Anastasia (1997)

The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

Directors:

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Writers:

Susan Gauthier (screenplay), Bruce Graham (screenplay)

Stars:

Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)
Debra Mooney	...	Actress (voice)
Arthur Malet	...	Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
Charity James	...	Anastasia Impostor (voice)
Liz Callaway	...	Anastasia (singing voice)

Storyline

The daughter of the last Russian Czar, Nicolas II (Rick Jones), Anastasia (Meg Ryan) is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (Dame Angela Lansbury), promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Czar family, Grigori Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd), still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.

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Plot Keywords:

romanov | russian revolution | russia | amnesia | princess | 

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Taglines:

Discover the Adventure Behind the Greatest Mystery of Our Time

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Anastasia (1997) and Tangled (2010) share some similarities. Both films are about lost princesses, both fall for poor men, both heriones have no idea that they are royalty, both love interests have a love hate relationship and would later marry each other.

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Goofs

When Anastasia is dancing with Dimitri on the ship, her hair is down to her butt. A few seconds later it is seen to her shoulders. The length changes throughout.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

The first part of the initial set of the credits shows clips of the film.

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Alternate Versions

The version shown on HBO and related channels contains extra credits for the Spanish-language version of the film. The song over those credits, a Spanish version of "Journey to the Past," was on the film's soundtrack album.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Creepy/Dark Songs from Animated Kids' Movies (2018)

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Soundtracks

Once Upon a December
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Performed by Liz Callaway

User Reviews

my childhood!

omgg!! This movie is so great!!!! The songs, the animation, the voice work, it's all so magical and it takes you on an amazing adventure. You really want Anastasia to know who she really is and you want her to know where she came from. I love that all of the characters have such great chemistry and they all are a great team. I love the romance in the movie as well.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian French

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Music Box

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$120,541, 16 November 1997

Gross USA:

$58,406,347

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$139,804,348

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Animation Studios, Fox Family Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (as dts) (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Digital (as Dolby Digital) (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (as Sony Dynamic Digital Sound) (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Atmos (Dolby Atmos) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1