Cinderella (1950) Information

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 "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "So This Is Love", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", "The Work Song", and "Cinderella".
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 though, 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 turned out to be 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.
A live-action remake of the same name directed by Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet, Henry V, Thor) and starring Lily James as Cinderella and Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2015.
In the 2012 Diamond Edition release, it was accompanied by the new Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Toons short film, Large Pizza. Its home video release is on June 29, 2010.
Plot
Cinderella is the much-loved only child of a widowed aristocrat. After deciding that his dearly beloved daughter needs a mother's care, Cinderella's father marries Lady Tremaine (Eleanor Audley, 44), a proud and confident woman with two daughters from her first marriage, Drizella (Rhoda Williams, 19) and Anastasia (Lucille Bliss, 33). Plain and socially awkward, the stepsisters are bitterly envious of Cinderella's charm and beauty. After the death of Cinderella's father, Lady Tremaine and her daughters take over the estate and begin to abuse and mistreat Cinderella out of jealousy, even allowing their cat, Lucifer, to torment her. Despite being forced into servitude in her own home, Cinderella (Ilene Woods, 20) becomes a kind and gentle woman and befriends the animals living in the barn and many of the mice and birds who live in and around the chateau.
One day as Cinderella is getting her clothes on, she and the mice find Gus (James MacDonald, 43) in a mouse trap cage. After Cinderella gives Gus some new clothes, she then informs Jaq (James MacDonald, 43) to tell Gus about Lucifer (June Foray, 32). The two mice go to spy on Lucifer as Cinderella starts her chores. When Cinderella is giving breakfast to the animals, Jaq and Gus and three other mice go for breakfast too. There they see Lucifer blocking the way. Jaq distracts Lucifer and the mice get their food. Gus gets 9 pieces of chickens feed and while running to the hole, one of the mice drop one of their pieces. Gus decides to get it but Lucifer notices him. Lucifer chases after Gus and Gus hides in Anastasia's teacup as Cinderella delivers the breakfast trays to her step-mother and step-sisters. When Anastasia opens up her teacup, she screams to her mother about it. The result of this had Cinderella to do extra chores around the chateau.
At the royal palace, the King (Luis Van Rooten, 43) is distressed that his son does not intend to marry. Determined to see grandchildren before he passes away, the King and the Duke (Luis Van Rooten, 43) organize a ball for Prince Charming in an effort to enable his son to marry, with every eligible maiden in the kingdom requested to attend. When the invitation to the ball arrives, Cinderella asks her stepmother if she can attend, since she too is an eligible maiden and would have to attend. Lady Tremaine agrees, provided if Cinderella finishes her chores and finds a nice dress to wear. With Cinderella being too distracted with extra chores (including intentionally added ones), her animal friends, led by Jaq and Gus, fixes up a gown that belonged to Cinderella's late mother. Jaq and Gus go downstairs and see the stepsister's beads and sashes being dumped on the floor but they also see Lucifer there too. They grab the sash and then they try to get the beads but Lucifer guards them. Jaq makes a distraction and Gus gets some of the beads but their string breaks! Jaq and Gus quickly get the beads and escape before Lucifer catches them. The animals had finished Cinderella's dress just as the royal carriage had arrived. When Cinderella came down wearing her new dress just before the women's departing, Lady Tremaine compliments Cinderella's gown, subtly pointing out the beads and sash. Angered by the apparent theft of the discarded items, the stepsisters destroy the gown, forcing Cinderella to remain behind while her step-family leaves for the royal ball. Heartbroken, Cinderella runs outside to the garden to weep.
At the point of giving up her hopes and dreams, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton, 59) appears and bestows upon Cinderella a new ball gown with glass slippers. She also transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, the mice into horses, Major the horse into a coachman, and Bruno the dog (James MacDonald, 43) into a footman. Cinderella departs for the ball after the godmother warns her that the spell will break at the stroke of midnight, meaning that her dress and everything else will change back to the way they were. At the ball, the Prince (William Phipps, 28) rejects every girl (especially the stepsisters), until he sees Cinderella. The two fall strongly in love and dance alone throughout the castle grounds until the clock starts to chime midnight. The prince tried to get her name but Cinderella flees to her coach and away from the castle, inadvertently dropping one of her glass slippers. The Duke sent the guards to stop them but they failed to do so as Cinderella and the other animals were reverting back and hid from them. After her clothes turn back into rags, she reminisces about her dance with the prince. The mice point out that the other glass slipper is still on her foot. She thanks her godmother for all she's done for her. Back at the castle, the Duke tells the King of the disaster. They then plan to find the owner of the slipper they recovered during her exit.
