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Wile E. Coyote
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Wile E. Coyote
Wile E. Coyote is one of the main antagonists of the show. He is driven by his unending appetite, he is willing to risk his life to catch the Road Runner. And, thanks to his constant supply of bad ideas and Acme products, his life is always at risk.
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Biography
Wile E. Coyote is constantly trying to catch Road Runner, but he somehow always fails. He also stars in he and Road Runner's own shorts. He is usually shown ordering Acme products as he would normally do in most shorts. For instance, in the short Winter Blunderland, he orders an Acme product that makes the whole desert turn into an ice land. He also appears briefly outside of a short in Yosemite Sam's Blow My Stack at the anger management classes. Acme products that he ordered will be used in such plans to catch Road Runner but always fails. A lot of the products have such advantages, though it always backfires on Wile E. He later appears in Point, Laser Point, where he is shown at Witch Lezah's counseling classes in the waiting room, and Sylvester starts to constantly bug him. In Rebel Without a Glove, he was shown trying to catch the Road Runner. He saw Bugs on the road and exchanged peace signs in passing. He appears again in Here Comes The Pig, where following another failed attempt to catch the Road Runner he pointed the lost rabbit (Bugs) the way back to the road.
Wile E. Coyote is one of the main antagonists of the show. He is driven by his unending appetite, he is willing to risk his life to catch the Road Runner. And, thanks to his constant supply of bad ideas and Acme products, his life is always at risk.
Contents[show]
Biography
Wile E. Coyote is constantly trying to catch Road Runner, but he somehow always fails. He also stars in he and Road Runner's own shorts. He is usually shown ordering Acme products as he would normally do in most shorts. For instance, in the short Winter Blunderland, he orders an Acme product that makes the whole desert turn into an ice land. He also appears briefly outside of a short in Yosemite Sam's Blow My Stack at the anger management classes. Acme products that he ordered will be used in such plans to catch Road Runner but always fails. A lot of the products have such advantages, though it always backfires on Wile E. He later appears in Point, Laser Point, where he is shown at Witch Lezah's counseling classes in the waiting room, and Sylvester starts to constantly bug him. In Rebel Without a Glove, he was shown trying to catch the Road Runner. He saw Bugs on the road and exchanged peace signs in passing. He appears again in Here Comes The Pig, where following another failed attempt to catch the Road Runner he pointed the lost rabbit (Bugs) the way back to the road.
Bugs Bunny cartoons
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Bugs Bunny cartoons
This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny. He starred in 167 theatrical animated short films of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series produced by Warner Bros., and was voiced by the legendary vocal artist Mel Blanc. Also listed are the cartoons featuring the earlier character that evolved into Bugs Bunny (also known as "Happy Rabbit"), as well as those produced after the golden age of American animation.\
Bugs Bunny shorts in chronological order by release date[edit]
"LT" stands for Looney Tunes; "MM" for Merrie Melodies. The name following this designation is that of the short's director.
Cartoons featuring Happy Rabbit[edit]
1938[edit]
001 Porky's Hare Hunt April 30, 1938 (LT, Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton) – with Porky Pig
1939[edit]
002 Prest-O Change-O March 25, 1939 (MM, Chuck Jones)
003 Hare-um Scare-um August 12, 1939 (MM, Hardaway and Dalton)
1940[edit]
004 Elmer's Candid Camera March 2, 1940 (MM, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd
Cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny[edit]
1940[edit]
001 A Wild Hare July 27, 1940 (MM, Tex Avery) – with Elmer Fudd; Academy Award-nominee for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[1]
1941[edit]
002 Elmer's Pet Rabbit January 4, 1941 (MM, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd; first appearance of Bugs Bunny's name
003 Tortoise Beats Hare March 15, 1941 (MM, Avery) – with Cecil Turtle
004 Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt June 7, 1941 (MM, Friz Freleng) – with Hiawatha; Academy Award-nominee for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[2]
005 The Heckling Hare July 5, 1941 (MM, Avery) - with Willoughby the Dog
006 All This and Rabbit Stew September 20, 1941 (MM, Avery) – One of the "Censored Eleven"
007 Wabbit Twouble December 20, 1941 (MM, Bob Clampett) – with Elmer Fudd
1942[edit]
008 The Wabbit Who Came to Supper March 28, 1942 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
"Special" Any Bonds Today?
009 The Wacky Wabbit May 2, 1942 (MM, Clampett) – with Elmer Fudd
010 Hold the Lion, Please June 13, 1942 (MM, Jones)
011 Bugs Bunny Gets The Boid July 11, 1942 (MM, Clampett) – with Beaky Buzzard
012 Fresh Hare August 22, 1942 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
013 The Hare-Brained Hypnotist October 31, 1942 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
014 Case of the Missing Hare December 12, 1942 (MM, Jones)
1943[edit]
015 Tortoise Wins by a Hare February 20, 1943 (MM, Clampett) – with Cecil Turtle
016 Super-Rabbit April 3, 1943 (MM, Jones)
017 Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk June 12, 1943 (MM, Freleng)
018 Wackiki Wabbit July 3, 1943 (MM, Jones)
A Corny Concerto September 25, 1943 (MM, Clampett) - Not part of the Bugs Bunny series, but a one-shot; with Porky Pig in the segment 'Tales from the Vienna Woods'. Also starring Elmer Fudd (as composer) and baby Daffy Duck (in segment 'The Blue Danube')
019 Falling Hare October 30, 1943 (MM, Clampett)
1944[edit]
020 Little Red Riding Rabbit January 4, 1944 (MM, Freleng) – with Red Riding Hood and B.B. Wolf
021 What's Cookin' Doc? January 8, 1944 (MM, Clampett) – with Hiawatha
022 Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears February 26, 1944 (MM, Jones) – with The Three Bears
023 Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips April 22, 1944 (MM, Freleng)
024 Hare Ribbin' June 24, 1944 (MM, Clampett)
025 Hare Force July 22, 1944 (MM, Freleng) – with Willoughby the Dog
026 Buckaroo Bugs August 26, 1944 (LT, Clampett) – with Red Hot Ryder; first Bugs Bunny cartoon in the Looney Tunes series
027 The Old Grey Hare October 28, 1944 (MM, Clampett) – with Elmer Fudd
028 Stage Door Cartoon December 16, 1944 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
1945[edit]
029 Herr Meets Hare January 13, 1945 (MM, Freleng) - with Adolf Hitler
030 The Unruly Hare February 10, 1945 (MM, Frank Tashlin) – with Elmer Fudd
031 Hare Trigger May 5, 1945 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
032 Hare Conditioned August 11, 1945 (LT, Jones)
033 Hare Tonic November 10, 1945 (LT, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd
1946[edit]
034 Baseball Bugs February 2, 1946 (LT, Freleng)
035 Hare Remover March 23, 1946 (MM, Tashlin) – with Elmer Fudd
036 Hair-Raising Hare May 25, 1946 (MM, Jones)- with Gossamer
037 Acrobatty Bunny June 29, 1946 (LT, Robert McKimson)
038 Racketeer Rabbit September 14, 1946 (LT, Freleng) – with Rocky and Hugo
039 The Big Snooze October 5, 1946 (LT, Clampett) – with Elmer Fudd
040 Rhapsody Rabbit November 9, 1946 (MM, Freleng)
1947[edit]
041 A Hare Grows in Manhattan March 22, 1947 (MM, Freleng)- with Hector
042 Rabbit Transit May 10, 1947 (LT, Freleng) – with Cecil Turtle
043 Easter Yeggs June 28, 1947 (LT, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
044 Slick Hare November 1, 1947 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
1948[edit]
045 Gorilla My Dreams January 3, 1948 (LT, McKimson) – with Gruesome Gorilla
046 A Feather in His Hare February 7, 1948 (LT, Jones)
047 Rabbit Punch April 10, 1948 (MM, Jones)
048 Buccaneer Bunny May 8, 1948 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
049 Bugs Bunny Rides Again June 12, 1948 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
050 Haredevil Hare July 24, 1948 (LT, Jones) – with Marvin the Martian
051 Hot Cross Bunny August 21, 1948 (MM, McKimson)
052 Hare Splitter September 25, 1948 (MM, Freleng)
053 A-Lad-In His Lamp October 23, 1948 (LT, McKimson)
054 My Bunny Lies over the Sea December 4, 1948 (MM, Jones) – with Angus Macrory
1949[edit]
055 Hare Do January 15, 1949 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
056 Mississippi Hare February 26, 1949 (LT, Jones) – with Colonel Shuffle
057 Rebel Rabbit April 9, 1949 (MM, McKimson)
058 High Diving Hare April 30, 1949 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
059 Bowery Bugs June 4, 1949 (MM, Arthur Davis)
060 Long-Haired Hare June 25, 1949 (LT, Jones)
061 Knights Must Fall July 16, 1949 (MM, Freleng)
062 The Grey Hounded Hare August 6, 1949 (LT, McKimson)
063 The Windblown Hare August 27, 1949 (LT, McKimson) - with B.B. Wolf
064 Frigid Hare October 8, 1949 (MM, Jones) – with Playboy Penguin
065 Which Is Witch December 3, 1949 (LT, Freleng)
066 Rabbit Hood December 24, 1949 (MM, Jones)
1950[edit]
067 Hurdy-Gurdy Hare January 21, 1950 (MM, McKimson) – with Gruesome Gorilla
068 Mutiny on the Bunny February 11, 1950 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
069 Homeless Hare March 11, 1950 (MM, Jones)
070 Big House Bunny April 22, 1950 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
071 What's Up Doc? June 17, 1950 (LT, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
072 8 Ball Bunny July 8, 1950 (LT, Jones) – with Playboy Penguin
073 Hillbilly Hare August 12, 1950 (MM, McKimson)
074 Bunker Hill Bunny September 23, 1950 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
075 Bushy Hare November 18, 1950 (LT, McKimson)
076 Rabbit of Seville December 16, 1950 (LT, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd
1951[edit]
077 Hare We Go January 6, 1951 (MM, McKimson)
078 Rabbit Every Monday February 10, 1951 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
079 Bunny Hugged March 10, 1951 (MM, Jones) – with The Crusher
080 The Fair-Haired Hare April 14, 1951 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
081 Rabbit Fire May 19, 1951 (LT, Jones) – with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
082 French Rarebit June 30, 1951 (MM, McKimson)
083 His Hare-Raising Tale August 11, 1951 (LT, Freleng)
084 Ballot Box Bunny October 6, 1951 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
