A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

A modern, musical spin on the tale of Cinderella that follows a high school girl who falls for a boy at her Performing Arts school.

Director:

Damon Santostefano

Writers:

Leigh Dunlap (based on characters created by), Erik Patterson

Stars:

Lucy Hale, Freddie Stroma, Missi Pyle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucy Hale	...	Katie Gibbs
Freddie Stroma	...	Luke Morgan
Missi Pyle	...	Gail Van Ravensway
Megan Park	...	Bev Van Ravensway
Matt Lintz	...	Victor Van Ravensway (as Matthew Lintz)
Manu Narayan	...	Ravi
Jessalyn Wanlim	...	Angela
Titus Makin Jr.	...	Mickey O'Malley
Dikran Tulaine	...	Guy Morgan
Lucy Davenport	...	Ms. Plumberg
Christopher Monroe Stokes	...	Dude #1 (as Christopher Stokes)
Jermonte D.M. Hatcher	...	Dude #2 (as Jermonte D. M. Hatcher)
Robert Jarvis Jr.	...	Dude #3
Adam Powers	...	Dude #4
A.J. Kelly	...	Hunky Jock #1 (as Andrew Kelly)

Storyline

Cyrano De Bergerac meets Cinderella. Over-worked, harried, and terrified of being put back in foster care, 17-year-old Katie (Lucy Hale) does her stepmother and step-siblings' bidding without complaining. Vocally gifted, Katie feels particularly upset when forced to lay down singing tracks so that her untalented stepsister, Bev Van Ravensway, can hopefully win a recording contract. Bev wants to sign with Kensington Records - whose company President, Guy Morgan, is scouting for new spectacular talent at a talent showcase for the performing arts department at a prestigious private school.

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Plot Keywords:

cinderella story | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, and some crude and suggestive content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Cinderella Story 3

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucy Hale and Megan Park are both from hit ABC Family shows. Hale is in Pretty Little Liars (2010), and Park in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008).

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Goofs

During the beginning of "Bless Myself" during the showcase, Angela comes to take off Katie's jacket. When Angela first enters the stage she has a leather jacket. It can be seen when she takes Kate's jacket off. When the camera zooms out, Angela is no longer wearing a jacket. But when she is backstage directly after she has a jacket on again.

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Quotes

Bev Van Ravensway: You feel like he wishes you were a totally different person?
Luke Morgan: Yes. And sometimes I wished that. Does that sound stupid?
Bev Van Ravensway: Yes.
Luke Morgan: Sorry?
Bev Van Ravensway: No... I mean no.
Luke Morgan: So, who is your favorite artist?
Bev Van Ravensway: Today, it would have to be moose.
Luke Morgan: Do you mean Muse?
Bev Van Ravensway: Yeah, that's what I said.
Luke Morgan: Oh...
[...]

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Connections

Follows Another Cinderella Story (2008)

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Soundtracks

Run This Town
Written by In-q, Roger Gisborne, Aaron Edwards, Antonina Armato and Tim James
Produced by Rock Mafia
Performed by Lucy Hale

User Reviews

disappointed...

I taped this on the dvr to watch with my 14-year-old daughter.I thought it looked like a fun Disney movie, but we were both a little disappointed. This could have been so much better. The writing left much to be desired, as well as some of the acting.

The good: Lucy Hale, Freddie Stroma the little brother,and the music.

The bad: Missi Pyle, as the step-mom was acted out way to cheeky. Narayan as Ravi, the meditation guru, was also pretty ridiculous.

To sum it up, cute for the kids and OK for adults, but I just think with more effort, it could have been a lot better...like 'A Cinderella Story' (Hillary Duff) & 'Another Cinderella Story' (Selena Gomez),which were both much better. Feb 2012