Enchanted (2007)

A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.

Director:

Kevin Lima

Writer:

Bill Kelly

Stars:

Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 48 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Adams	...	Giselle
Patrick Dempsey	...	Robert Philip
James Marsden	...	Prince Edward
Timothy Spall	...	Nathaniel
Idina Menzel	...	Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey	...	Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon	...	Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews	...	The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima	...	Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima	...	Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn	...	Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams	...	Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley	...	Grumpy

Storyline

The beautiful Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) is banished by evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale Prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | new york | new york city | love | prince | 

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Taglines:

This fairytale princess is about to meet a real Prince Charming.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the movie, during the ballroom scene, the ballroom dancing suddenly shifts to dancing similar to the "African Anteater Ritual" dance in Can't Buy Me Love (1987), also starring Patrick Dempsey.

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Goofs

In the Italian restaurant scene, there are two stacks of bread baskets behind Giselle's shoulder. Almost every shot shows a different bread basket configuration - baskets disappear and reappear. While one shot shows a waiter taking a basket, this cannot explain all the discrepancies. Maybe Robert isn't the only "magician" in the room!

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time, in a magical kingdom known as Andalasia, there lived an evil queen. Selfish and cruel, she lived in fear that one day her stepson would marry and she would lose her throne forever. And so she did all in her power to prevent the prince from ever meeting the one special maiden with whom he would share true love's kiss.

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Crazy Credits

Instead of fading out on Cinderella's castle as the Walt Disney Pictures logo usually does, it instead zooms in onto a window of the tallest tower of the castle where the book of "Enchanted" is kept.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.89 (2013)

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Soundtracks

That's How You Know
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Produced by Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, and Robbie Buchanan
Arranged by Martin Erskine
Performed by Amy Adams

User Reviews

Adorable Family Film

I had recently seen a screening of this movie and was pleasantly surprised that it had completely exceeded my expectations. The theater was full of laughs from the beginning throughout all ages. In the beginning I was worried that Amy Adams would make Giselle seem like some obnoxious daytime children's television character, but instead she managed to please the audience during the entire movie. There was also enough humor to keep the older viewers entertained from hilarious allusions to popular fairy tales and even some "adult" themes insinuated, while still keeping the film Disney clean. Overall I completely enjoyed this movie and recommend it to all families.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Enchanted

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,440,317, 25 November 2007

Gross USA:

$127,807,262

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$340,487,836

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Andalasia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1