085 Big Top Bunny December 1, 1951 (MM, McKimson)
1952[edit]
086 Operation: Rabbit January 19, 1952 (LT, Jones) – with Wile E. Coyote
087 Foxy by Proxy February 23, 1952 (MM, Freleng)
088 14 Carrot Rabbit March 15, 1952 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
089 Water, Water Every Hare April 19, 1952 (LT, Jones) - with Gossamer
090 The Hasty Hare June 7, 1952 (LT, Jones) – with Marvin the Martian
091 Oily Hare July 26, 1952 (MM, McKimson)
092 Rabbit Seasoning September 20, 1952 (MM, Jones) – with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
093 Rabbit's Kin November 15, 1952 (MM, McKimson) – with Pete Puma
094 Hare Lift December 20, 1952 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
1953[edit]
095 Forward March Hare February 14, 1953 (LT, Jones)
096 Upswept Hare March 14, 1953 (MM, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
097 Southern Fried Rabbit May 2, 1953 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
098 Hare Trimmed June 20, 1953 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam and Granny
099 Bully for Bugs August 8, 1953 (LT, Jones)
100 Lumber Jack-Rabbit September 26, 1953 (LT, Jones) – First and only 3D WB cartoon until 2010's Coyote Falls, with Charlie Dog
101 Duck! Rabbit, Duck! October 3, 1953 (MM, Jones) – with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
102 Robot Rabbit December 12, 1953 (LT, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
1954[edit]
103 Captain Hareblower January 16, 1954 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
104 Bugs and Thugs March 13, 1954 (LT, Freleng) – with Rocky and Mugsy
105 No Parking Hare May 1, 1954 (LT, McKimson)
106 Devil May Hare June 19, 1954 (LT, McKimson) – with the Tasmanian Devil
107 Bewitched Bunny July 24, 1954 (LT, Jones) – with Witch Hazel
108 Yankee Doodle Bugs August 28, 1954 (LT, Freleng)
109 Baby Buggy Bunny December 18, 1954 (MM, Jones)
1955[edit]
110 Beanstalk Bunny February 12, 1955 (MM, Jones) – with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
111 Sahara Hare March 26, 1955 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam; cameo by Daffy Duck
112 Hare Brush May 7, 1955 (MM, Freleng) – with Elmer Fudd
113 Rabbit Rampage June 11, 1955 (LT, Jones) – Cameo by Elmer Fudd
114 This Is a Life? July 9, 1955 (MM, Freleng) – with Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam and Granny
115 Hyde and Hare August 27, 1955 (LT, Freleng)
116 Knight-mare Hare October 1, 1955 (MM, Jones)
117 Roman Legion-Hare November 12, 1955 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
1956[edit]
118 Bugs' Bonnets January 14, 1956 (MM, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd
119 Broom-Stick Bunny February 25, 1956 (LT, Jones) – with Witch Hazel
120 Rabbitson Crusoe April 28, 1956 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
121 Napoleon Bunny-Part June 16, 1956 (MM, Freleng)
122 Barbary Coast Bunny July 21, 1956 (LT, Jones) – with Nasty Canasta
123 Half-Fare Hare August 18, 1956 (MM, McKimson)
124 A Star Is Bored September 15, 1956 (LT, Freleng) – with Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam
125 Wideo Wabbit October 27, 1956 (MM, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
126 To Hare Is Human December 15, 1956 (MM, Jones) – with Wile E. Coyote
1957[edit]
127 Ali Baba Bunny February 9, 1957 (MM, Jones) – with Daffy Duck
128 Bedevilled Rabbit April 13, 1957 (MM, McKimson) – with the Tasmanian Devil
129 Piker's Peak May 25, 1957 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
130 What's Opera, Doc? July 6, 1957 (MM, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd; inducted into the National Film Registry[3]
131 Bugsy and Mugsy August 31, 1957 (LT, Freleng) – with Rocky and Mugsy
132 Show Biz Bugs November 2, 1957 (LT, Freleng) – with Daffy Duck
133 Rabbit Romeo December 14, 1957 (MM, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
1958[edit]
134 Hare-Less Wolf February 1, 1958 (MM, Freleng) – with Charles M. Wolf
135 Hare-Way to the Stars March 29, 1958 (LT, Jones) – with Marvin the Martian
136 Now Hare This May 31, 1958 (LT, McKimson) – with B. B. Wolf
137 Knighty Knight Bugs August 23, 1958 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam; Academy Award-winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[4]
138 Pre-Hysterical Hare November 1, 1958 (LT, McKimson) – with Elmer Fudd
1959[edit]
139 Baton Bunny January 10, 1959 (LT, Jones, Levitow)
140 Hare-Abian Nights February 28, 1959 (MM, Ken Harris) – with Yosemite Sam
141 Apes of Wrath April 18, 1959 (MM, Freleng) – with Gruesome Gorilla; cameo by Daffy Duck
142 Backwoods Bunny June 13, 1959 (MM, McKimson)
143 Wild and Woolly Hare August 1, 1959 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
144 Bonanza Bunny September 5, 1959 (MM, McKimson) – with Blacque Jacque Shellacque
145 A Witch's Tangled Hare October 31, 1959 (LT, Abe Levitow) – with Witch Hazel
146 People Are Bunny December 19, 1959 (MM, McKimson) – with Daffy Duck
1960[edit]
147 Horse Hare February 13, 1960 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
148 Person to Bunny April 1, 1960 (MM, Freleng) – with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
149 Rabbit's Feat June 4, 1960 (LT, Jones) – with Wile E. Coyote
150 From Hare to Heir September 3, 1960 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
151 Lighter Than Hare December 17, 1960 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
1961[edit]
152 The Abominable Snow Rabbit May 20, 1961 (LT, Jones) – with Daffy Duck
153 Compressed Hare July 29, 1961 (MM, Jones) – with Wile E. Coyote
154 Prince Violent September 2, 1961 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam; later renamed Prince Varmint for television broadcasts
1962[edit]
155 Wet Hare January 20, 1962 (LT, McKimson) – with Blacque Jacque Shellacque
156 Bill of Hare June 9, 1962 (MM, McKimson) – with the Tasmanian Devil
157 Shishkabugs December 8, 1962 (LT, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
1963[edit]
158 Devil's Feud Cake February 9, 1963 (MM, Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
159 The Million Hare April 6, 1963 (LT, McKimson) – with Daffy Duck
160 Hare-Breadth Hurry June 8, 1963 (LT, Jones) – with Wile E. Coyote
161 The Unmentionables September 7, 1963 (MM, Freleng) – with Rocky and Mugsy
162 Mad as a Mars Hare October 19, 1963 (MM, Jones) – with Marvin the Martian
163 Transylvania 6-5000 November 30, 1963 (MM, Jones) – with Count Blood Count
1964[edit]
164 Dumb Patrol January 18, 1964 (LT, Gerry Chiniquy) – with Yosemite Sam; cameo by Porky Pig
165 Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare March 28, 1964 (MM, McKimson) – with the Tasmanian Devil
166 The Iceman Ducketh May 16, 1964 (LT, Phil Monroe) – with Daffy Duck
167 False Hare July 18, 1964 (LT, McKimson) – with B. B. Wolf; cameo by Foghorn Leghorn (final theatrical Bugs Bunny cartoon until 1990)
Post-golden age media featuring Bugs Bunny[edit]
Documentaries[edit]
Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)[5]
Chuck Amuck: The Movie (1991)[6]
Bagheera
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Bagheera
Bagheera (Hindi: बघीरा / Baghīrā) is a black panther (black Indian leopard) who is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. 1895). The word Hindi: बाघ / bāgha means "tiger" in Hindi.
"Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody dared to cross his path; for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than down."
Character history[edit]
Born in captivity in the menagerie of the Rajah of Oodeypore, India, Bagheera begins to plan for his freedom after his mother dies. Once he is mature and strong enough, he breaks the lock on his cage and escapes into the jungle, where his ferocity and cunning win him the respect of all its other inhabitants, except Shere Khan the tiger (likely out of his arrogance). Bagheera reveals all this to Mowgli later. None but Mowgli ever learn that Bagheera once wore a collar and chain, explaining the cat's special insight concerning Men.
When Father Wolf and Mother Wolf of the Seeonee (Seoni) wolf pack adopt the human "cub" Mowgli and the pack demands that the new cub should be spoken for, Bagheera buys Mowgli's life with a freshly killed bull and helps to raise him as one of the pack. Because his life has been bought by a bull, Mowgli is forbidden to eat cattle (coincidentally, just as the Hindu villagers of the region are also forbidden).
Bagheera shares in many of Mowgli's adventures as he grows, but eventually the time comes when the man-cub becomes a man and has to return to human society. Bagheera frees Mowgli of his debt to the wolf pack by killing another bull, and Mowgli returns to his adopted human mother Messua.
Bagheera is one of Mowgli's mentors and best friends. He, Baloo and Kaa sing for Mowgli "The Outsong" of the jungle.
Media portrayals[edit]
In film[edit]
In some film and television series adaptations of the Jungle Book Bagheera is a leopard, in some appearances he is a black leopard also known as a panther.
In the animated Soviet version, Adventures of Mowgli, Bagheera is portrayed as a female. This may be related to the fact that the Russian word for "panther" is a feminine noun, and a name ending with 'a' is considered to be a female name in the Russian language (a male panther would have been named Bagheer). An episode shows she has three cubs, one black and two yellow with rosette patterns. Bagheera is portrayed as friendly, loyal, trustworthy, and protective, yet somewhat cunning and tricky.
In Disney's adaptation, Bagheera the panther is, as in the book, male, and voiced by Sebastian Cabot (who previously voiced Sir Ector from The Sword in the Stone). The panther is portrayed as an intelligent, mature, and logical character, quite similar to the Bagheera in the novel, except that in the novel, Bagheera spoiled Mowgli more. In the film, it is Bagheera and not the wolves who first finds Mowgli, a young village child, and he is the one who takes him back to the village. During the movie, Bagheera often lectures Baloo, for he knows that as long as Shere Khan is in the jungle, the jungle is not safe for Mowgli despite all of Baloo's attempts to protect him. Bagheera is also the narrator of the movie's story.
Bagheera is also one of the major characters left out of the TaleSpin series which used several Jungle Book characters. However, many of Shere Khan's employees and military personnel are black panthers very similar in appearance to Bagheera.
In the prequel cartoon series, he is often made fun of by his friends, especially the bully Shere Khan. He is also called "Baggy" as Baloo did in their adulthood. Like Shere Khan, he too has a British accent in the 1967 film, but has an American accent in this series.
