• Ella Enchanted is comedy film about a young girl who is blessed by her fairy god mother to be an obedient child. She must do everything she is told. Her gift proves to be a curse when Ella's stepsisters use the power of her obedience to humiliate and bully her.

• Fast Facts

  1. Based on book by the same name written by Gail Carson Levine
  2. Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
  3. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Joanna Lumley, Cary Elwes, Hugh Dancy
  4. Release Date: April 9, 2004
  5. Rating: PG
  6. Running Time: 96 minutes

• Trivia

  1. Anne Hathaway sang her own songs in the movie.
  2. When Dame Olga and her daughters first arrive at Sir Peter's house, the carriage that conveys them has a sign on its roof advertising a new play, "I Know What You Did Last Century".
  3. During the fight scene with the ogres, a horse fell on stunt man Rob Inch, shattering his pelvis in 30 places.
  4. Overcast skies in Ireland were digitized a brilliant blue to create more of a fairytale atmosphere.
  5. The city of Lamia, where Prince Char lives, was modeled after downtown Manhattan, with castles in place of skyscrapers.

• Reviews

  "A high-spirited charmer, a fantasy that sparkles with delights." - Chicago Sun-Times

  "The hoot and giggle of a girl-power fairy tale blended from potions of 'Monty Python,' 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,' and 'Shrek'." - Entertainment Weekly

  "As an alternative to the slick, instantly forgettable fare usually made for kids and preteens, Ella Enchanted brings a little bit of magic to the multiplex." - New York Daily News

  "None of it would work without Hathaway, whose self-possession and lack of irony represents a throwback to old-fashioned Hollywood wholesomeness and glamour." - The Onion

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  Fairy Tales | Anne Hathaway | Hugh Dancy | Joanna Lumley | Cary Elwes | Cinderella | The Princess Diaries | Parminder Nagra

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