Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Aidan McArdle
- Slannen
- (as Aidan Mcardle)
Steve Coogan
- Heston
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe first song Ella sings, "Somebody to Love" was not the original song choice. Tommy O'Haver had discovered that Anne Hathaway didn't have very good chemistry with their first choice, a more classical "fairy-tale" song. O'Haver and Hathaway were relaxing when she starting singing along and dancing to the song that was currently playing: Queen's "Somebody to Love". They both decided that "this was it".
- GoofsElla's enchantment fails on at least two occasions: when Prince Charmont says "Allow me" and she continues to refuse his help, and when Slannen says "Forget it" and she continues to discuss his legal aspirations. The earlier "bite me" scene established that Ella's enchantment takes colloquial "commands" literally, thus she should have allowed Char to help her, and literally forgotten about Slannen's peeves.
- Crazy creditsThe cityscape of the Miramax logo dissolves into the cityscape of the medieval city in the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ella Enchanted: A Red Carpet Premiere Special (2004)
- SoundtracksStrange Magic
Written by Jeff Lynne
Performed by Darren Hayes
Arranged and Orchestrated by James Seymour Brett (as James Brett)
Produced by James Seymour Brett (as James Brett)
Darren Hayes appears courtesy of JWM Pty Ltd and Columbia Records
Featured review
Surprisingly cute
It seems that many, many commentators disliked this movie because it wasn't at all like the book. Fair enough, I suppose, but movies seldom are. In any case, I haven't read that book, and was blissfully unaware that this film was supposedly adapted from one. I found it surprisingly cute. Many of the campy things hit the mark, like the "medeival modern" anachronistic setting, reminiscent of The Flintstones cartoon wherein it was filled with modern things constructed from prehistoric materials; and the modern songs transposed to the time setting herein. That last was a bit like Moulin Rouge, which annoyed me at first, but then grew on me. I don't believe that I've seen this Anne Hathaway before, but she is intriguing. Her vivacity and wide smile remind me a bit of Julia Roberts. Can't say that I was much impressed with Hugh Dancy or Aiden McArdle. Minnie Driver was most charming as the incompetent fairy, and Vivica Fox was quite amusing as the lush fairy. It's too bad that Parminder Nagra's part was so small, as she always lights up a screen. And Cary Elwes couldn't hide his amusement with the material as he munched on the scenery. I say check this out, if you aren't going to throw a fit over the book.
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- Jul 14, 2009
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Câu Chuyện Thần Tiên
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $31,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,918,387
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,100,000
- Apr 11, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $27,388,767
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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