Descendants (2015)

The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott

Stars:

Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dove Cameron	...	Mal
Cameron Boyce	...	Carlos
Booboo Stewart	...	Jay
Sofia Carson	...	Evie
Mitchell Hope	...	Ben
Melanie Paxson	...	Fairy Godmother
Brenna D'Amico	...	Jane
Sarah Jeffery	...	Audrey
Zachary Gibson	...	Doug
Jedidiah Goodacre	...	Chad Charming
Dianne Doan	...	Lonnie
Dan Payne	...	Beast
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Belle
Wendy Raquel Robinson	...	Cruella de Vil
Maz Jobrani	...	Jafar

Storyline

Ben, son of Belle and the once selfish Beast, is poised to become next on the throne, however he is not ready and allows the villain kids from the Isle of the Lost to attend Auradon Prep. From there, things go way down hill.

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Plot Keywords:

snow white character | belle character | fairy godmother character | ravenna character | regina mills character | 

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Taglines:

They're not bad. They're just born that way.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

A girl in a wheelchair is seen throughout the movie but is never identified, not even in the credits. A popular fan theory is that she is a Mermaid from Ariel's tribe in The Little Mermaid (1989).

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Goofs

Throughout the movie Mal's hair changes between dark and light purple.

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Quotes

Queen Leah: My daughter was raised by fairies because of your mother's curse. Her first words... her first steps... I missed it all!

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Alternate Versions

Subsequent rebroadcasts of the film after 2015 moved the end credits to the beginning of the movie and removed the end credits video with Shawn Mendes singing "Believe", replacing it with the last few minutes of "Set it Off".

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Connections

Followed by Dove Cameron: Genie in a Bottle (2016)

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Soundtracks

Believe
Performed by Shawn Mendes
Written by Shawn Mendes, Geoff Warburton (as Geoffrey Warburton), Glen Scott and Martin Terefe
Produced by Martin Terefe and Glen Scott

User Reviews

looved it!

Wow, what a great movie!! So, High School Musical is my favorite Disney original musicals. But this is in 3rd place. The concept and story is so cool and I love the chemistry between all the actors. Dove Cameron is so great in this and you really believe in her character as Maleficent's daughter. The songs are great and they are so fun and they are so catchy! I love this movie and I am excited for the second one.

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Descendants

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Angels Productions, A 5678 Production, Disney Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD