There wasn't always a happily ever after...
for crude humorFairytale is an American animated comedy fairytale film by Paramount Pictures and Eagle Entertainment. The film centers around Mooncloud, a prince, trying to save Vicki, a princess. This film is the first Eagle Entertainment film to feature the "Paramount/Viacom" byline due to Viacom buying Eagle Entertainment and its entire library in August 2003.
Plot[]
The film begins with Mooncloud preparing to play ball with Vicki.
Cast[]
- Al Santos Jr. as Mooncloud, a rabbit prince and the main protagonist
- Mandy Moore as Vicki, a rabbit princess. Rowan tries to win her affections.
- Glenn Close as Witch, a witch and the main antagonist
- Dom DeLuise as Shining, a horse that helps Mooncloud on his journey.
- Al Santos as Wise Old Man, a wizard. Santos also voices the narrator.
- Trey Games as Gnome, an elf.
- Frank Welker as Draco, Witch's pet dragon.
Reception[]
Fairytale received mixed to negative reviews upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 54% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 167 reviews, with an average score of 4/10. The critical consensus is "Eagle Entertainment's parody of a Disney-like fairy tale ends up being bland with its dumb jokes."
Home media[]
Fairytale was released to VHS and DVD on March 30, 2004. It later recieved a 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray on November 12, 2013, and was released to Blu-ray again on October 17, 2017.
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| Eagles (1990) The Man in the Moon (1992) • Seafari (1993)• The Town Musicians (1994) • The Little Devil Boy (1995) • Animal Soccer (1996) • Stranded (1998) • In My Shoes (1999) • The Man in the Moon Returns (2000) • The White Dinosaur (2001) • Eagles II: Bald Eagle Quest (2002) • Nature Calls: A House Cat Into the Wild (2002) • Animal Soccer: World Cup (2003) • Young Wild (2003) • Fairytale (2003) • Blazing Owl (2004) • The Stampede Trials (2005) • The Man in the Moon's Story (2006) • Messenger (2006) • Stranded off the Island (2006) • Toady of Arabia (2008) • Ruler of the Roost (2009) • Sheep Yorkie (2012) • Kittypuppylegacy (2013) • The Lynx at the Top of the Cliff (2015) • Son of the Bison (2017) • Tilly's Out of the Farm (2019) • Peace and Harmony (2021) |
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