In the second film, he reappears as the mature Bagheera. He, with the help of Colonel Hathi's troops tries to prevent Baloo from reaching the man village. When the villagers try to find Mowgli, he suspects that Baloo has brought him back (he is right). Baloo hides Mowgli from Shere Khan, making Bagheera believe that he is not with him. After Shere Khan is trapped, Mowgli meets him again and Mowgli introduces Bagheera to Shanti the girl who's Mowgli's best friend at the village. Near the end of the film, Mowgli's younger adoptive brother Ranjan is shown playing with Bagheera's tail. At first Bagheera is scared, but later enjoys playing with him, while Mowgli, Shanti, and Baloo sing the reprise of The Bare Necessities.
In some Disney comics drawn in Italy, Bagheera is depicted as a female non-anthropomorphic animal movie star, loosely based on her animated movie appearance. Originally all black, she has white body parts. She enjoys signing autographs for her fans and eating pistachio-flavored pet food, being vegetarian.
In the song "Bagheera" by Blues Traveler, he is depicted with blood-stained fur drinking at the bar, counseling a young man-cub about his choice to live as man or as a free creature. He remembers when he was in the midst of his decision to live with the world of Man or to return to the jungle and be free. The line says "some say if you could have seen him then, you would have noticed a tear fall from his majestic eye."
In the comic book series Fables, Bagheera appears as one of the characters living in exile on the Farm in upstate New York. He participates in the farm uprising and, along with the other "Kipling" fables, he assists Goldilocks in tracking down Reynard the Fox. Bagheera actually succeeds in tracking down Reynard, though the Fox manages to escape from him. It is implied that Bagheera's primary motivation for capturing the Fox is to show up Shere Khan after Khan arrogantly rejects Bagheera's offer of help. After the uprising is defeated, a remorseful Bagheera agrees to imprisonment rather than forced labor. However, as he reveals to Mowgli, he has the memory of urinating on the deceased Shere Khan's grave to amuse himself.
In the 1998 film The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, Bagheera is portrayed as a female, voiced by Eartha Kitt.
A Swedish play version of The Jungle Book spoofed the confusion of Bagheera's sex in the media by portraying him as a transvestite.
In the Hungarian play version Bagheera is yet again a female panther. Her main role is bribing the wolf pack with a bull, so they accept Mowgli as Akela's cub, teaching Mowgli with Baloo about the Rules of the Jungle, and advising him throughout the play.
Ben Kingsley will be voicing the character in the 2016 film[1] while Christian Bale was cast to voice the character in Warner Bros.' The Jungle Book: Origins.
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book[edit]
In the 1994 live-action movie, Bagheera serves a jungle animal friend to Mowgli and his pet wolf, Grey Brother. After Mowgli and Grey Brother are separated from civilization, Bagheera finds them the next day. Hearing Shere Khan's roar from a distance, Bagheera signals with his tail to Mowgli to grab on to it so as to lead him out of harm's way. It takes a while until Bagheera finally brings Mowgli and Grey Brother to a pack of Grey Indian wolves. Seeing as the child is young, friendly, helpless, harmless, and kind to a cub of their species, the wolves accept them as members of the pack, much to Bagheera's delight.
Years later, Bagheera is seen most of the time spending time on a tree not doing much and sometimes running with a fully-grown Mowgli, Grey Brother, a new friend named Baloo the brown bear, who is saved as a cub by Mowgli on the day Mowgli is accepted into the pack, and the wolf pack.
A few days later, after Mowgli has learned the ways of men and re-entered civilization thanks to Katherine "Kitty" Brydon and Dr. Julius Plumford, Bagheera is seen being caressed and introduced to Kitty by Mowgli along with all the rest of Mowgli's jungle animal friends. Bagheera and the other animals watch as Kitty teaches Mowgli some dancing lessons, much to their amusement.
In a later tussle against soldiers working for Captain Boone, Baloo is shot and left for dead. Bagheera is then seen running with Mowgli and the wolf pack to locate Dr. Julius Plumford to save Baloo's life, only to find that the doctor has already left with Kitty and her father, Colonel Geoffrey Brydon, to bring Katherine to the ship to England. Mowgli goes out and follows them with the wolves and Bagheera behind. After saving Dr. Plumford from death, Bagheera is seen charging along with the wolf pack against Indian bandits. Dr. Plumford is then taken by Mowgli to save Baloo's life.
After Mowgli is captured by evil British soldiers—Boone, Lt. Wilkins, and Sergeant Harley—and the remaining Indian bandits—Buldeo and Tabaqui—Bagheera is seen with the wolves keeping an eye on Mowgli, his friends, and enemies while staring at Boone and Wilkins mostly. When Wilkins asks himself why Bagheera is staring at them, Mowgli replies, "Because to him, you are food." A reply is hinted afterwards when Bagheera sticks out his tongue to show his hunger for them. The next morning, Bagheera is seen biting through the ropes tying Mowgli to a tree, thus allowing him to escape, and then later on, to rescue the left-out injured Colonel Brydon from death.
In the final scene, after Boone's defeat, Bagheera is seen crossing a bridge with Kitty and a triumphant Mowgli while reuniting with the British Army sent out by Colonel Brydon, who is successfully cured from his injuries by Dr. Plumford (who also manages to cure Baloo), to find them.
Voices of Bagheera[edit]
Sebastian Cabot (The Jungle Book)
Dana Delany (Adventures of Mowgli)
Lyudmila Kasatkina (Adventures of Mowgli)
Arthur Grosser (Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli)
Bob Joles (The Jungle Book 2, The Jungle Book Groove Party)
Jim Cummings (The Jungle Cubs: Born to Be Wild, singing voice in The Jungle Book Groove Party)
Elizabeth Daily and Dee Bradley Baker (Jungle Cubs)
Eartha Kitt (The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story)
Ben Kingsley (The Jungle Book)
Christian Bale (The Jungle Book: Origins)
Pink Panther (character)
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Pink Panther (character)
The Pink Panther is the main and title character in the opening and closing credit sequences of every film in The Pink Panther series except for A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau. His popularity spawned a series of theatrical shorts, merchandise, a comic book, and television cartoons. He starred in 124 short films, 10 television shows and three prime time specials.
DePatie-Freleng/United Artists cartoons[edit]
See also: List of The Pink Panther cartoons
The animated Pink Panther character's initial appearance in the live action film's title sequence, directed by Friz Freleng, was such a success with audiences and United Artists that the studio signed Freleng and his DePatie-Freleng Enterprises studio to a multi-year contract for a series of Pink Panther theatrical cartoon shorts. The first entry in the series, 1964's The Pink Phink, featured the Panther harassing his foil, a little white mustachioed man who is actually a caricature of Friz Freleng (this character is officially known as "The Little White Guy" and/or "The Man" [1]), by constantly trying to paint the Little Man's blue house pink. The Pink Phink won the 1964 Academy Award for Animated Short Film, and subsequent shorts in the series, usually featuring the Pink Panther opposite the Little Man, were successful releases.
In an early series of Pink Panther animated cartoons, the Panther generally remained silent, speaking only in two theatrical shorts, Sink Pink and Pink Ice. Rich Little provided the Panther's voice in the latter shorts, modelling it on that of David Niven (who had portrayed Clouseau's jewel thief nemesis in the original live-action film). Years later, Little would overdub Niven's voice for Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther, due to Niven's ill health. All of the animated Pink Panther shorts utilized the distinctive jazzy theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the 1963 feature film, with additional scores composed by Walter Greene or William Lava.[2][3][4][5]
The Pink Panther Show[edit]
Main article: The Pink Panther Show
In the fall of 1969, the Pink Panther cartoons made their way to NBC television shown Saturday mornings via The Pink Panther Show. NBC added a laugh track to the original cartoons, with Marvin Miller brought on as an off-camera narrator talking to the Pink Panther during bumper segments featuring the Pink Panther and The Inspector together.[3]
Pink Panther shorts made after 1969 were produced for both broadcast and film release, typically appearing on television first, and released to theaters by United Artists. One version of the show was called The Think Pink Panther Show. A number of sister series joined The Pink Panther on movie screens and on the airwaves, among them The Ant and the Aardvark, The Tijuana Toads (a.k.a. The Texas Toads), Hoot Kloot, and Misterjaw (a.k.a. Mr. Jaws and Catfish). There were also a series of animated shorts called The Inspector, with the Clouseau-inspired Inspector and his sidekick Sgt. Deux-Deux, whom the Inspector is forever correcting. Other DePatie-Freleng series included Roland and Rattfink, The Dogfather (a Godfather pastiche), with a canine Corleone family and two Tijuana Toads spinoffs, The Blue Racer and Crazylegs Crane.[3]
The German television version which started airing in 1973 in ZDF was presented in 30-minute episodes, composed of one Pink Panther cartoon, one episode of The Inspector and one episode of The Ant and the Aardvark. Most notably, the difference between the German and the English version of the Pink Panther is a rhymed narration in the German version (spoken by voice actor Gert Günther Hoffmann), commenting and describing the plot. For this show, custom intro and end sequences were cut together from existing pieces of animation.
In 1976, the half-hour series was revamped into a 90-minute format, as The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show; this version included a live-action segment, where the show's host, comedian Lenny Schultz, would read letters and jokes from viewers. This version flopped, and would change back to the original half-hour version in 1977.[3]
In 1978, The Pink Panther moved to ABC and was rebranded The All New Pink Panther Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 of Crazylegs Crane. The 32 entries were later released theatrically by United Artists.[3]
Comic book[edit]
In 1971, Gold Key Comics began publishing a Pink Panther comic book, with art by Warren Tufts. The Pink Panther and the Inspector lasted 87 issues, ending only when Gold Key ceased operations in 1984.[6] The spinoff series The Inspector (also from Gold Key) lasted 19 issues, from 1974 to 1978.[7]
Later television shows and specials[edit]
During the final years of the Panther's theatrical run, DePatie-Freleng produced a series of three primetime Pink Panther television specials for ABC. The first was 1978's A Pink Christmas. It featured the panther in New York being cold and hungry looking for a holiday dinner. The other two specials premiered on ABC after the shorts officially ended in theaters, 1980's Olym-Pinks and 1981's Pink at First Sight. In November 2007, the three specials were released on a single disc DVD collection, The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The studio was sold to Marvel Comics in 1981, and became Marvel Productions (now a part of The Walt Disney Company). In 1984, a new Saturday morning series was produced entitled Pink Panther and Sons. In this incarnation (produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions with Freleng serving as creative producer for the series), the still-silent Pink Panther was a father of his two talking sons, Pinky and Panky. While popular, critics complained that there was not enough Pink Panther to maintain interest for a full 30 minutes.[3]
A new series of cartoon were created in 1993, simply titled The Pink Panther, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, premiered in syndication in 1993, and had the Pink Panther speaking with the voice of Matt Frewer (of Max Headroom fame). Unlike the original shorts, not all episode titles contained the word "pink," although many instead contained the word "panther." Voice impressionist John Byner returned to voice both the Ant and the Aardvark.[3]
In July 2007, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Jordan's Rubicon animation company began co-production of the animated series Pink Panther and Pals portraying a teenaged panther and his friends. The 26 episode TV series premiered worldwide in spring 2010 on Cartoon Network. In 2011, a new 22-minute holiday special entitled A Very Pink Christmas aired on ABC Family and later Boomerang in the U.S., YTV in Canada, and Boomerang in the U.K. in December.[3]
After acquiring United Artists in the early 1980s, MGM continues to own the ancillary rights and trademarks to the Pink Panther franchise.
Popular culture[edit]
Engraving of the Pink Panther in A Coruña, Spain
The Pink Panther is known as Nathu and Pangu in East and South Asia, Paulchen Panther (Little Paul the Panther) in Germany and Пинко розовата пантера (Pinko the Pink panther) in Bulgaria. He remains a popular character. In addition to the regular airing of the classic cartoon, the panther also appears in the following:
Advertising[edit]
The Pink Panther Show opening theme was used by Nike in a viral campaign of Pink Mercurial Vapor IV football boots using the French football star Franck Ribery mimicking the character of the Pink Panther.[8]
Owens Corning have featured the character for many years as an advertising mascot for their pink-colored residential building insulation.[9][10]
The character has also been used as an advertising mascot for Sweet'n Low artificial sweetener, which is housed in pink-colored packets. One television commercial for the product features Regis Philbin talking to a taxi cab driver. After the camera changes the view, the driver is revealed to be the Pink Panther.[11]
Cinderella (1950 film)
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Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault, it is twelfth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and was released on February 15, 1950. Directing credits go to Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson. Songs were written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman. Songs in the film include "Cinderella", "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", "The Work Song", "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo", and "So This is Love".
At the time, Walt Disney Productions had suffered from losing connections to the European film markets due to the outbreak of World War II, enduring some box office disasters like Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi, all of which would later become more successful with several re-releases in theaters and on home video. At the time however, the studio was over $4 million in debt and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Walt Disney and his animators turned back to feature film production in 1948 after producing a string of package films with the idea of adapting Charles Perrault's Cendrillon into a motion picture. After two years in production Cinderella was finally released on February 15, 1950. It became the greatest critical and commercial hit for the studio since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and helped reverse the studio's fortunes. It is considered one of the best American animated films ever made, as selected by the American Film Institute. It received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Music, Original Song for "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo". In the years to come, it was followed by two direct-to-video sequels: Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. Cinderella is the first Disney film in which all nine members of Disney's Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators.
A live-action re-imagining produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James as Cinderella, Richard Madden as Prince Charming, Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, and Helena Bonham Carter as The Fairy Godmother, was released in 2015.[6] It was a commercial success, and Branagh's highest-grossing film to date.
Plot[edit]
Cinderella
Cinderella is the beloved child of a widowed gentleman. While a kind and devoted father who feels as though his daughter needs a mother's care, he remarries to a widowed woman named Lady Tremaine, who has two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia. After Cinderella's father dies unexpectedly, Lady Tremaine is revealed to be a cruel and selfish woman, and Cinderella is humiliated and mistreated by her stepfamily, who take over the estate and ultimately reduce her to being a scullery maid in her own home. Despite this, Cinderella grows into a kind and gentle young woman, befriending the animals in the barn and the mice and birds who live around the chateau.
One day, while Cinderella is preparing breakfast, Lady Tremaine's cat Lucifer chases Gus, one of the mice, into the kitchen. Cinderella delivers breakfast to her stepfamily, unaware that Gus is hiding under Anastasia's teacup. This makes Anastasia so angry that she tells her mother of the apparent prank, so Lady Tremaine punishes Cinderella with extra chores.
Meanwhile, at the royal palace, the King discusses with the Grand Duke his desire for his son Prince Charming to settle down and have children. They organize a ball in an effort to find a suitable wife for the Prince without arousing suspicion. Cinderella asks her stepmother if she can attend, as the invitation says "every eligible maiden" is to attend. Lady Tremaine agrees, provided that Cinderella finishes her chores and finds a nice dress to wear. Cinderella's animal friends, led by Jaq, Gus and the other mice, fix up a gown that belonged to Cinderella's mother using beads and a sash thrown out by Drizella and Anastasia, respectively. When Cinderella comes down wearing her new dress, Lady Tremaine compliments the gown, pointing out the beads and the sash. Angered by the apparent theft of their discarded items, the two stepsisters destroy the gown.
Just as Cinderella is about to give up hope, her Fairy Godmother appears and turns the remains of Cinderella's dress with her magic wand into a new ball gown with glass slippers. She also transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, the mice into horses, her horse Major into a coachman, and her dog Bruno into a footman. Fairy Godmother warns her the spell will break at the stroke of midnight. At the ball, the Prince rejects every girl until he sees Cinderella. The two fall strongly in love and dance alone throughout the castle grounds until the clock starts to chime midnight. Cinderella flees to her coach and away from the castle, losing one of her glass slippers. After her gown turns back into rags, the mice point out that the other slipper is still on her foot.
Back at the castle, the Duke tells the King of the Prince's meeting with the unknown girl. The King, after hearing that the girl disappeared, and thinking that the Duke was "in league with the Prince all along", goes into a rage and tries to behead him. Fortunately, the Duke is able to calm him down with news of the girl's glass slipper and states that the Prince will only marry the girl who fits that slipper.
The next morning, the King proclaims the Grand Duke will visit every house in the kingdom to find the girl whose foot fits the glass slipper. When news reaches Cinderella's household, her stepfamily prepare for the Duke's arrival. Overhearing this, Cinderella dreamingly hums the song played at the ball. Realizing Cinderella was the girl who danced with the Prince, Lady Tremaine locks her in the attic.
When the Duke arrives, Jaq and Gus steal the key to Cinderella's room, but Lucifer ambushes them before they can free her. With the help of the other animals and Bruno, they chase him out the window and Cinderella is freed. As the Duke prepares to leave after the stepsisters have tried to shove their enormous feet into the slipper, Cinderella appears and requests to try it on. Knowing the slipper will fit, Lady Tremaine trips the footman, causing him to drop the slipper, which shatters on the floor. Cinderella then produces the other glass slipper, much to her stepmother's horror. A delighted Duke slides the slipper onto her foot, and it fits perfectly.
Cinderella and the Prince celebrate their wedding and live happily ever after.
Cast[edit]
Ilene Woods as Cinderella (voice)
William Phipps as Prince Charming's speaking voice
Eleanor Audley as Lady Tremaine (voice & live-action model)
Verna Felton as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Luis van Rooten as The Grand Duke / The King (voices)
Jimmy MacDonald as Jaq / Gus / Bruno (voices)
Rhoda Williams as Drizella Tremaine (voice & live-action model)
Lucille Bliss as Anastasia Tremaine (voice)
June Foray as Lucifer (voice)
Mike Douglas as Prince Charming's singing voice
Betty Lou Gerson as The Narrator
Don Barclay as Doorman (voice)
Helene Stanley as Live-Action Models for Cinderella & Anastasia
Claire Du Brey as Fairy Godmother (live-action model)
Animators[edit]
Marc Davis, Eric Larson, and Les Clark were the supervising animators of Cinderella
Frank Thomas was the supervising animator of Lady Tremaine
Milt Kahl was the supervising animator of Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming
Ollie Johnston was the supervising animator of Drizella Tremaine and Anastasia Tremaine
Ward Kimball, and John Lounsbery were the supervising animators of Jaq and Gus
Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of Bruno
Ward Kimball, Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of Lucifer
Milt Kahl, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of The King
Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of The Grand Duke
Production[edit]
Made on the cusp between the classic "golden age" Disney animations of the 1930s and 1940s and the less critically acclaimed productions of the 1950s, Cinderella is representative of both eras.
Cinderella was the first full-bodied feature produced by the studio since Bambi in 1942; World War II and low box office returns had forced Walt Disney to produce a series of inexpensive package films such as Make Mine Music and Fun and Fancy Free for the 1940s. Live action reference was used extensively to keep animation costs down. According to Laryn Dowel, one of the directing animators of the film, roughly 90% of the film was done in live action model before animation, using basic sets as references for actors and animators alike.
Both Helene Stanley (Cinderella's live action model) and Ilene Woods (Cinderella's voice actress, selected from 400 other candidates) heavily influenced Cinderella's styling and mannerisms. Stanley was the live-action model for Anastasia Tremaine as well.[7] She would be so again for Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.[8] Animators modeled Prince Charming on actor Jeffrey Stone, who also provided some additional voices for the film.[9] Mike Douglas was the Prince's singing voice while William Phipps recorded the prince's dialogue (or speaking voice).
In earlier drafts of the screenplay, the Prince originally played a larger role and had more character development than what he ultimately received in the final version of the film. In one abandoned opening, the Prince was shown hunting a deer, but at the end of the sequence, it was to be revealed that the Prince and the deer were actually friends playing a game. In an abandoned alternate ending, after the Duke discovered Cinderella's identity, she was shown being brought to the castle to be reintroduced to the Prince, who is surprised to learn that Cinderella was actually a modest servant girl instead of the princess he thought she was, but the Prince's feelings for her were too strong to be bothered by this and he embraced her; the Fairy Godmother was to reappear and restore Cinderella's ball gown for the closing shot. Walt Disney himself reportedly cut the alternate ending because he felt it was overlong and did not give the audience its "pay off", but the scene would later be incorporated in the video game, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
Other deleted material included an abandoned song that was tentatively titled the "Cinderella Work Song", which was part of a fantasy sequence that was set to take place after Lady Tremaine tells Cinderella that she can go to the ball if she finishes all of her chores and has a nice dress to wear. In this abandoned sequence, Cinderella imagines herself being cloned into an army to divide up the work while pondering what the ball itself will be like. The sequence was cut, but the title was applied to the song the mice sing when they work on Cinderella's dress. Additionally, there was a scene that took place after the ball in which Cinderella was seen returning to her home and eavesdropped on her stepfamily, who were ranting about the mystery girl at the ball, and Cinderella was shown to be amused by this because they were talking about her without realizing it. Walt Disney reportedly cut the scene because he thought it made Cinderella look "spiteful" and felt the audience would lose sympathy for her.
