Ella Enchanted is a comedy film and the screen adaptation of Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It was released to North American theatres on April 9, 2004 (see 2004 in film). The film premiered on Disney Channel on August 10, 2007. Tommy OHaver is an American film director and screenwriter. ... This article is about the actress. ... Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is a British actor. ... Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) is an English actor credited as Cary Elwes, best known for his performances in The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Saw. ... Old logo from 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... USD redirects here. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. ... Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y.) is an American author of young adult books. ... Ella Enchanted is an Newbery Honor book written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. ... This article is about the actress. ... Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is a British actor. ... North American redirects here. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Plot

Shortly after her birth, Ella (Anne Hathaway) is granted the "gift" of obedience by a fairy named Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox). She is forced to obey every order she is given. One instance of this is when she befriends an Ayorthian named Areida (Parminder Nagra), who is being teased by another girl. When she sticks up for Areida, the girl says, "So? Bite me!" Ella bites her. Several years later, Ella's mother dies and she is left with her father who, in need of money, remarries a wealthy socialite. His greedy, expedient new wife and her two spoiled daughters Hattie and Olive treat Ella poorly and when they find out about her gift they start using her and try to make her life a misery and ruin it. Hattie takes malicious joy in Ella's suffering. This article is about the actress. ... Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, IN) is a film and television actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Ella cannot bear to live under the obedience spell and Hattie's jealousy a moment longer longer, so she resolves to find Lucinda to remove the spell. Mandy (Minnie Driver), the household fairy, introduces Benny, Mandy's boyfriend, to Ella. Mandy had accidentally turned Benny into a book, but he can help Ella by showing her where Lucinda is and only that. Minnie Driver (born January 31, 1970) is an Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated English actress and singer-songwriter. ...

During her journey, Ella encounters an elf named Slannen, who wants to be a lawyer instead of the kingdom-required role for elves of entertainer. Slannen joins Ella on her quest to find Lucinda, but run into trouble with a group of ogres. Just when they are about to be devoured, they are rescued by Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy), the heir to the kingdom of Frell, who is openly infatuated with Ella. He follows her to a wedding in the land of giants, where Ella hopes to find Lucinda. At the wedding, Ella is forced to perform a rendition of Queen's "Somebody to Love". After the wedding, Prince Charmont recommends that Ella visits the Hall of Records to track down Lucinda and so that she can attend his coronation. As they make their way to the palace, Prince Charmont and Ella fall in love. Read psychedelic section for amazing info! on the experiments of real elves good for school projects This article is about the small mythical creature, for the 2003 film, see Elf (film). ... This article is about the mythological creature. ... Hugh Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is a British actor. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1971 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... A asses is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ...

At the palace, Ella's "gift" is brought to the attention of Sir Edgar (a non-existent character in the book; played by Cary Elwes), the Prince's uncle and the regent of Frell until Char's coronation. Ella's stepsisters explain that she does everything she is told and he orders her to stab Prince Charmont when they are alone and not to tell anyone of the plan. Sir Edgar reveals that he was the murderer of Prince Charmont's father (Charmont's father was not dead in the book). Ella asks Slannen to tie her to a tree outside the city and to find the giants in order to help them. Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) is an English actor credited as Cary Elwes, best known for his performances in The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Saw. ...

In somewhat of a predicament, Lucinda appears before Ella and she asks the fairy to undo the gift of obedience. Offended by her request, Lucinda says that she cannot take it back and that if she no longer wants the spell, she must find a way to remove it herself. To make matters worse, she unties Ella from the tree after giving her a fancy dress to attend the ball in. When Ella gets to the ball, Charmont immediately takes her to the hall of mirrors and asks her to marry him at midnight. She is about to stab him with the dagger, when she frees herself from the curse by shouting "You will no longer be obedient!" into a mirror, which is reflected back to her. Since she has to obey whatever orders she hears, she obeys and thus is no longer obedient. This saves Prince Charmont from his uncle's treachery.

Charmont believes she tried to kill him, and Edgar (who was watching the entire scene behind a one-way mirror) order the guards to lock her up and have her executed in a few days. Slannen gets the giants, and the ogres come to help as well. They sneak into the castle. They rescue Ella and find out that Sir Edgar is poisoning the crown that is to be put on Char's head. Just when the crown is just inches above his head, Ella and the ogres and Slannen barge in and the crown is put on a table. Knights are ordered out by Edgar, but Prince Char and Ella along with the ogres and Slannen defeat them all. During the fight, Ella reveals everything that happened, and Mandy is finally able to change Benny back into a man.

Sir Edgar then admits his plan, but yells to all that only he is fit to wear the crown. He then puts it on his head, and falls to the ground from the poison. A few seconds later Char asks Ella to marry him and she agrees.

During their wedding, which ends with a musical number (Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"), it is revealed that Sir Edgar did not die, but was very badly poisoned. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Dont Go Breaking My Heart was a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. ...

Cast

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Box office

DVD cover for Ella Enchanted, released August 24, 2004

Ella Enchanted cost $28 million to make, and grossed $22.9 million in theaters. Huge DVD sales, however, helped make the film turn a healthy profit.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Ella_Enchanted_film. ... Image File history File links Ella_Enchanted_film. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews, with a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[1]

Fans of the book complained over the film's drastic changes, and that it little resembled the original.

Soundtrack

• Ella Enchanted (album)

The Ella Enchanted soundtrack is the soundtrack to the movie Ella Enchanted (film) which stars Anne Hathaway and was released by Hollywood Records. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ella_enchanted/ 10 February 2008

External links

• Official Website
• Ella Enchanted at the Internet Movie Database
• Ella Enchanted at Allmovie
• Ella Enchanted at Rotten Tomatoes