Happily Ever After (film)
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| Happily Ever After | |
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| Directed by | John Howley |
| Produced by | Lou Scheimer |
| Written by | Robby London Martha Moran |
| Starring | Edward Asner Irene Cara Carol Channing Dom DeLuise Phyllis Diller |
| Music by | Frank Becker |
| Editing by | Joe Gall Jeffrey C. Patch |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1993 (USA) |
| Running time | 75 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Happily Ever After is the name of an animated film created by Filmation in 1988 and released to theaters 5 years later, in 1993, by First National.[citation needed] The story is an unofficial sequel to the Snow White fairy tale. Aside from Snow White herself and the prince she falls in love with, all of the characters in Happily Ever After are unique to this film.
Filmation had previously developed a plan to create a series of direct-to-video sequels to popular Disney motion pictures, but only this film and 1987's Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night were ever completed.[citation needed]
The film was released during the same summer that Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was rereleased theatrically.
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[edit] Plot
Happily Ever After was a sequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, taking place where that film left off. The wicked Lord Maliss — brother of Snow White's dead Queen stepmother — attempts to exact revenge on Snow White and her Prince. When the Prince is kidnapped, Snow White flees to the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs, only to find their female cousins, the Seven "Dwarfelles", occupying the area. Together with the Dwarfelles, Snow White fights against Lord Maliss, who has the special ability to mutate into a gargoyle-type creature.
[edit] Cast
Happily Ever After featured an all-star cast: Irene Cara as Snow White, Edward Asner as Scowl the Owl, Carol Channing as Muddy, Dom DeLuise as the Looking Glass, Phyllis Diller as Mother Nature, Zsa Zsa Gabor as Blossom, Linda Gary as Critterina & Marina, Jonathan Harris as Sunflower, Sally Kellerman as Sunburn, Michael Horton as the Prince, Tracey Ullman as Moonbeam and Thunderella, Malcolm McDowell as Lord Maliss, and Frank Welker as Batso.
[edit] Public and critical response
The movie was generally disliked by film critics because of their complaints that the plot and "badly drawn," "clumsy" animation were amateurish and forgettable that they questioned whether the film was technically an official sequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or not.[1] In last-minute attempts to save the film, Filmation tried to popularize it by creating and selling Seven Dwarfelle dolls; it also gained a commercial tie-in with Chiquita bananas.[citation needed] But overall, Happily Ever After was a financial and critical failure, grossing a mere $3.3 million.[2] Shortly thereafter, Filmation Studios declared bankruptcy and closed its doors forever.[citation needed]
[edit] Quotes
"AH! I scared myself!" -Magic Mirror after he tells Maliss the queen is dead.
"That burns me up!" -Sunburn's catch phrase
"I've never seen such magic as this. Who are you, and what do you want?" -The Prince's second coolest line.