For the first time, Walt turned to Tin Pan Alley songwriters to write the songs. The music of Tin Pan Alley would later become a recurring theme in Disney animation. Cinderella was the first Disney film to have its songs published and copyrighted by the newly created Walt Disney Music Company. Before movie soundtracks became marketable, movie songs had little residual value to the film studio that owned them and were often sold off to established music companies for sheet music publication.
The song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" became a hit single on four occasions, including a cover version recorded by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters. Woods beat exactly 309 girls for the part of Cinderella, after some demo recordings of her singing a few of the film's songs were presented to Walt Disney. However, she had no idea she was auditioning for the part until Disney contacted her; she initially made the recordings for a few friends who sent them to Disney without her knowledge. Reportedly, Disney thought Woods had the right "fairy tale" tone to her voice.
Interestingly, almost 30 years before he made "Cinderella" into a feature-length animated film, Walt Disney already made a short film of it as the last of the Laugh-O-Gram series, as a Roaring 20's version. This short is included as an extra on the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD.
During production, Walt Disney pioneered the use of overdubbed vocals for the song "Sing Sweet Nightingale", before it had been used by artists in studio recordings such as the Beatles. When Ilene Woods had completed the days recording of "Sing Sweet Nightingale", Walt listened and asked her if she could sing harmony with herself. She was apprehensive about the idea as it was unheard of; though she ended up singing the double recording, including second and third part harmonies. Ilene Woods reveals the innovation in an interview.[10]
The clothes also received considerable attention. A scholar has demonstrated that Salvador Dalí, with whom Disney worked on the short Destino a few months before starting Cinderella, inspired the dress that Cinderella's stepsisters tear apart and that the magic new gown worn by Cinderella at the ball references French haute couture and, more precisely, the style of Christian Dior, who traveled through the U.S. in 1947.[11]
Music[edit]
"Cinderella" – The Jud Conlon Chorus, Marni Nixon
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" – Cinderella
"Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" – Drizella, Cinderella
"The Work Song" – The Mice
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" – The Fairy Godmother
"So This Is Love" – Cinderella, Prince Charming
"So This Is Love (reprise)" – Cinderella
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (reprise)" – The Jud Conlon Chorus
On Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic, this includes "The Work Song" and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" on the first disc, "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" and "So This Is Love" on the second, and "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" on the fourth. On Disney's Greatest Hits", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" is included on the first volume and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" on the second volume.
Soundtrack[edit]
Cinderella
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released February 4, 1997
Label Walt Disney
The soundtrack for Cinderella was re-released by Walt Disney Records on CD on February 4, 1997 and included a bonus demo.[12] On October 4, 2005 Disney released a special edition of the soundtrack album of Cinderella, for the Platinum Edition DVD release, which includes several demo songs cut from the final film, a new song, and a cover version of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes".[13] The soundtrack was released again on October 2, 2012 and consisted of several lost chords and new recordings of them.[14] A Walmart exclusive limited edition "Music Box Set" consisting of the soundtrack without the lost chords or bonus demos, the Song and Story: Cinderella CD and a bonus DVD of Tangled Ever After was released on the same day.[15]
All songs written and composed by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman.
No. Title
Cinderella (1950 film)
Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault, it is twelfth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and was released on February 15, 1950. Directing credits go to Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson. Songs were written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman. Songs in the film include "Cinderella", "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", "The Work Song", "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo", and "So This is Love".
At the time, Walt Disney Productions had suffered from losing connections to the European film markets due to the outbreak of World War II, enduring some box office disasters like Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi, all of which would later become more successful with several re-releases in theaters and on home video. At the time however, the studio was over $4 million in debt and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Walt Disney and his animators turned back to feature film production in 1948 after producing a string of package films with the idea of adapting Charles Perrault's Cendrillon into a motion picture. After two years in production Cinderella was finally released on February 15, 1950. It became the greatest critical and commercial hit for the studio since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and helped reverse the studio's fortunes. It is considered one of the best American animated films ever made, as selected by the American Film Institute. It received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Music, Original Song for "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo". In the years to come, it was followed by two direct-to-video sequels: Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. Cinderella is the first Disney film in which all nine members of Disney's Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators.
A live-action re-imagining produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James as Cinderella, Richard Madden as Prince Charming, Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, and Helena Bonham Carter as The Fairy Godmother, was released in 2015.[6] It was a commercial success, and Branagh's highest-grossing film to date.
Plot[edit]
Cinderella
Cinderella is the beloved child of a widowed gentleman. While a kind and devoted father who feels as though his daughter needs a mother's care, he remarries to a widowed woman named Lady Tremaine, who has two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia. After Cinderella's father dies unexpectedly, Lady Tremaine is revealed to be a cruel and selfish woman, and Cinderella is humiliated and mistreated by her stepfamily, who take over the estate and ultimately reduce her to being a scullery maid in her own home. Despite this, Cinderella grows into a kind and gentle young woman, befriending the animals in the barn and the mice and birds who live around the chateau.
One day, while Cinderella is preparing breakfast, Lady Tremaine's cat Lucifer chases Gus, one of the mice, into the kitchen. Cinderella delivers breakfast to her stepfamily, unaware that Gus is hiding under Anastasia's teacup. This makes Anastasia so angry that she tells her mother of the apparent prank, so Lady Tremaine punishes Cinderella with extra chores.
Meanwhile, at the royal palace, the King discusses with the Grand Duke his desire for his son Prince Charming to settle down and have children. They organize a ball in an effort to find a suitable wife for the Prince without arousing suspicion. Cinderella asks her stepmother if she can attend, as the invitation says "every eligible maiden" is to attend. Lady Tremaine agrees, provided that Cinderella finishes her chores and finds a nice dress to wear. Cinderella's animal friends, led by Jaq, Gus and the other mice, fix up a gown that belonged to Cinderella's mother using beads and a sash thrown out by Drizella and Anastasia, respectively. When Cinderella comes down wearing her new dress, Lady Tremaine compliments the gown, pointing out the beads and the sash. Angered by the apparent theft of their discarded items, the two stepsisters destroy the gown.
Just as Cinderella is about to give up hope, her Fairy Godmother appears and turns the remains of Cinderella's dress with her magic wand into a new ball gown with glass slippers. She also transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, the mice into horses, her horse Major into a coachman, and her dog Bruno into a footman. Fairy Godmother warns her the spell will break at the stroke of midnight. At the ball, the Prince rejects every girl until he sees Cinderella. The two fall strongly in love and dance alone throughout the castle grounds until the clock starts to chime midnight. Cinderella flees to her coach and away from the castle, losing one of her glass slippers. After her gown turns back into rags, the mice point out that the other slipper is still on her foot.
Back at the castle, the Duke tells the King of the Prince's meeting with the unknown girl. The King, after hearing that the girl disappeared, and thinking that the Duke was "in league with the Prince all along", goes into a rage and tries to behead him. Fortunately, the Duke is able to calm him down with news of the girl's glass slipper and states that the Prince will only marry the girl who fits that slipper.
The next morning, the King proclaims the Grand Duke will visit every house in the kingdom to find the girl whose foot fits the glass slipper. When news reaches Cinderella's household, her stepfamily prepare for the Duke's arrival. Overhearing this, Cinderella dreamingly hums the song played at the ball. Realizing Cinderella was the girl who danced with the Prince, Lady Tremaine locks her in the attic.
When the Duke arrives, Jaq and Gus steal the key to Cinderella's room, but Lucifer ambushes them before they can free her. With the help of the other animals and Bruno, they chase him out the window and Cinderella is freed. As the Duke prepares to leave after the stepsisters have tried to shove their enormous feet into the slipper, Cinderella appears and requests to try it on. Knowing the slipper will fit, Lady Tremaine trips the footman, causing him to drop the slipper, which shatters on the floor. Cinderella then produces the other glass slipper, much to her stepmother's horror. A delighted Duke slides the slipper onto her foot, and it fits perfectly.
Cinderella and the Prince celebrate their wedding and live happily ever after.
Cast[edit]
Ilene Woods as Cinderella (voice)
William Phipps as Prince Charming's speaking voice
Eleanor Audley as Lady Tremaine (voice & live-action model)
Verna Felton as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Luis van Rooten as The Grand Duke / The King (voices)
Jimmy MacDonald as Jaq / Gus / Bruno (voices)
Rhoda Williams as Drizella Tremaine (voice & live-action model)
Lucille Bliss as Anastasia Tremaine (voice)
June Foray as Lucifer (voice)
Mike Douglas as Prince Charming's singing voice
Betty Lou Gerson as The Narrator
Don Barclay as Doorman (voice)
Helene Stanley as Live-Action Models for Cinderella & Anastasia
Claire Du Brey as Fairy Godmother (live-action model)
Animators[edit]
Marc Davis, Eric Larson, and Les Clark were the supervising animators of Cinderella
Frank Thomas was the supervising animator of Lady Tremaine
Milt Kahl was the supervising animator of Fairy Godmother and Prince Charming
Ollie Johnston was the supervising animator of Drizella Tremaine and Anastasia Tremaine
Ward Kimball, and John Lounsbery were the supervising animators of Jaq and Gus
Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of Bruno
Ward Kimball, Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of Lucifer
Milt Kahl, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of The King
Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, and Norman Ferguson were the supervising animators of The Grand Duke
Production[edit]
Made on the cusp between the classic "golden age" Disney animations of the 1930s and 1940s and the less critically acclaimed productions of the 1950s, Cinderella is representative of both eras.
Cinderella was the first full-bodied feature produced by the studio since Bambi in 1942; World War II and low box office returns had forced Walt Disney to produce a series of inexpensive package films such as Make Mine Music and Fun and Fancy Free for the 1940s. Live action reference was used extensively to keep animation costs down. According to Laryn Dowel, one of the directing animators of the film, roughly 90% of the film was done in live action model before animation, using basic sets as references for actors and animators alike.
Both Helene Stanley (Cinderella's live action model) and Ilene Woods (Cinderella's voice actress, selected from 400 other candidates) heavily influenced Cinderella's styling and mannerisms. Stanley was the live-action model for Anastasia Tremaine as well.[7] She would be so again for Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.[8] Animators modeled Prince Charming on actor Jeffrey Stone, who also provided some additional voices for the film.[9] Mike Douglas was the Prince's singing voice while William Phipps recorded the prince's dialogue (or speaking voice).
