could have played more of a role. In fact the supporting cast almost seemed as if they were denied screen time so we could revel in Rapuntzel's golden locks. For all that, and even though the action did dive into classic Warner Brother's cartoon territory, "Tangled" does make a very respectable showing.

That, and it was good to hear the voice of Richard Kiel play a big galoot who turns out to be a good guy. :)

My final note is that there was a very good message for young girls at the end, and in fact anyone with some sense will have caught on to it. It's a message that won't last too long, but hopefully will serve as a reminder to those who paid attention. Remember, hair isn't everything. Regardless of color *wink*

Take the family, but, if you're the father, then please, PLEASE, do not spend countless minutes like the idiot in front of me paying for his four member family with several credit cards while the ticket taker next to him managed to whiz through four or five parties of several members each for the 7:20 showing at the Redwood City theatre on Theatre Row.

Yeah, if you're reading this, you know who you are. Stop being a putz!

Everyone else, go see and enjoy the film :)