The next morning, the King proclaims that the Grand Duke will visit every house in the kingdom to find the girl whose foot fits the glass slipper, so that she can be married to the Prince. When this news reaches Cinderella's household, her stepmother and stepsisters prepare for the Grand Duke's arrival. Cinderella, overhearing the news, begins dreamily humming the song played from the palace ball the previous night. Upon discovering that Cinderella is the girl who danced with the Prince, Lady Tremaine locks Cinderella up to her attic bedroom.
When the Grand Duke arrives, the mice steal the key to Cinderella's room but before they can deliver it, they are ambushed by Lucifer. As the Duke prepares to leave after the stepsisters unsuccessfully try on the slipper, Cinderella appears and requests to try it on. Knowing that the slipper will fit, Lady Tremaine subtly trips the footman (Don Barclay, 57), causing him to drop the slipper which shatters into hundreds of pieces. The Duke laments over the broken slipper, Lady Tremaine smiling secretly at her success in stopping the Duke, but Cinderella then produces the other glass slipper, much to her stepmother's horror. Delighted at this indisputable proof of the maiden's identity and discovering that Cinderella is the girl who danced with the Prince at the ball, the Duke slides the slipper onto her foot which fits perfectly. Soon afterwards, Cinderella and Prince Charming celebrate their wedding, surrounded by confetti tossed by the King, the Grand Duke and the mice, and the story ends with Cinderella and the Prince kissing each other in their wedding carriage.
Characters
Cinderella (Ilene Woods) – The housemaid and the main protagonist of the film. Her appearance: Slender, beautiful, 19 years old, fair skin, pink lips, medium-length strawberry-blonde hair with soft bangs, blue eyes, small feet
(in her servant form): Her hair tied back into a low ponytail with an aqua ribbon, dress consisting of dark brown bodice with a low cut neckline, long light teal sleeves, and brown medium-length skirt, white apron, a pair of black ballet flats, white kerchief (on her occasion)
(in her backfired ball preparation form): Frilly, sleeveless, pink-and-white dress with pink ribbons and sash, jade-colored beads around her neck
(in her ball form): Her hair pulled up into a variation of a French twist that is complimented with a light silver band over it, sparkling silver ball gown with a low cut neckline, white peplum, cap sleeves, and petticoat underneath, glass slippers topped with sparkly hearts, black choker around her neck, long white evening gloves
Prince Charming (William Phipps) – The love interest of Cinderella. His appearance: Slender, handsome, dark brown hair, brown eyes, cream jacket, red pants, black boots, white opera gloves
Jaq & Gus (James MacDonald) – A pair of mice. Their appearances:
Jaq: Slender brown mouse, orange jacket, red turtleneck, red hat, brown shoes
Gus: Obese brown mouse, yellow shirt, green hat, brown shoes
Lucifer (June Foray) – The devilish pet cat of Lady Tremaine and the secondary antagonist of the film. His appearance: Obese cat, black fur, green eyes with yellow scleras, pink nose, whiskers
Lady Tremaine (Eleanor Audley) – A socialite and the main antagonist of the film. Her appearance: Slender, elderly, gray hair with white streaks on both sides and center, sea green eyes, thin black eyebrows, fair skin, red lips
(in her traditional form): Crimson dress with an emerald brooch on her chest, both frilly lavender blouse and cuffs, green pearl earrings, emerald ring
Anastasia Tremaine (Lucille Bliss) – Cinderella's younger stepsister, Drizella's younger sister and Lady Tremaine's younger daughter. Her appearance: Slender, fair skin, long curly red hair with straight bangs, gold comb, pink dress with purple corset, light pink underskirt, pink slippers, light pink bloomers
Drizella Tremaine (Rhoda Williams) – Cinderella's older stepsister, Anastasia's older sister, and Lady Tremaine's eldest daughter. Her appearance: Slender, fair skin, dark brown hair with a blue hair ribbon, green dress with olive corset, lime underskirt, green slippers, lime bloomers
The Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton) – Cinderella's fairy godmother. Her appearance: Short, plump, elderly, fair skin, white hair, pale blue hooded cloak over simple blue dress tied with a large magenta bow on the front
The King (Luis Van Rooten) – Prince Charming's father and is the ruler of an unnamed Kingdom. His appearance: Short, obese, half bald, white hair, thickly mustachioed, military uniform with gold epaulets
The Grand Duke (Luis Van Rooten) – The King's right-hand man. His appearance: Slender, fair skin, black hair, mustachioed, brief jowls, monocle, blue uniform, black shoes, navy stirrups