In earlier drafts of the screenplay, the Prince originally played a larger role and had more character development than what he ultimately received in the final version of the film. In one abandoned opening, the Prince was shown hunting a deer, but at the end of the sequence, it was to be revealed that the Prince and the deer were actually friends playing a game. In an abandoned alternate ending, after the Duke discovered Cinderella's identity, she was shown being brought to the castle to be reintroduced to the Prince, who is surprised to learn that Cinderella was actually a modest servant girl instead of the princess he thought she was, but the Prince's feelings for her were too strong to be bothered by this and he embraced her; the Fairy Godmother was to reappear and restore Cinderella's ball gown for the closing shot. Walt Disney himself reportedly cut the alternate ending because he felt it was overlong and did not give the audience its "pay off", but the scene would later be incorporated in the video game, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
Other deleted material included an abandoned song that was tentatively titled the "Cinderella Work Song", which was part of a fantasy sequence that was set to take place after Lady Tremaine tells Cinderella that she can go to the ball if she finishes all of her chores and has a nice dress to wear. In this abandoned sequence, Cinderella imagines herself being cloned into an army to divide up the work while pondering what the ball itself will be like. The sequence was cut, but the title was applied to the song the mice sing when they work on Cinderella's dress. Additionally, there was a scene that took place after the ball in which Cinderella was seen returning to her home and eavesdropped on her stepfamily, who were ranting about the mystery girl at the ball, and Cinderella was shown to be amused by this because they were talking about her without realizing it. Walt Disney reportedly cut the scene because he thought it made Cinderella look "spiteful" and felt the audience would lose sympathy for her.
For the first time, Walt turned to Tin Pan Alley songwriters to write the songs. The music of Tin Pan Alley would later become a recurring theme in Disney animation. Cinderella was the first Disney film to have its songs published and copyrighted by the newly created Walt Disney Music Company. Before movie soundtracks became marketable, movie songs had little residual value to the film studio that owned them and were often sold off to established music companies for sheet music publication.
The song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" became a hit single on four occasions, including a cover version recorded by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters. Woods beat exactly 309 girls for the part of Cinderella, after some demo recordings of her singing a few of the film's songs were presented to Walt Disney. However, she had no idea she was auditioning for the part until Disney contacted her; she initially made the recordings for a few friends who sent them to Disney without her knowledge. Reportedly, Disney thought Woods had the right "fairy tale" tone to her voice.
Interestingly, almost 30 years before he made "Cinderella" into a feature-length animated film, Walt Disney already made a short film of it as the last of the Laugh-O-Gram series, as a Roaring 20's version. This short is included as an extra on the Cinderella Platinum Edition DVD.
During production, Walt Disney pioneered the use of overdubbed vocals for the song "Sing Sweet Nightingale", before it had been used by artists in studio recordings such as the Beatles. When Ilene Woods had completed the days recording of "Sing Sweet Nightingale", Walt listened and asked her if she could sing harmony with herself. She was apprehensive about the idea as it was unheard of; though she ended up singing the double recording, including second and third part harmonies. Ilene Woods reveals the innovation in an interview.[10]
The clothes also received considerable attention. A scholar has demonstrated that Salvador Dalí, with whom Disney worked on the short Destino a few months before starting Cinderella, inspired the dress that Cinderella's stepsisters tear apart and that the magic new gown worn by Cinderella at the ball references French haute couture and, more precisely, the style of Christian Dior, who traveled through the U.S. in 1947.[11]
Music[edit]
"Cinderella" – The Jud Conlon Chorus, Marni Nixon
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" – Cinderella
"Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" – Drizella, Cinderella
"The Work Song" – The Mice
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" – The Fairy Godmother
"So This Is Love" – Cinderella, Prince Charming
"So This Is Love (reprise)" – Cinderella
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (reprise)" – The Jud Conlon Chorus
On Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic, this includes "The Work Song" and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" on the first disc, "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" and "So This Is Love" on the second, and "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" on the fourth. On Disney's Greatest Hits", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" is included on the first volume and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" on the second volume.
Soundtrack[edit]
Cinderella
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released February 4, 1997
Label Walt Disney
The soundtrack for Cinderella was re-released by Walt Disney Records on CD on February 4, 1997 and included a bonus demo.[12] On October 4, 2005 Disney released a special edition of the soundtrack album of Cinderella, for the Platinum Edition DVD release, which includes several demo songs cut from the final film, a new song, and a cover version of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes".[13] The soundtrack was released again on October 2, 2012 and consisted of several lost chords and new recordings of them.[14] A Walmart exclusive limited edition "Music Box Set" consisting of the soundtrack without the lost chords or bonus demos, the Song and Story: Cinderella CD and a bonus DVD of Tangled Ever After was released on the same day.[15]
All songs written and composed by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman.
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Barbie (film series)
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Barbie
(film series)
There have been several American computer animated and motion capture-based direct-to-video films based on and featuring the doll Barbie. Since her film debut appearance in 1987's Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World, Barbie has been a computer-animated virtual actress starring in several feature films and short films (including a 1998 video game, Barbie: Riding Club, that contains a short film). After a fourteen-year absence, Mattel commissioned films to feature Barbie as a heroine of several princess or fairy-themed stories to accompany a franchise of related dolls and accessories. Barbie also made appearances in My Scene, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.
Many of the Barbie movies are stand alone tales. There are several series within the overall collection. The most notable of these are the Barbie Princesses Collection series, Barbie Fairytopia series, mermaid-themed series, modern day-themed series, as well as musical and ballet series. Some films are based on the stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann, the Brothers Grimm, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen and Alexander Dumas. Some also include music from Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Adolphe Adam.[1]
The series is produced by Mattel Entertainment. Since 2010 (beginning with Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale), Started by Universal Studios. Mattel refers themselves as "Barbie Entertainment" exclusively for the Barbie film production. The films can be seen occasionally on Nickelodeon, usually before the official DVD release as an advertising tool to encourage permanent ownership of the films on DVD or other digital video forms. Mattel purchases the time from Nickelodeon to air them, usually on Sunday afternoons.
First generation (1987)[edit]
First generation comprised two TV specials. Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World was created in 1987 by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions. It was aired with Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth as a two part mini-series, with each installment lasting for approximately 25 minutes. This miniseries was supposed to have been the pilot for a Monday-Friday Barbie cartoon series. Unfortunately, negotiations between DIC and Mattel fell through, and the project eventually emerged with a whole new set of characters — and the sponsorship of Mattel rival Hasbro — as Maxie's World in 1988.[2] The story was based on the Barbie and the Rockers doll line in which Barbie is the lead singer of a rock band.
# Film Role(s) Year
1 "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World" Barbie 1987
Official Synopsis: "Hi, I'm Barbie. My group The Rock Stars, and I are taking off to 'Out Of This World' in our very first video! Ken, Dana, Diva, Dee Dee, Derek and I are going where no group has gone before... into outer space! Now our music is rocking the outer limits because we've launched into an adventure that's totally 'Out Of This World'. So strap yourself into action, because the countdown to fun has begun! Love Barbie."
2 "Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth" Barbie 1987
After the first great concert for peace in space, Barbie and her band The Rockers are going to come back home. During the trip back to earth, on the space shuttle, they start to play a song. Few seconds later a "time warp" tunnel is forming in front of the Shuttle. Then they see there are a lot of clocks going backward inside the tunnel, at the end of that, the Shuttle lands on a strange airport. After the landing they meet Dr. Merrishaw and his daughter Kim. They learn that they are in the year 1959, and brings them around the city to have a look change. After a performance at Cape Canaveral, Dr. Merrishaw helps Barbie and the Rockers return to their time. Back in the present, they have a big concert, where Barbie is reunited with an adult Kim and introduced to her daughter Megan.
Second generation (2001–2009)[edit]
The second generation comprised 16 films. In 2001, the first CGI-animated Barbie movie was released with Barbie in the Nutcracker, and it was tagged as Barbie's first ever movie. Mattel auditioned 70 people to find the right voice for Barbie, and they eventually picked Kelly Sheridan (who has become Barbie's voice ever since). Even though Sheridan was replaced by Chiara Zanni for the Barbie film Barbie Mariposa, she returned for the rest of the Barbie films of the second generation. The theme was usually based on ballet stories and fairy tales, featuring Barbie as a princess, a fairy or a mermaid. Some are original works such as the Fairytopia series.
# Film Role(s) Year
1 "Barbie in the Nutcracker" Barbie/Clara/Sugarplum Princess October 23 2001
"Barbie magically comes to life in this stunning computer-animated adaptation of the E.T.A Hoffman classic. The tale begins when Clara (Barbie) receives a beautiful wooden Nutcracker as a gift from her favourite Aunt. That night the Nutcracker springs to life to ward off the Mouse King who has invaded Clara's parlour. She wakes and aids the Nutcracker, but the Mouse King shrinks her using an evil spell. Clara and the Nutcracker set off on a fantastic adventure to find the Sugar Plum Princess, the only person with the power to break the enchantment. Barbie in the Nutcracker shows that, if you are kind, clever and brave, anything is possible."[3]
2 "Barbie as Rapunzel" Barbie/Rapunzel 2002
The story is based on the Brothers Grimm's Rapunzel.
"Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Rapunzel, who had the most beautiful, radiant hair the world had ever seen. But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. She lived as a servant of Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted glass wall. However, in a twist of fate, Rapunzel's discovery of a magic paintbrush leads her on a journey that will unravel a web of deception, bring peace to two feuding kingdoms, and ultimately lead her to love with the handsome Prince Stefan. She succeeds with the help of Penelope, the least intimidating of dragons!
Barbie as Rapunzel shows that love and imagination can change the world."[4]
3 "Barbie of Swan Lake" Barbie/Odette 2003
The story is based on Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
"Barbie stars as a young girl named Odette who follows a beautiful unicorn, Lila into the Enchanted Forest and picks up a magic crystal, that proclaims her destiny as savior of the enchanted forest. Odette, hampered by an overwhelming sense of insecurity, proclaims herself unfit for the job and sets out to leave the forest when the evil wizard, Rothbart turns her into a swan. Bolstered by the powers of the magic crystal, Odette vows to defeat Rothbart. Meanwhile, love blossoms between Odette and the town's Prince Daniel and eventually, Odette finds a courage within herself that, combined with her intelligence and the true love between her and the Prince, proves powerful enough to defeat Rothbart."[5]
4 "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper" Princess Anneliese/Erika 2004
"In her first animated musical, featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern retelling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. Based on the story by Mark Twain, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper features Barbie in an exciting dual role as a princess and a poor village girl who look amazingly alike! The girls' paths are fated to cross when Princess Anneliese is captured and Erika, her look- alike, must try to save her. Can Erika pretend to be the Princess and foil her captor, the evil Preminger? And what of the handsome King Dominick, who falls in love with Erika, mistaking her for Anneliese? In this magical musical performance, two beautiful, adventurous girls dare to follow their dreams and discover that destiny is written in a very special place: your heart!"[6]
5 "Barbie: Fairytopia" Elina 2005
"Just through the rainbow, in the world of Fairytopia, lives Elina, a beautiful flower fairy who longs to have wings. Her home is a large flower in the Magic Meadow where she lives with Bibble, a quirky but loveable puffball.
