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Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus | |
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Directed by | Greg Richardson |
Produced by | Luke Carroll Jesyca C. Durchin |
Written by | Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby |
Starring | Kelly Sheridan Lalainia Lindbjerg Mark Hildreth |
Music by | Arnie Roth |
Edited by | Logan McPherson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
Release date | |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (alternate title: Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus in 3-D) is a 2005 direct-to-DVDcomputer-animated princess film directed by Greg Richardson.[1] It is the 6th entry in the Barbie film series, and the second to feature an original story not based on previous material. The film features the voice of Kelly Sheridan[2] as the Barbie protagonist.[3]
Brie Larson recorded a song titled 'Hope Has Wings' for this film, and the DVD includes the music video as a bonus feature.
A line of toys were produced to go with the film, including dolls of Princess Annika, Aiden (called 'Prince Aiden' on the box), Rayla the Cloud Queen, and Princess Brietta. Later a Barbie Mini Kingdom doll of Annika was produced with the Mini Kingdom birthday line.
Plot[edit]
On her birthday, Princess Annika worries her parents after going outside to ice skate without permission. As a result, the overprotective King and Queen forbid her from going skating ever again.
That night, Annika sneaks out again to join a festival in the village. A powerful sorcerer named Wenlock appears and asks the princess to marry him. The King and Queen arrive to confront Wenlock to which he furiously reminds the king and queen the fate of their 'other daughter'. When Annika refuses his proposal, Wenlock petrifies her parents as well as everyone in the village. Annika is rescued by a winged horse named Brietta, and Wenlock warns her she has three days to marry him, otherwise the spell will become permanent.
Brietta takes Annika to the Cloud Kingdom, ruled by Queen Rayla. Annika discovers that her parents’ 'other daughter' is, in fact, Brietta, who was transformed into a pegasus by Wenlock when she refused to marry him; explaining why their parents were so protective of Annika. The Cloud Queen tells Annika that the only thing that can defeat Wenlock is a 'Wand of Light'; built from a measure of courage, a ring of love, and a gem of ice lit by hope's eternal flame. Despite Brietta’s reluctance due to past failed attempts, Annika assures her that they can build the wand together.
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Annika, Brietta, and Annika’s polar bear cub Shiver travel to the Forbidden Forest, where they meet Aidan, a blacksmith. When Shiver falls into a giant's stew pot, Annika uses her hair ribbon to help them escape. The ribbon is a measure of courage and turns into a staff for the Wand of Light. After getting a map from the gem dealer Ferris, the group finds a large cavern filled with gems, where Annika and Aidan take one each. Aidan reveals that he ran away from his parents after he lost all of their money gambling. He took an extra gem to bring to his parents so they could forgive him. Brietta offers her tiara for the ring of love. With all three objects, Aidan smiths the 'Wand of Light' and Annika uses it to transform Brietta back into a human.
On their way back to the Cloud Kingdom, Annika and Brietta are pursued by Wenlock, and Brietta is knocked unconscious in the chase. Enraged, Annika orders the wand to destroy Wenlock, but it doesn't work. With no other options, she gives in and finally agrees to marry him. Wenlock refuses, calling her annoying, just like his other wives. He takes the wand and buries her in an avalanche.
Aidan helps dig Annika out and, after she recuperates, the group sneaks into Wenlock's palace. Annika finds the wand, but the gem breaks off and falls into the sea. Fortunately, Aidan offers his gem as a replacement. Finally realizing how to work the wand, Annika breaks all of Wenlock's spells for the love of her family and her people. Wenlock is stripped of his powers and the spell on Annika's kingdom is broken. Annika and Brietta are reunited with their parents, while Aidan reconciles with his father. In the Cloud Kingdom, Annika and Aidan skate together, while the Cloud Queen lifts the wand into the sky to become a star.
Characters[edit]
- Barbie as Princess Annika - A strong-headed princess who loves ice skating. She often wears light purple dresses. Initially, Annika does not understand why her parents are so overprotective of her, but after learning of Brietta's backstory, she realizes she was wrong and decides to set things right.
- Summer as Princess Brietta - Annika's older sister who was transformed into a pegasus by Wenlock on her birthday when she refused to marry him. Her dress is always pink. When Brietta is still a pegasus, she can see her human appearance when she sees herself in the mirror.
- Wenlock - A powerful sorcerer and the main antagonist. He has married three times, though he's turned his previous wives into trolls to act as his servants. When he looks for the prettiest girl to wed, he finds Annika is the right person for him. He rides a griffin.