Bruno (James MacDonald) – A bloodhound. His appearance: Slender brown bloodhound, long flat ears, long tail, hazel eyes, black nose, 3 hairs, 3 eye brows, salmon muzzle, both sienna eyelids and underbelly, chocolate circles under his eyes, gold collar with emerald diamond jewels (when on Cinderella's wedding party)
(in his footman form; as a human): Slender, hazel eyes, apparently completely bald, fair skin, thick black eyebrows, white wig, footman uniform consisting of an aqua soldier coat with blue turtleneck collar, cuffs, and each thick vertical line with each pair of white buttons on both ends vertically on his chest and aqua pants, blue knee-high socks, periwinkle colonial-style boots with rectangular aqua outlined buckles, pirate-style hat
Major – Cinderella's horse as well as friend of the Mice and Bruno. His appearance: Slender gray horse, darker-gray man, gold hooves, gold head brush on his head gold belt with red jewels on them (when on Cinderella's wedding party)
(in his coachman form; as a human): apparently completely bald, fair skin, thick black eyebrows, white wig with red bow as the back of his head, coachman uniform consisting of an aqua soldier coat with blue turtleneck collar, cuffs, and each thick vertical line with each pair of white buttons on both ends vertically on his chest and aqua pants, blue knee-high socks, periwinkle colonial-style boots with rectangular aqua outlined buckles, pirate-style hat
Blue Birds – Cinderella's feathered friends. Their appearances: Brown shoes and hat
The Mice (Clint MacGauley, Helen Seibert, June Sullivan, and Lucille Williams) – Friends of Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Bruno, are the natural enemies of Lucifer the cat. There are three male mice named Bert, Mert and Luke and three female mice named Mary, Suzy and Perla. Bert and Mert are identical twin mice wearing blue shirts and yellow hats. Overall, there are more mice with unknown names. Their appearances: Wearing clothes, hats, shoes
Cast
Ilene Woods – Cinderella, the housemaid and the main protagonist of the film
William Phipps – Prince Charming, the love interest of Cinderella
Eleanor Audley – Lady Tremaine, a socialite and the main antagonist of the film
James MacDonald – Jaq & Gus, a pair of mice / Bruno, a bloodhound
Lucille Bliss – Anastasia, Cinderella's younger stepsister, Drizella's younger sister and Lady Tremaine's younger daughter
Rhoda Williams – Drizella, Cinderella's older stepsister, Anastasia's older sister, and Lady Tremaine's eldest daughter
Verna Felton – Fairy Godmother, Cinderella's fairy godmother
June Foray – Lucifer, the devilish pet cat of Lady Tremaine and the secondary antagonist of the film
Luis Van Rooten – The King, Prince Charming's father and is the ruler of an unnamed Kingdom / The Grand Duke, the King's right-hand man
Betty Lou Gerson – Narrator
Clint MacGauley – The Mice, friends of Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Bruno, are the natural enemies of Lucifer the cat
Helen Seibert – The Mice, friends of Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Bruno, are the natural enemies of Lucifer the cat
June Sullivan – The Mice, friends of Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Bruno, are the natural enemies of Lucifer the cat
Lucille Williams – The Mice, friends of Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Bruno, are the natural enemies of Lucifer the cat
Don Barclay – Doorman / Footman
Marni Nixon – Main Title Soloist
Additional Voices (Ballroom guests, additional mice)
Michael Bell Bob Bergen Susanne Blakeslee June Christopher
David Cowgill Terri Douglas Chad Einbinder Pat Fraley
Eddie Frierson Jackie Gonneau Nicholas Guest Bridget Hoffman
Daniel Kaz Anne Lockhart Mona Marshall Scott Menville
Laraine Newman Paul Pape Thurl Ravenscroft Lynwood Robinson
Fred Tatasciore Jeffrey Stone Hynden Walch Kari Wahlgren
John Woodbury
Places/locations
Cinderella Castle
Cinderella's Chateau
Village
King's Castle
Directing animators
Marc Davis, Eric Larson (Cinderella)
Milt Kahl (Prince Charming, Fairy Godmother, Grand Duke, the King)
Frank Thomas (Lady Tremaine)
Ollie Johnston (Anastasia Tremaine, Drizella Tremaine)
Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery (Jaq, Gus, Lucifer, Bruno)
Wolfgang Reitherman
Les Clark
Norm Ferguson
Fred Moore
Production
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 actor, selected from 400 other candidates) heavily influenced Cinderella's styling and mannerisms. Stanley was the live-action model for Anastasia Tremaine as well. She would be so again for Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Animators modeled Prince Charming on actor Jeffrey Stone, who also provided some additional voices for the film. Mike Douglas was the Prince's singing voice while William Phipps acted the part.