One day, Elina wakes to find that her flower home is sick, and her fairy friends can't fly! She summons the courage to help and embarks on a fantastic journey to find Azura, a Guardian Fairy she thinks can solve the problem. She meets new people who test her courage and teach her the value of true friendship. But can a wingless fairy save all of Fairytopia?"[7]
6 "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus" Princess Annika 2005
"Barbie takes flight in her first original princess fairy tale movie, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. Princess Annika discovers adventure when she is befriended by Brietta - a magnificent winged horse - that flies her to the beautiful Cloud Kingdom. Annika has only three days to break the spell of Wenlock, an evil wizard who has turned her family to stone. On her quest to defeat Wenlock, Annika meets new friends and together they travel to forbidden forests, skate through icy caverns and fly above the clouds as they attempt to build a magical wand of light."[8]
7 "Barbie: Mermaidia" Elina 2006
"In this follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina (played by Barbie) travels to Mermaidia to save her friend Nalu, the merman Prince. Prince Nalu has been kidnapped in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a special berry that will make Laverna the most powerful fairy in Fairytopia - even more powerful than the Enchantress! It's up to Elina to stop them, but she can't do it alone. She'll need the help of Nori, a headstrong mermaid who doesn't trust outsiders and wants nothing to do with Elina. Winning Nori over isn't easy, but Elina will have more challenges yet to come. Saving Nalu could require the greatest sacrifice of her life: her wings. Can she do it, or will Fairytopia fall into the hands of Laverna forever?"[9]
8 "The Barbie Diaries" Barbie 2006
"It's a new school year, and I hope it's going to be totally magical! I love hanging out with my best friends 'because we always have a blast. I play guitar in our band, and we really rock (even if we haven't played in front of anybody yet)! I also work at the school TV station, whichs my absolute dream (even though I have to do silly errands for Raquelle!). Oh, I almost forgot - I also have a huge crush on the most popular boy - he hasn't noticed me yet, but he will! With a special diary and a charm bracelet, I'm gaining the confidence to reach for all my dreams!"[10]
9 "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses" Princess Genevieve 2006
The story is based in the Brothers Grimm's The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
"Barbie will dance her way into your hearts in this fun and enchanting all-new adventure. Join Barbie as the beautiful Princess Genevieve and her eleven dancing princess sisters as they discover a secret entrance to an amazing, magical world where wishes come true! But when their father is in danger of losing his kingdom, Princess Genevieve and her sisters must work together in order to save the day and their father. They learn that the power of family can overcome all obstacles!"[11]
10 "Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow" Elina 2007
The third installment of the Fairytopia series.
"Join Barbie as Elina in an all-new Fairytopia adventure! Elina travels with her puffball, Bibble to Fairy School at the magnificent Crystal Palace. There, she meets the other fairy apprentices, chosen to learn the annual Flight of Spring and magically create the first rainbow of the season. But when the evil Laverna tries to stop the Flight, threatening to plunge Fairytopia into ten years of bitter winter, Elina and her new friends must learn that "together we are strong". But are they strong enough to defeat Laverna and bring the rainbow to life? And will Bibble, who has a loose tooth, fall in love with adorable puffball Dizzle?"[12]
11 "Barbie as the Island Princess" Ro/Rosella 2007
"It's time to set sail with Barbie as The Island Princess in this full-length, original musical featuring nine fantastic new songs. After being shipwrecked on an island as a little girl, Rosella (Barbie) grows up learning to talk and sing with a family of loving animals: the red panda Sagi, the peacock Azul, and the baby elephant Tika. But when Prince Antonio discovers their tropical paradise, curiousity [sic] about her past leads Rosella to journey with the prince to his castle. As she and her animal friends explore civilization, they uncover an evil plot to take over the kingdom! Through its heart-warming ending, Barbie as The Island Princess shows that when love guides you, miracles may be closer than you know."[13]
12 "Barbie Mariposa" Elina/Mariposa 2008
"Join Barbie in an all-new world of Butterfly Fairies! Mariposa is a beautiful butterfly fairy who loves to read and dream about the world outside her home in the land of Flutterfield. Flutterfield is protected by the Queen's glimmering magical lights, but when the Queen is poisoned by the evil fairy Henna, the special lights begin to go out one by one. It's up to the brave Mariposa and her friends to journey beyond the safe borders of the city in search of a hidden antidote that will save the Queen. Join the butterfly fairy friends on an exciting adventure that will transform them forever!"[14]
13 "Barbie & the Diamond Castle" Barbie/Liana 2008
"Barbie and Teresa tell us the fairy tale story of Liana and Alexa, best friends who share everything including their love of music.
One day their simple lives change when they are given an enchanted mirror and befriend the girl trapped inside! To save their new friend, Liana and Alexa embark on a dangerous journey to the hidden Diamond Castle, that will put their friendship to the test. But through the power of song and with the companionship of two adorable puppies, the girls face their challenges together and learn that friendship is the true treasure."[15]
14 "Barbie in A Christmas Carol" Barbie/Eden Starling 2008
The story is based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
"The tale stars Barbie as Eden Starling, the glamorous singing diva of a theatre in Victorian London. Along with her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit, Eden selfishly plans to make all the theatre performers stay and rehearse on Christmas Day! Not even Eden's childhood friend, Catherine, can talk Eden out of her self-centred tantrum.
It's up to three very unusual Christmas Spirits to take Eden on a fantastical holiday journey that will open her heart to the spirit of the season and the joy of giving. Barbie in A Christmas Carol is a family favorite to enjoy every holiday season!"[16]
15 "Barbie Thumbelina" Barbie 2009
The story includes elements from Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina.
"Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl named Makena, Thumbelina and her two friends have their patch of wildflowers uprooted and are transported to a lavish apartment in the city. Here they learn of construction plans that threaten to destroy the land of the Twillerbees! Harnessing the magic of nature, Thumbelina sets out to prove that even the smallest person can make a big difference."[17]
16 "Barbie and the Three Musketeers" Corinne 2009
The story is based on Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
"Join Barbie as Corinne, a young country girl headed to Paris to pursue her big dream – to become a female musketeer! Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream! Using their special talents, the girls work together as a team to foil a plot and save the prince. Come along on an action-filled adventure that dares you to dream as never before."[18]
Third generation (2010–present)[edit]
After the previous successful films and a cancelled film, Mattel decided to change the entire Barbie brand that could affect the types of movies they would be making. They wanted to move away from the classic princess stories in an effort to focus on something more modern and fashion oriented. In 2010, beginning with Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale, Kelly Sheridan was replaced by Diana Kaarina to match this new direction. However, she returned to the role with Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 in 2012. Rob Hudnut, the executive producer and vice president of Barbie Entertainment at Mattel, stated that they would continue to produce Barbie films, making two or three per year. There are plans for more musicals. They have also expanded into a web series called Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, for older girls.[19]
# Film Role(s) Year
17 "Barbie in A Mermaid Tale" Merliah Summers March 8, 2010
"Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfing champion from Malibu. One minute she's a normal teenager and the next she learns a shocking family secret: she's a mermaid! Merliah and her dolphin friend Zuma set off on an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana. With help from her new mermaid friends, Merliah saves the ocean kingdom. In the end, she discovers that what makes you different could be your greatest strength."[20]
18 "Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale" Barbie September 14, 2010
The movie opens with The Princess and the Pea, a story by Hans Christian Andersen.
"Join Barbie in a colourful, modern-day fairytale filled fashion, friends and fun. with SHYNE, Shimmer and Glimmer Flaries. Barbie and her dog Sequin jet off to visit her aunt's amazing fashion house in Paris. Much to their surprise, it's about to be shut down forever!
After she discovers three enchanting Flairies with sparkle-magic powers, Barbie comes up with a brilliant idea to save the business. She even inspires Alice, a shy fashion designer, and together they create a dazzling runway fashion show! Barbie shows that magic happens when you believe in yourself."[21]
19 "Barbie: A Fairy Secret" Barbie March 15, 2011
"Get ready for Barbie: A Fairy Secret, an amazing adventure with Barbie where she discovers there are fairies living secretly all around us! When Ken is suddenly whisked away by a group of fairies, Barbie’s two fashion stylist friends reveal they are actually fairies and that Ken has been taken to a magical secret fairy world not far away!
Barbie and her rival Raquelle take off with the fairy friends on an action-packed journey to bring him back. Along the way, they must stick together and learn that the real magic lies not just in the fairy world itself, but in the power of friendship."[22]
20 "Barbie: Princess Charm School" Blair Willows/Princess Sophia September 13, 2011
"Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes — as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Isla must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair's true identity in this charming and magical princess story!"[23]
21 "Barbie: A Perfect Christmas" Barbie November 8, 2011
"Join Barbie and her sisters, Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea as their holiday vacation plans turn into a most unexpected adventure and heartwarming lesson. After a snow storm grounds their plane, the girls find themselves far from their New York City destination and their holiday dreams. Now stranded at a remote hotel in Rodchester, Minnesota, the sisters are welcomed by new friends and magical experiences. In appreciation for the wonderful hospitality they receive, Barbie, Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea use their musical talents to put on a performance for the whole town. Barbie and her sisters realize the true joy of being together is what really makes A Perfect Christmas."[24]
22 "Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2" Merliah Summers March 6, 2012
"Surf's up for Barbie as she returns as Merliah, the fun and fashionable surfing champion who's also a magical mermaid princess! In this exciting sea-quel, Merliah makes a splash when she heads to Australia for the ultimate surfing competition. When the evil mermaid Eris escapes from her whirlpool , thanks to Kylie Morgan who steals Merliah's necklace, with plans to take Callissa's spot on the throne of Aquellia and get the power of Merilia, Merliah and her sea friends dive in to stop her. Merliah stops Eris from getting on the throne, and gets the power of Merliah and a new tail, too!! It's a fresh new adventure where Merliah learns that anything is possible if you stay true to yourself."[25]
23 "Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar" Princess Tori/Keira September 11, 2012
The second movie based on Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper.
"In this sparkling musical adventure with fantastic songs, Barbie stars as Tori, the kind-hearted princess of the magical kingdom of Meribella, who would rather sing and dance than perform her royal duties. When she meets her favorite pop star Keira, the girls discover they have much in common including a magical secret that lets them look like one another and swap places. When the kingdom's magical secret is stolen, their true friendship is tested and they discover that the best thing you can be is yourself."[26]
24 "Barbie in The Pink Shoes" Kristyn Faraday/Giselle/Odette March 18, 2013
The story includes elements from Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes and The Snow Queen, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet, and Adolphe Adam's Giselle ballet.