- Ken as Aiden - A blacksmith. He had received money from his parents, but he lost all of it in a game. In shame, he hides in the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest before he meets Annika. Annika's plight enlightens his spirit, where he decides to help Annika create the Wand of Light and save her people.
- Shiver - A polar bear who makes an acquaintance with Annika during her ice skating. She also has a liking for anything sparkly.
- Rayla, the Cloud Queen - The ruler of the Cloud Kingdom, where Brietta hid herself after Wenlock turned her into a pegasus.
- Rose, Blush, and Lilac - Three little girls who make colors in the clouds every dawn and dusk. Rose makes the clouds pink, Blush makes the clouds yellow and Lilac makes the clouds purple. They are Brietta's friends.
- Ollie - A barefoot, green giant that almost makes a stew out of Annika and Shiver.
- Ferris - A shady and greedy thief who runs a trading business. He's an old acquaintance of Aidan, and he gives Annika and Aidan a map that will supposedly help them find a gem to complete the Wand of Light. Later on, he's transformed into a doormat by Wenlock after informing him of Annika and Aidan's whereabouts. It's never seen if he's freed from Wenlock's spell or not.
Cast[edit]
- Kelly Sheridan - Princess Annika/Troll/Wife #3
- Lalainia Lindbjerg - Princess Brietta/Troll/Wife #2
- Mark Hildreth - Aidan
- Colin Murdock - Wenlock
- Kathleen Barr - Shiver / Queen Elvina / Rayla, The Cloud Queen/Troll/Wife #1
- Russell Roberts - King Marcus
- Chantal Strand - Rose
- Jessica Amlee - Blush
- Andrea Libman - Lilac
- John DeSantis - Ollie the Giant
- Brian Drummond - Ferris, Aidan's Father
References[edit]
- ^'Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^'Kelly Sheridan'. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus @ Amazon.com
External links[edit]
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus at the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment portal
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus at AllMovie
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus on IMDb
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus at Rotten Tomatoes
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Barbie as Rapunzel | |
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Directed by | Owen Hurley |
Produced by | Jesyca C. Durchin Jennifer Twiner McCarron |
Written by | Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby |
Based on | Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm |
Starring | Kelly Sheridan Cree Summer Chantal Strand Anjelica Huston |
Music by | Arnie Roth |
Edited by | Greg Richardson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
Release date | |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Barbie as Rapunzel is a 2002 American-Canadian direct-to-DVDcomputer-animatedfairytale film directed by Owen Hurley.[2] It is the 2nd entry in the Barbie film series, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie. The film is adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Rapunzel'.
Plot[edit]
The story is told by Barbie to her younger sister Kelly, who doesn't have confidence in her painting abilities.
Rapunzel is a young woman with long, floor-length hair who lives as a servant to the wicked witch Gothel, who resides in an magically secluded manor in the woods. She grows up believing that Gothel saved her from abandonment as a baby and finds companionship in Penelope, a young dragon and Hobie, an anxious rabbit. She spends her time painting pictures of places she dreams of going when she is free one day which Gothel disapproves of, accusing Rapunzel of not appreciating everything Gothel has done for her.
One day, Rapunzel and her friends open a secret passage to the basement where Rapunzel finds a gift from her parents: a silver hairbrush engraved with a message. Penelope also discovers a tunnel underneath the floor. Rapunzel follows it, leading to the small kingdom outside. Outside the castle Rapunzel saves Princess Katrina from a pit trap with the help of her older brother, Prince Stefan. He tells her the trap was set by King Wilhelm, the ruler of an opposing kingdom who has an ongoing feud with Stefan's father, King Frederick. Rapunzel hurries off without learning Stefan's name to avoid Gothel discovering her disappearance. However, Gothel's pet ferret, Otto, who had followed Rapunzel, informs his mistress of Rapunzel meeting a man. When Rapunzel insists she doesn't know the name of the man she met when Gothel questions her, her paintings are destroyed and her room transformed into a high tower with Penelope's father, Hugo, tasked with ensuring she doesn't leave. As Rapunzel sleeps, the hairbrush magically transforms into a paintbrush.