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 song writers 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 double tracked 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.
Music
"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.
Soundtrack (February 9, 2010)
The soundtrack for Cinderella was first released by Walt Disney Records on February 4, 1997 and included a bonus demo.[9] 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". The soundtrack was released again on October 2, 2012 and consisted of several lost chords and new recordings of them. 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.
All songs written and composed by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman.
Cinderella (Main Title) – The Jud Conlon Chorus; Marni Nixon
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes – Ilene Woods
A Visitor / Caught in a Trap / Lucifer / Feed the Chickens / Breakfast is Served / Time on Our Hands – Oliver Wallace; Paul J. Smith
The King's Plan – Paul J. Smith; Oliver Wallace
The Music Lesson / Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale / Bad Boy Lucifer / A Message from His Majesty – Rhoda Williams; Ilene Woods; Paul J. Smith; Oliver Wallace
Little Dressmakers / The Work Song / Scavenger Hunt / A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes / The Dress / My Beads / Escape to the Garden – James MacDonald; Oliver Wallace; Paul J. Smith
Where Did I Put That Thing / Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo – Verna Felton; Paul J. Smith; Oliver Wallace
Reception at the Palace / So This Is Love – Ilene Woods; Paul J. Smith; Mike Douglas; Oliver Wallace
The Stroke of Midnight / Thank You Fairy Godmother – Oliver Wallace; Paul J. Smith
Locked in the Tower / Gus and Jaq to the Rescue / Slipper Fittings / Cinderella's Slipper / Finale – Oliver Wallace; Paul J. Smith
I'm In The Middle Of A Muddle (Demo Recording)
Release
The film was originally released in theaters on February 15, 1950, followed by theatrical re-releases in 1957, 1965, 1973, 1981, and 1987 Cinderella also played a limited engagement in select Cinemark Theatres from February 16–18, 2013.
Home video release
It was released on VHS video and laserdisc in October 4, 1988 as part of the Walt Disney Classics collection. The release had a promotion with a free lithograph reproduction for those who pre-ordered the video before its release date.
In October 4, 1995, the film received a Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video issue.
Disney then restored and remastered the movie for its October 4, 2005 release as the sixth installment of the Walt Disney Platinum Editions series. According to Studio Briefing, Disney sold 3.2 million copies in its first week and earned over $64 million in sales. The Platinum Edition DVD of the original movie along with its sequels went on moratorium on January 31, 2008. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a "Royal Edition" of Cinderella was released on DVD on April 4, 2011 to celebrate the UK Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. This release had a unique limited edition number on every slip case and an exclusive art card.
Disney released a Diamond Edition in October 2, 2012 in a 3-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo, a 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo and in a 6-disc "Jewelry Box Set" that includes the first film alongside its two sequels. A 1-disc DVD edition was released on November 20, 2012.
Trailers
The first trailer for Cinderella was released on July 23, 2009, coinciding with G-Force and Ponyo. A second trailer for the film was released on October 1, 2009, coinciding with Toy Story & Toy Story 2 3D and The Princess and the Frog. The trailers is seen in theaters, including Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, Give a Day. Get a Disney Day., Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, and Shrek Forever After.