"Dance your way to a magical adventure with Barbie as Kristyn, a ballerina with big dreams! When she tries on a pair of sparkling pink shoes, she and her best friend, Hailey, are whisked away to a fantastical ballet world. There, Kristyn discovers she must dance in her favorite ballets in order to defeat an evil Snow Queen. With performances to the legendary Giselle and Swan Lake ballets, it's a wonderful journey where if you dance with your heart, dreams come true!"[27]
25 "Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess" Mariposa August 27, 2013
The sequel to Mariposa (Fairytopia adventure).
"Mariposa and her furry friend Zee return in Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess. In this magical adventure, Mariposa becomes the royal Ambassador of Flutterfield and is sent to bring peace between her fairy land and their rivals, the Crystal Fairies of Shimmervale. While Mariposa doesn't make a great first impression on their King, she becomes fast friends with his shy daughter, Princess Catania. However, a misunderstanding causes Mariposa to be banished from the fairy land. As Mariposa and Zee return to Flutterfield, they encounter a dark fairy on her way to destroy Shimmervale. Mariposa rushes back and helps Princess Catania save her fairy land and together, the two girls prove that the best way to make a friend, is to be a friend."[28]
26 "Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale" Barbie Roberts October 22, 2013
"Barbie and her sisters set off on a Swiss adventure to the majestic Alps, where they're excited to spend the summer at a fun-filled riding academy! Barbie can't wait to find a new horse to bring back to Malibu. Stacie is super excited to prove she's an amazing equestrian. All Chelsea wants to do is ride the big horses, and Skipper... well let's just say she's more interested in writing about the great outdoors than experiencing it. The sisters' vacation gets off to a rocky start, but when Barbie discovers a mysterious wild horse in the woods, their visit becomes truly magical."[29]
27 "Barbie: The Pearl Princess" Princess Lumina March 11, 2014
"Barbie stars as Lumina, a mermaid who dreams of being a princess. As long as she can remember, she's had a magical power that makes pearls dance and glow! Lumina, and her best friend Kuda, a pink seahorse, embark on an adventure to a majestic mer-kingdom. There, she uses her powers to help her friends prepare for the Royal Ball. Lumina then discovers that her magical pearls are the key to unlocking her true destiny and ultimately saving the kingdom."[30]
28 "Barbie and the Secret Door" Princess Alexa September 16, 2014
"It's the ultimate fairytale musical! Barbie stars as Alexa, a shy princess who discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures and surprises. Inside, Alexa meets Romy and Nori, a mermaid and a fairy, who explain that a spoiled ruler named Malucia is trying to take all the magic in the land. To her surprise, Alexa has magical powers in this world, and her new friends are certain that only she can restore their magic. Discover what happens when Alexa finds the courage to stand up for what's right and learns that the power of friendship is far more precious than magic."[31]
29 "Barbie in Princess Power" Princess Kara March 4, 2015
"Barbie stars as Kara, a modern-day princess with an everyday life. One day, after being kissed by a magical butterfly, Kara soon discovers she has amazing super powers allowing her to transform into Super Sparkle, her secret, crime-fighting alter ego who flies around the kingdom ready to save the day! But it's not long before her jealous cousin catches the butterfly and also transforms - this time into Dark Sparkle, her nemesis. Their rivalry takes to the skies, but when they discover the kingdom's true enemy, can they put aside their differences to form one super team? Soar to new heights and discover that there's no greater power than the power of friendship!"
30 "Barbie in Rock'n Royals" Princess Courtney August 13, 2015
Two very different worlds collide when a mix up sends a princess and a rockstar to the wrong camp. As they come together for an epic sing off, both girls embrace their differences, find their true voice and learn that nothing can prevent then from achieving their dreams.
31 " Barbie and Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure" Barbie Roberts October 27, 2015
Barbie, her sisters, and their adorable puppies are on the hunt for a long lost treasure.
32 " Barbie: Spy Squad" February 2, 2016
33 " Barbie: Star Light Adventure" Fall 2016
34 " Barbie And Her Sisters In A Puppy Chase" Fall 2016
Live action[edit]
In 1986, a St. Petersburg Time newspaper reported that Cannon Films planned to make a Barbie film, but nothing came to fruition. Sony Pictures and Mattel are developing a comedic live-action Barbie movie with Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald producing and Jenny Bicks writing the film.[32] On March 4, 2015 it was announced that Diablo Cody will be doing rewrites on the script.[33]
On August 5, 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment set the film for a release on June 2, 2017.[34]
Appearances[edit]
Aside from starring in her own movies, Barbie was also featured as a supporting character in Toy Story series, and one of the main characters of My Scene movies. There are also few short films and a web show with five seasons. Barbie was supposed to appear in the first Toy Story movie as Woody's girlfriend, but she was replaced with Bo Peep. This is because Mattel did not want Barbie to be given a personality, because, to make Barbie dolls unique to every purchaser, the purchaser was supposed to think of their own personality for Barbie. In 2006, Mattel re-branded My Scene franchise in which Barbie was replaced by Kennedy, saying that "Barbie moved to California".
Film Role(s) Year
"Toy Story 2" Tour Guide Barbie (minor role) 1999
Barbie's first appearance in the Toy Story series was marked by the several Barbie dolls seen in Al's Toy Barn, a toy shop. The dolls are having a pool party. Rex, Hamm, Mr. Potato Head, and Slinky drive by this aisle, looking for Woody, when the dolls catch their attention. After Hamm asks for directions to Al (the owner of the store), Tour Guide Barbie jumps into the car and navigates them around Al's Toy Barn. She drives the toys through the Hot Wheels aisle, eventually reaching the Buzz Lightyear aisle, where they pick up a newer Buzz instead of Andy's (who is left behind, having been trapped in the cardboard box by that Buzz).
After the outtakes, Tour Guide Barbie makes her final appearance, saying "bye-bye" to the audiences, then complaining how her face hurts from smiling so long.
"My Scene: Jammin' in Jamaica" Barbie 2004
Urban Desire, a band which consists of River, Sutton, Hudson and Ellis, and managed by Madison, get through to the finals of the Beat to Beat competition. They make a trip to Jamaica for the finals, but Barbie, Nolee, and Chelsea must raise the money to travel to Jamaica. When they are gone, Barbie, Nolee and Chelsea raised money and went to Jamaica to surprise Madison and the band. After all the My Scene friends arrived in Jamaica, Barbie feels left out as her boyfriend (River), the lead guitarist, begins spending more time with Madison. This causes a rift between the friends but is eventually resolved.
"My Scene: Masquerade Madness" Barbie 2004
The fashion show is going to raise money for a local animal shelter. The girls are planning a surprise 16th birthday party for Chelsea. Chelsea designs the fashions for the show all on her own, causing strain on her schoolwork. Failing in geometry and too embarrassed to tell her friends, she calls on Hudson's help in tutoring. As a result, her friends begin to think they are secretly dating. By the end, Chelsea has aced her geometry test and coordinated a successful fashion show.
"My Scene Goes Hollywood" Barbie 2005
It's "Lights! Camera! Fashion!" for the My Scene girls when Barbie, Madison, Chelsea, Nolee and Delancey get a taste of the glamorous life in their first-ever feature film.
Conversations about shopping, fashions and cute boys are briefly interrupted when they stumble upon a big Hollywood production in New York City -- and get cast as extras in the film. Sure they look totally amazing in the cool costumes, but things really heat up when Madison gets picked from the crowd to fill in for one of the actresses. Now she's up there in the spotlight with a big movie star and a cute boy who's the hottest new actor in Hollywood. Will fame go to her head, or will she see through all the glitz and glamour and remember who her best friends forever really are?"
"Toy Story 3" Barbie 2010
Barbie in this film is based on the real life 1983 Great Shape Barbie doll. Mattel allowed Disney to feature Barbie and Ken together in this film for the first time.[35]
"Barbie is ready to hit the gym! In her stylish turquoise spandex accessorized with the perfect leg warmers, Barbie is looking her best and is ready for fun. Her outfit is so stylish, she can go straight from a workout to a date with Ken! Included is a book illustrating Barbie's favourite exercises, from lunges to leg kicks and arm raises. Ken Doll and other Barbie accessories sold separately."
- Official Website.
"Hawaiian Vacation (Toy Story Toons Short)" Barbie 2011
The short film featured Barbie, most probably she now became the main cast with Ken.[36]
Barbie reveals to Woody that Ken planned to have their first kiss on a beach at sunset (based on a travel brochure), inspiring Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Bonnie's toys to go all out and recreate Hawaii for the two. After various adventures in "Hawaii", Ken and Barbie share their first kiss in the snow at sunrise, recreating the scene from the brochure. However, the two step off the edge of the porch without realizing it and end up buried in snow; a post-credits scene shows the other toys trying to free them from a block of ice in which they are now frozen.
"Barbie: A Camping We Will Go (Short film)" Barbie 2011
Barbie and her sisters go camping in the wilderness. The short opens with Barbie, her sisters and Taffy arriving in a forest with their camper. Barbie's first idea is that they can all sleep under the stars that night. Stacie immediately thinks more actively, and wants to go fishing, hike on a mountain trail, and go biking, Skipper is fine with sitting by a campfire with a book, and Chelsea wants to eat hot dogs and smores.
"Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse (Web series)" Barbie 2012—Present
Barbie with her friends and family star in a fictional reality show. The series is set in a fictional version of Malibu, California where all of its inhabitants are dolls. The dolls though, act as people living normal lives and are aware of their own natures. The series centers on the life of Barbie, her friends, siblings and her boyfriend Ken. The series is stylized as mock reality show featuring confessionals of the characters in-between scenes.[37]
"Let’s face it — Barbie is the doll who has it all. She’s a fashion icon who has a fab home, the best friends and the perfect guy who’s nuts about her. She’s great at everything, while remaining humble and kind, and is always there to cheer on her friends no matter the challenges. That’s why everyone loves her."
- Official Website.
"Barbie: Land of Sweets" Kristyn Faraday 2013
The short film includes elements from The Nutcracker story.
Kristyn and Hannah were training at their ballet studio. Hannah doesn't feel brave enough to performance her dance. Kristyn realizes this and stops dancing. She give her the pink shoes, only child-sized, and suddenly, they're transported into a candy-village. It was released at Barbie.com (Deutsch) on September 21, 2013. It is only available in German.
