| | | From a Producer of Shrek and Shrek 2!
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Subtitled, Spanish, Dolby Digital (5.1)
When Fairy Tale Land''s resident wizard (voiced by George Carlin) takes a vacation, his bumbling assistants (Wallace Shawn, Andy Dick) can''t stop the takeover mounted by a wicked stepmother (Sigourney Weaver). Soon, all the traditional fairy tale endings are in jeopardy. Charming animated film co-stars the voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Warburton. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish; alternate ending; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes; games; more.
"...extremely witty and imaginative..." Chad Webb, 411Mania.com
"Hilarious...a delicious family treat!" Film Advisory Board
"Colorful, crowd-pleasing toon." Peter Debruge, Variety
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS JANUARY 5, 2007HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER is a subtle animated satire on the Brothers Grimm fairytales, with a host of stars--including Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sigourney Weaver--taking voice roles.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 5/13/2008 |
| Running Time: 87 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2007 | | Catalog ID: 21183 | | UPC: 00031398211839 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Andy Dick - Voice Of | | David Dulac - Cinematographer | | Deane Taylor - Art Director | | Douglas Langdale - Writer | | Freddie Prinze, Jr. - Voice Of | | George Carlin - Voice Of | | Jill Talley - Voice Of | | John H. Williams - Producer | | Lisa Kaplan - Voice Of | | Patrick Warburton - Voice Of | | Paul Buckley - Original Music By | | Paul J. Bolger - Director | | Ringo Waldenburger - Editor | | Robert Moreland - Writer | | Sarah Michelle Gellar - Voice Of | | Sigourney Weaver - Voice Of | | Stefan Beiten - Executive Producer | | Yvette Kaplan - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"There's plenty of slapstick and action, while the script throws in some imaginative metaphysics..." 10/01/2007 p.58Los Angeles Times 7 of 10
Putting a spin on classic fairy tales is nothing new, and unfortunately that's just what the "Shrek"-lite animated feature "Happily N'Ever After" brings to the big screen...That "Happily N'Ever After" resembles "Shrek" at all is no accident, given that they share the same producer, John H. Williams...Even though Prinze and Gellar are real-life spouses, their computer-generated selves never quite click...Voice vets Shawn and Warburton do their best to provide some much-needed backup playing secondary characters, as does Weaver, who brings chutzpah to the film in her role as the "Empress of Evil." Design-wise, Weaver's scepter-wielding Frieda with her over-the-top bosom and impossibly high stiletto heels is an imposing sight who comes off as much dominatrix as wicked stepmother...Also fun is a battle royal involving the seven dwarfs taking on an aerial assault from a cadre of witches riding chopper-like brooms. - Alex Chun
ReelViews 6 of 10
The familiar fairy tales we were weaned on aren't good enough any more. First, Shrek playfully toyed with some of our old friends by having them interact in atypical ways with a big, green ogre. Then along came last year's Hoodwinked, which refused to leave poor Red Riding Hood alone. Now, Happily N'Ever After wants us to consider what might happen if a legion of bad guys were to band together in Fairytaleland to abolish happy endings. While I have no problem with a movie fracturing fairy tales, the results need to show more evidence of creativity and wit than what is on display in Happily N'Ever After. This movie is the worst kind of offender: it thinks its funny and clever, but it is neither. The filmmakers have mistaken banality for wit and silliness for humor, and that doesn't begin to address how visually clunky this motion picture is. - James Berardinelli
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