The trailers and promotions are seen in the 1995 home video release, including the Walt Disney World Wake Up Call, Disney Interactive 1995 Preview, Toy Story, The Santa Clause, Pocahontas, the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection 1995 preview, "Feature Presentation", and the 1994 Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Logo.
The trailers and promotions are seen in the 2005 home video release, including Lady and the Tramp: Platinum, Chicken Little, Cinderella III, Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment, Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest, The Little Mermaid: Platinum, Kronk's New Groove, Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition, Cars, and Walt Disney World's "Cinderellabration.", the tagline that says "Be sure to join us after the feature for a special program: From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella.", the Feature Presentation Handwriting Logo ("Thanks for joining us for this special preview. And now, our feature presentation."), and the 1994 Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Logo, followed by the THX Terminator 2 Logo.
The trailers and promotions are seen in the 2012 home video release, including the Disney Studio All Access, Peter Pan: Diamond Edition, Disney (something about girls), Wreck-It Ralph, Secret of the Wings, Disney Movie Rewards, "Sofia the First", Disney Parks, Quitting smoking, Brave, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True & Cinderella III: A Twist in Time: 2-Movie Collection, Finding Nemo Blu-ray, Planes, the tagline that says "Be sure to join us after the feature for a special program: From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella.", the Feature Presentation Handwriting Logo ("Thanks for joining us for this special preview. And now, our feature presentation."), and the 1994 Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Logo, followed by Large Pizza short film, and the THX Terminator 2 Logo.
Large Pizza (Accompanied Short)
Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Toons: Large Pizza is a 2012 Disney live action/CGI short directed by Clark Spencer. It premiered with the Diamond Edition release of Cinderella on October 2, 2012. Large Pizza is the second short in the Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Toons series, based on the characters from the 2010 film, Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. The short involves Miss Piggy getting trapped at a family entertainment center, where there is a support group for discarded Disney characters from over the years, with a fun center version of Miss Piggy taking her place.
Plot
In the pizza restaurant at a family entertainment center called "Poultry Palace", the Nerdlucks did not want the buzzing electronic belt buckle that comes with their kid's meal. When they asks for a mini-Miss Piggy, they are told the restaurant's supplies of them have run out. When Pound (Jocelyn Blue, 31) asks for the one on display, he is told that the only one left is for display only. Inside the display, Baby Miss Piggy (Leslie Carrara, 49) complains they will never be played with—as they are just the display toys—to Baby Kermit the Frog (Tyler Bunch, 42) (who actually prefers to stay). The Nerdlucks goes on to play in the ball pit with the Muppets; when no one is looking, Baby Piggy secretly climbs in. She pulls the real Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson, 42) underneath the balls so that the Nerdlucks ends up picking up Baby Piggy when they leave the restaurant. Once Baby Piggy gets home, she passes herself off as the real Miss Piggy (explaining to the other Muppets that the plastic in the ball pit made her shrink), and proceeds to generally annoy the whole gang (save a gullible Pepé (Bill Barretta, 48)) with his obvious ruse and his antics.
Meanwhile, the real Miss Piggy is stuck at the fun center, trying to escape. She crawls through the venting system, but suddenly falls into a storage room where a "Disney character support group" is being held, led by Snow White (Katherine Von Till). The support group thinks Miss Piggy is just another rejected citizen and Snow White obligates her to take part. Forced to engage in a role-playing group exercise, she finally escapes by using Jiminy Cricket (Phil Snyder, 59), much to the abandoned characters' dismay. Back at the gym, the gang restrains Baby Piggy and forces her to give up the real Miss Piggy's whereabouts. They begin devising a rescue plan when the real Miss Piggy returns. Baby Piggy is brought into the support group with Miss Piggy now volunteering as her sponsor.
In a post-credits scene, Baby Kermit is left with the electronic belt buckle as his sole companion, much to his delight.
