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
Did you know
- 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
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Great, entertaining film. A refreshing change to the 'polished' animated films at the mo'
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, it was clever, original and entertaining. The interesting opening scenes were great as they transported you to the fairytale world. I was very happy to see Eric Idle was the narrator and Anne Hathaway was brilliant and instantly likable as Ella, with Hugh Dancy the perfect handsome prince. The Elf (another familiar face- Dudley Moore in 'Not Only But Always') is wonderful as the sidekick. I also thought the story was very good, it was slightly predictable at first, but then there were some interesting twists, where I think the usual fairytale storyline was changed to great effect. The way the Fairytale land echoed aspects of home were amusing, with wooden escalators, taxi carriages
In a way, I liked it more than Shrek, because of the fact that it was less 'polished' and maybe more British. I would definitely recommend 'Ella Enchanted' to anyone who wants a fun and entertaining film.
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- katherinekatherine
- Jul 28, 2005
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- Countries of origin
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- 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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