When Rapunzel attempts to use the brush, a mural of the kingdom magically appears on her wall which she discovers acts as a portal. Rapunzel uses it to meet Stefan again, though she insists he never tell her his name for fear of Gothel. Stefan gives her an invitation to the masquerade ball that night. Afraid that her father will be punished if Gothel finds out Rapunzel has left, Penelope goes through the portal and begs Rapunzel to come back. Promising to meet Stefan again, Rapunzel paints a portal back to the tower and returns with Penelope. Back at the tower, she paints herself a beautiful costume. Unfortunately, Otto swipes Rapunzel's invitation and takes it to his mistress. Barbie barbie agent secret. Gothel cuts off Rapunzel's hair, shatters the paintbrush, and destroys the portal to the kingdom. When Rapunzel once again cannot give Stefan's name, Gothel then puts a spell on the tower to never release its lying prisoner.
With the help of her friends, Rapunzel manages to escape the tower as she never lied about not knowing Stefan's name, and Penelope flies them to the castle. At the ball, Stefan is lured outside and attacked by a disguised Gothel wearing Rapunzel's hair, while at the same moment, King Wilhelm infiltrates the castle, intending to end the feud by force. Wilhelm accuses Frederick of kidnapping his daughter many years ago—the source of the feud; Gothel arrives and reveals that she was the one who took Wilhelm's daughter, Rapunzel, due to her unrequited love for him, wanting the kingdoms to destroy each other. Rapunzel arrives and Wilhelm recognizes her as his daughter. Rapunzel tricks Gothel into running into her painting of the tower where she becomes permanently imprisoned for her lies.
Rapunzel is reunited with her biological parents and marries Stefan. The feud ends and the two kingdoms are united, as Rapunzel's dreams of freedom come true.
Kelly now feels better and begins painting after Barbie reminds her that creativity is the true magic in art.
Cast[edit]
- Kelly Sheridan as Barbie / Rapunzel
- Chantal Strand as Kelly / Princess Katrina
- Anjelica Huston as Gothel, the witch
- Mark Hildreth as Prince Stefan
- Cree Summer as Penelope
- David Kaye as Hugo / General
- Ian James Corlett as Hobie / Palace Guard
- Peter Kelamis as Otto / The Skinny Swordsman
- Christopher Gaze as King Wilhelm
- Russell Roberts as King Fredrick
- Terry Klassen as The Baker / The Fat Swordsman
- Britt McKillip as Melody
- Danny McKinnon as Tommy
- Jocelyne Loewen as Lorena
- Dale Wilson as the Silversmith
Music[edit]
The film makes heavy use of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, also known as the New World Symphony - presumably a reference to Rapunzel's venture into the 'new world' of the village.
Reviews[edit]
- The film was rated a B- by Entertainment Weekly magazine.[3]
- Moira McCormick (2002-10-05). 'Barbie Returns In 'Rapunzel''. Billboard.
The Barbie as Rapunzel campaign expands on many of the promotional components from Mattel's Barbie in the Nutcracker, which had a 94% sell-through rate and sales of more than 3.5 million units. Print ads started one week before street date, and Ross says they are expected to generate 260 million consumer impressions through the end of the year. TV spots also began airing on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network in August.
- Scott Hettrick (2002-10-11). 'BARBIE'S HAIR-RAZING TALE'. Sun-Sentinel.
Anjelica Huston delivers an entertainingly menacing voice as evil Gothel and the producers have imbued the much more simplistic but typically dour original Brothers Grimm tale with multiple characters that kids will find engaging.
- Chris J. Parker (2002-11-01). ''Rapunzel' Barbie trades hairbrush for paintbrush'. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
The movie is enhanced by its soundtrack, which features music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The computer-generated animation is still a bit clumsy, especially in this post-Shrek era. But it's watchable, especially for younger viewers.
- Neil Buckley (2003-02-08). 'Barbie's new roles play to a new audience: Making a movie star was a smart move for Mattel, says Neil Buckley'. Financial Times.
Her 2002 film, the 76-minute Barbie as Rapunzel, with the voice of actress Anjelica Huston as the evil witch Gothel, was a bigger success.. It tied in with merchandise including a Barbie as Rapunzel doll - with the longest hair of any Barbie since her creation - dolls representing the other characters, an 'Enchanted Tower' playset and a range of themed products, including denim jackets, watches, backpacks, musical hairbrushes and hair extension gift sets.
Release[edit]
The DVD and VHS was released on October 1, 2002.
References[edit]
- ^'Barbie as Rapunzel release'. behind the voice actors. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^'Barbie as Rapunzel'. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^'Movie Review: BARBIE AS RAPUNZEL'. Entertainment Weekly. 2002-10-18.
External links[edit]
- Barbie as Rapunzel on IMDb
- Barbie as Rapunzel at AllMovie
- Barbie as Rapunzel at Rotten Tomatoes
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