    Cast (in credits order)
Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Link Hogthrob
Eric Jacobson – Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal
Bill Barretta – Pepé the King Prawn / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth
Dave Goelz – The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot
David Rudman – Scooter / Janice
Matt Vogel – Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Sweetums
Katherine Von Till – Snow White
Leslie Carrara – Baby Piggy
Charity James – Blanko
June Melby – Bang
Catherine Reitman – Bupkus
Colleen Wainwright – Nawt
Phil Snyder – Jiminy Cricket
David Ogden Stiers – Doc
Jeff Bennett – White Rabbit / Mr. Smee / Bashful / March Hare / Geppetto
Jocelyn Blue – Pound
Corey Burton – Grumpy / Captain Hook / Mad Hatter / Honest John
Stephen Stanton – Happy
Bill Farmer – Sleepy
Bob Joles – Sneezy
Zooey Deschanel – Cashier
Tyler Bunch – Baby Kermit
Jim Cummings – Stromboli
Elan Garfias – Pinocchio
Hynden Walch – Alice / Wendy Darling
Blayne Weaver – Peter Pan
Additional Voice Talent
Lori Alan Bob Bergen John Cygan
Jess Harnell Danny Mann Cristina Pucelli
Jan Rabson Jim Ward
Reception
Cinderella currently has a score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. The overview of the film is, 'The rich colors, sweet songs, adorable mice and endearing (if suffering) heroine make Cinderella a nostalgically lovely charmer'.
The profits from the film's release, with the additional profits from record sales, music publishing, publications and other merchandise gave Disney the cash flow to finance a slate of productions (animated and live action), establish his own distribution company, enter television production and begin building Disneyland during the decade.
Disney had not had a huge hit since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The production of this film was regarded as a major gamble on his part. At a cost of nearly $3 million, Disney insiders claimed that if Cinderella failed at the box office, then the Disney studio would have closed (given that the studio was already heavily in debt). The film was a huge box office success and allowed Disney to carry on producing films throughout the 1950s. It was the 5th most popular movie at the British box office in 1951.
Awards
The film received three Academy Award nominations for Best Sound (C. O. Slyfield), Original Music Score and Best Song for "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo". At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear (Music Film) award and the Big Bronze Plate award.
In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its "10 Top 10"— the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Cinderella was acknowledged as the 9th greatest film in the animation genre.
American Film Institute recognition:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
Lady Tremaine (Stepmother) – Nominated Villain
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo – Nominated
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes – Nominated
AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – Nominated
AFI's 10 Top 10 – #9 Animated film
Sequels and other media
A direct-to-video sequel Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002.
A second direct-to-video sequel Cinderella III: A Twist in Time was released on February 6, 2007.
Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother have appeared as guests in Disney's House of Mouse.
Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother appear in the video game Kingdom Hearts and a world based on the film, Castle of Dreams, appears in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. All the main characters except Gus and the King appear.
A scaled-down stage musical version of the film known as Disney's Cinderella KIDS is frequently performed by schools and children's theaters.
A 2015 live-action re-imagining of the film directed by Kenneth Branagh is in production starring Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Stellan Skarsgård, Derek Jacobi, Hayley Atwell, and Ben Chaplin.
Scenes
Opening Credits
Once Upon a Time...
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"
A New Mouse In The House
Lucifer
Sneaking Past Lucifer
Cat and Mouse
Lady Tremaine
Plans Afoot at the Palace
"Sing Sweet Nightingale"
A Royal Invitation
A New Dress for Cinderella ("The Work Song")
A Mission for Jaq and Gus
Finishing the Dress
Time to Leave for the Ball
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo"
The Ball at the Palace
"So This Is Love"
Breaking the Bad News to the King
Lady Tremaine's Plan
The Duke Arrives
Rescuing Cinderella
Cinderella Tries On the Glass Slipper
Anniversaries
Pinocchio (70th anniversary)
Fantasia (70th anniversary)
The Three Caballeros (65th anniversary)
Verna Felton – Fairy Godmother (60th anniversary birthday)
Lady and the Tramp (55th anniversary)
David Cowgill (50th anniversary birthday)
Eleanor Audley – Lady Tremaine (45th anniversary birthday)
The AristoCats (40th anniversary)
The Black Cauldron (25th anniversary)
Rhoda Williams – Drizella Tremaine (20th anniversary birthday)
The Rescuers Down Under (20th anniversary)
Pocahontas (15th anniversary)
Toy Story (15th anniversary)
Dinosaur (10th anniversary)
The Emperor's New Groove (10th anniversary)
Chicken Little (5th anniversary)
Actors' birthdays
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Actors' ages
Birthdays