Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True (2001)

Jaq and Gus create a storybook based on three events that happened after the first film. The stories include Cinderella's opposition to the court's strict etiquette, Jaq's becoming human for a day, and Anastasia's redemption through love.

Director:

John Kafka

Writers:

Jill E. Blotevogel (screenplay by) (as Jill Blotevogel), Tom Rogers (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen, Corey Burton

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Hale	...	Cinderella (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Jaq / The Baker / Sir Hugh / Grand Duke / Bert / Flower Vendor (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Gus / Mert / Stable Hand (voice)
Andre Stojka	...	The King (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Fairy Godmother / Mary Mouse / Beatrice / Daphne / Drizella / Countess Le Grande (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee	...	Stepmother (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Anastasia / Pretty Woman (voice)
Holland Taylor	...	Prudence (voice)
Christopher Daniel Barnes	...	The Prince (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Lucifer / Bruno / Pom Pom (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Susan Blu	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

The movie explores Cinderella's "happily ever after" life as a princess in three stories, with help from the Fairy Godmother. First, Cinderella's awkward first days at the palace, when she tried so hard to fit in that she forgot to be herself. Second, how Jaq felt so left out that he wished to be a human. Third, how Cinderella taught one of her nasty stepsisters how to smile which leads to her own true love.

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Plot Keywords:

half dressed cartoon animal | undressed | cinderella character | fairy godmother character | lady tremaine character | 

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Taglines:

The Magic Didn't End At Midnight!

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Walt Disney Animation Japan's ninth feature. The studio was closed in 2005 after Disney's decision to stop producing hand drawn animation in favor of their new computer animated projects.

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Goofs

(at around 20 mins) During the first segment, the King has a bowl of chocolate pudding that lands on his head. The brown pudding is all over his face and shoulders, yet after a few seconds, the chocolate disappears off his clothing with no cleaning and there is none on his head when the bowl is removed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jaq: Come on, Gus-Gus. Faster!
Gus: What's the hurry, Jaq-Jaq? What's the hurry?
Jaq: Fairy Godmother's here. She's gonna read us the Cinderelly story.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the end credits, there is a tribute to the original Cinderella (1950). It reads; "This film would not have been possible without the inspiration from the original motion picture and the work of its talented artist and animators."

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Connections

Referenced in That Fellow in the Coat: A Look Back at Disney's Sequels (2010)

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Soundtracks

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
Music and lyrics by Mack David, Alan Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston

User Reviews

At the very least, it's *different*.

Of course the animation is really bad, and it's not a deep movie, but at least the writers put some thought into the story and didn't just go with the standard. (Cinderella and her still-unnamed Prince have a daughter who falls in love with a peasant, and they have to convince the king that she should be able to marry him and not be forced to marry someone of royalty. Can anyone say 'Aladdin'? Ugh.) This movie is made of three separate stories instead of just one long yawn factory like some others I can think of (Cough. Hunchback 2. Return to Neverland. Cough.) so there is a lot more opportunity for variation and character interplay. They even involve a dour governess named Prudence (very nice to see a black-clad miser in a Disney film who is stodgy and stuffy instead of thoroughly evil.) and give one of the stepsisters a story of her own, and do something with Lucifer except having him be the (you guessed it) black, evil cat who does little but chase the mice. Even Jaques gets a place in the spotlight, and there are happy endings all around as everyone falls in love. No.. not a deep movie, but it isn't boring, either. There is enough happening here to hold your interest, and that's saying a lot for a Disney sequel these days. The only real failing is that they selected quite possibly the most "edgy" and downright obnoxious Hip Hoppish singer to warble some songs that would have sounded fine otherwise.. Some of the tunes and lyrics are actually quite good, but there's so much "groove" and "attitude" going on that any charm is completely lost -- And if that's how they sound *now*, you can imagine how much this music is going to grate on the ears in a decade or so, when Hip Hop has long since gone the way of disco and vinyl and VHS... Seriously, can't anybody just SING anymore? I will be really happy when the people at Disney realize that lavishing modern sound on their (ahem) "masterpieces".. only hastens their descent into the post-modern doldrums of such films as 'Oliver & Company' and 'Aladdin'. I'm sure I'm not the first to cringe upon hearing Cinderella say 'EEYew' with all the pouty, adolescent inflection of 2001's cohort of sexed-up, belly-baring Britney wannabes.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation, Disneytoon Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1