Happily N'Ever After
- Release Date
- January 5, 2007
- Director
- Paul Bolger , Yvette Kaplan
- Cast
- George Carlin , John Di Maggio , Andy Dick , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Lisa Kaplan , Jill Talley
- Runtime
- 85
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Writers
- Douglas Langdale , Robert Moreland
- Tagline
- Fairytale endings aren't the way they use to be.
Summary
Tired of the status quo, an unholy alliance of bad guys led by Frieda, Cinderella's evil stepmother, takes on the good guys. Cinderella (aka Ella) starts out as a damsel in distress (your typical Prince dreamer), but when her own fairy tale takes a radical left turn she is forced to form and eventually lead a resistance group without her Prince Charming. Set against a backdrop of fractured fairy tales spinning wildly out of control, Ella and her unknown true love Rick, the palace dishwasher, ultimately must choose their own destinies in a world of happy endings gone wrong. The race for control of the kingdom is on, and the power mad Frieda, fuelled by a total disdain for goodness, is set to change the age-old storyline to "Happily N'Ever After"! ==================== Inspired by the most beloved of fables, the animated feature HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER is a satirical retelling of the classic story of Cinderella. Once upon a time in Fairy Tale Land, the age-old balance between good and evil has been thrown out of whack. Frieda, Cinderella's power-mad stepmother (voiced by Sigourney Weaver), has formed an unholy alliance of evil to take on the good guys. With her own fairy tale spinning wildly out of control, Cinderella (a/k/a Ella - voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is forced to shed her damsel-in-distress trappings in order to seize control of her own destiny and lead the resistance without her Prince Charming (Patrick Warburton). In a world of happy endings gone wrong, the race for control of the kingdom is on, with the fate of the venerable storyline 'Happily N'Ever After' hanging in the balance. ==================== The world of fairy tales has always been a place where good prevails over evil. Cinderella, for all of her suffering at the hands of her Stepmother, finds herself marrying the Prince; and Sleeping Beauty, following days of slumber brought on by an evil fairy, is awakened with a kiss by her true love. But what would happen if these familiar tales ended differently and happy endings weren't guaranteed? Lionsgate's animated feature, HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER, offers a funny, highly original answer. What begins as a re-telling of the Cinderella story goes entertainingly awry when Frieda, the evil stepmother, gains behind-the-scenes control of her own story, as well as every other fairy tale in Fairy Tale Land. When the young Cinderella-like heroine Ella realizes her destined love affair with the Prince is in serious jeopardy, she embarks on an unpredictable journey of self-discovery - and arrives at a new ending she never could have imagined.
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Happily N'Ever After Blu-ray Review
A fun movie that again manages to have a good time with the inner-workings of fairy tales.
Happily N'ever After DVD Review
A fun movie that again manages to have a good time with the inner-workings of fairy tales.
Lionsgate Gets Happily N'Ever After
The animated take on Cinderella starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., George Carlin, and Andy Dick.