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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | |
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Directed by | John Kafka |
Written by | Jill E. Blotevogel Tom Rogers Jule Selbo |
Produced by | Mary Thorne Mary Alice Drumm |
Starring | Jennifer Hale Corey Burton Russi Taylor Christopher Daniel Barnes Gina La Piana |
Edited by | Julie Ann Lau |
Music by | Michael Tavera |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million |
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (also known as simply Cinderella: Dreams Come True) is a 2002 American direct-to-video fantasy comedy anthology film. It is directed by John Kafka and features a screenplay written by Jill E. Blotevogel, Tom Rogers, and Julie Selbo. It is the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1950 Disney film Cinderella, and the first in the series to use digital ink and paint. It stars the voices of Jennifer Hale, Russi Taylor, Corey Burton, and Rob Paulsen. It was released on February 26, 2002.
Plot
In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Gus and Jaq head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Gus and Jaq arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative.
In the first segment, Cinderella and Prince Charming return from their Honeymoon, and Cinderella reunites with her mice friends and her dog Bruno. She is later put in charge of the palace banquets and parties while the King and Prince Charming are away. However, Cinderella is dissatisfied with the emphasis on tradition, and decides to organize the upcoming party her own way. Although he initially seems to be shocked at Cinderella's changes, the King ends up satisfied with the party.
In the second segment, Jaq thinks he is too small to help Cinderella in the palace as he did in the first movie. The Fairy Godmother turns him into a human, named "Sir Hugh," so he can help out. However, this does not stop Pom Pom, the palace's cat, from chasing Jaq around. After an incident with an elephant at a fair, he learns to be happy with himself.
In the last segment, Anastasia, one of Cinderella's stepsisters, falls in love with a baker named Lathyn, of whom her mother Lady Tremaine and older sister Drizella disapprove. Cinderella, unbeknownst to anyone else, arrives and secretly watches as Lady Tremaine berates Anastasia, thus leading her to help Anastasia in getting ready for the ball together. Later at the ball, Anastasia thanks Cinderella for helping her. Lucifer also has an encounter with Pom Pom, the castle's cat, with whom he falls in love.
The mice finish their book, and the movie ends as they gather in front of the fire with Cinderella, who begins to read their story.
Cast
- Jennifer Hale as Cinderella. She was voiced by Ilene Woods in the original film.
- Rob Paulsen as Jaq/Grand Duke/The Baker/Sir Hugh/Bert/Flower Vendor
- Corey Burton as Gus. Jaq and Gus were voiced by Jimmy MacDonald in the original film.
- Andre Stojka as The King. He was voiced by Luis van Rooten in the original film.
- Russi Taylor as Fairy Godmother, Drizella Tremaine, Mary Mouse, Beatrice, Countless Le Grande and Daphne. Fairy Godmother was voiced by Verna Felton in the original film
- Susanne Blakeslee as Lady Tremaine. She was voiced by Eleanor Audley in the original film.
- Tress MacNeille as Anastasia Tremaine. She was originally voiced by Lucille Bliss.
- Holland Taylor as Prudence
- Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Charming
- Frank Welker as Lucifer/Pom-Pom/Bruno. She was voiced by June Foray in the original film.
Soundtrack
The songs for the film were performed by Brooke Allison, and while a true soundtrack was never released, all the songs were included on the compilation album Disney's Princess Favorites, which was released shortly before the film. One song, Put It Together (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo), was also included on the compilation album Superstar Hits, which was released shortly after the film.
Reception
While the movie did surpass the $120 million mark, critical reception was mainly negative. Many critics agreed that it looked like pieced-together remains of a rejected television series, akin to Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World and Atlantis: Milo's Return.[2] On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds an 11% approval rating based on 9 reviews.[3]
Release
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002 on DVD and VHS.[4] It was then re-released on December 19, 2006 as a special-edition DVD, going back in the Disney Vault on January 31, 2008. On November 20, 2012, the film was released with the other Cinderella sequel Cinderella III: A Twist in Time as a two-movie collection on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray. Both sequels along with the 'Diamond Edition' release of the original film returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2017.
References
- ^ "Cinderella Ii: Dreams Come True (2002)".
- ^ LVJeff reviews: The Hunchback of Notre Dame II; Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True DVD Review". Ultimate Disney. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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- 2002 films
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- 2000s American animated films
- 2002 fantasy films
- 2000s musical films
- Films scored by Michael Tavera
- American animated fantasy films
- American films
- American anthology films
- American children's animated films
- American children's fantasy films
- American sequel films
- Animated musical films
- Direct-to-video sequel films
- Cinderella (franchise)
- Disney direct-to-video animated films
- DisneyToon Studios animated films
- English-language films
- Films about fairies and sprites
- Disney Television Animation films
- Films about wish fulfillment
- Films about shapeshifting
- 2000s children's animated films
- Films set in palaces
- Package films