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It seems that Thursday’s link to USA Today’s “insiders guide” to Disney’s new film, Enchanted, has disappeared from the net, so I thought I’d publish it here in an easy to digest post. Hat tip to Susan Wloszczyna for doing the research (or copying the press release) originally.
Here are several of the sources from Disney’s animation history that are referenced in Enchanted. I love this kind of stuff and wish I’d read the article before I’d seen the film.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
® Prince Edward (James Marsden) and Giselle (Amy Adams) sing of True Love’s Kiss, which is similar to “love’s first kiss” that awakens Snow White (and Sleeping Beauty). The tune also is reminiscent of I’m Wishing/One Song and Some Day My Prince Will Come.
® Giselle tumbles into a well like the one used by Snow White.
® While in Times Square, Giselle bumps into a scowling little person and cries out, “Grumpy,” thinking it’s one of the dwarfs.
® Giselle tidies up Robert’s messy apartment while singing Happy Working Song, which has echoes of Whistle While You Work.
® Susan Sarandon’s evil Narissa disguises herself as an old hag and offers Giselle a poisoned apple, just like Snow White’s Queen.
® A candy apple offered to Giselle by Narissa’s accomplice Nathaniel (Timothy Spall) bears a skull mark like the one seen in Snow White.
® Edward mistakes a television set for the Magic Mirror.
® Giselle falls into a comatose state like Snow White (and Sleeping Beauty)
Cinderella (1950)
® The soap bubbles during Happy Working Song show Giselle’s reflection, just as they do when Cinderella cleans.
® Giselle’s knack for turning curtains into dresses is similar to how mice Jaq and Gus make over an old gown for Cinderella.
® The last name of Robert’s fiancee, Nancy (Idina Menzel), is Tremaine, like Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Tremaine.
® Giselle must receive true love’s kiss by midnight, which is Cinderella’s deadline at the ball.
® Giselle loses a glasslike slipper.
® Edward stays at The Grand Duke Hotel, named for the royal character.
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
® Giselle builds her dream prince with her animal pals, much like Princess Aurora’s forest friends use Prince Phillip’s clothes to pretend to be her imaginary beau.
® Giselle’s ability to sew a dress from curtains is the opposite of the fairies, who fumble about while creating a gown for Aurora.
® Narissa transforms into a fire-breathing dragon, just like the bad fairy Maleficent.
® Prince Edward’s appearance and demeanor are modeled on Prince Phillip.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
® As Giselle studies the fish tank at Robert’s workplace, Part of Your World is heard in the background.
® That’s How You Know features a calypso beat, just like Under the Sea and Kiss the Girl.
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
® A bell jar with a rose sits atop a table in Giselle’s cartoon tree house.
® While Giselle tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood to Robert’s daughter, Morgan, a Belle doll with sunglasses sits in a chair.
® Giselle and Robert waltz at the ball under a chandelier.
® Robert’s ball outfit recalls the Beast.
Rapunzel (2009)
® In a nod to the upcoming computer-animated fairy tale, a group of children in a Central Park band shell perform a stage version of Rapunzel during the song That’s How You Know.
And for the diehard Disney-philes:
® The troll who chases Giselle is modeled on the giant in the 1947 short Mickey and the Beanstalk. His loincloth is patched together with remnants of dresses worn by Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, and he’s wearing earring made of Ariel’s shells from The Little Mermaid.
® The restaurant where Giselle and Patrick have a “date” is called Bella Notte, after the song during the spaghetti-eating scene at Tony’s restaurant in Lady and the Tramp.
® The divorcing couple’s last name is Banks, like the family in Mary Poppins. The old lady feeing pigeons in the park is another Poppins reference.
® During some TV soap opera dialogue, the characters mentioned–Angela, Jerry and Ogden–refer to voice actors from Beauty and the Beast: Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts), Jerry Orbach (Lumiere) and David Ogden Stiers (Cogsworth).
® The journalist who interviews Giselle on TV is Mary Ilene Caselotti, named for the voice actress who did Sleeping Beauty (Mary Costa), Cinderella (Ilene Woods) and Snow While (Adriana Caselotti).
Another Beauty and the Beast reference : when Edward is watching the soap opera on TV, the music at the begining is the the song Beauty and the Beast. I think, also, that Page O’hara (the voice of Belle) is the spanish actress.
Sorry, one more. Jodi Benson (the voice of Ariel) is patrick Dempsey’s secretary. It figures that there’s a fish tank at her desk area.
Don’t forget, Robert and Morgan’s last name is Philip…after a certain prince!
And Judy Juhn who was the singing voice of Pochahontas plays the woman in the apartment with all the kids. TONS of cute references like that.
hey , nice review , but i am suprised no one seems to notice that the secratary ( sam ) at robert’s workplace is Jodie Benson , aka ariel . But maybe I just noticed it because she is my favorite:)
First, I obsessed with this movie! As a diehard Disney fan, this was really well done and I am over the moon about it.
The narrator at the beginning is voiced by Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins!) and Paige O’hara is Angela (on the soap opera Prince Edward watches). She is also the voice of Belle (Beauty and the Beast).
Jeff Bennett (voice of Pip the squirrel) does tons of voice work- he is Petrie in ‘The Land Before Time’ and the voice of the salesman in ‘Curious George’. He is also the voice of ‘Johnny Bravo’ plus a ton of other cartoons.
I cannot wait for this to come out on DVD- Thanks Disney for finally getting back to true Disney magic!!!
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21557772
One more cute thing I just noticed from this video “How Does She Know”
Giselle runs over the hills in CentralPark just like Maria from The Sound of Music- which is cute b/c Julie Andrew narates the opening of Enchanted….
Sorry to take over the website- this is the site you need- someone actually put together every reference, scene by scene- check it out:
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies/story/374253.html
hey just wondering, but would anyone happen to know the exact names of the score or scores played during enchanted, like the choir/opera/violin piece in the background when Narissa comes outta the manhole and when gisele follows the dragon thingo. I think it was composed by Alex Menkin, it’s not any of the ones the main characters sing. it’s the background music theme thingo in two scenes. if anyone knows, then e-mail me at jothamteo@hotmail.com
Cheers
Added to Snow white, Giselle is putting together her prince charming and is handed the blue jewels for eyes, Dopey held the jewels up to his eyes in show white when he looked through them, Giselle looked thru them as well.
Thanks for the insider tip, birdie. Now that Enchanted is out on DVD, there will probably be more eagle-eyed Disneyphiles like yourself who will uncover even more insider clues to the film. Though I wasn’t a huge fan of the film the first time, all of this clue-hunting may inspire a second viewing for me.
Caselotti, the journalist; her initials are M-I-C; like Mickey Mouse. Maybe a reach if not for the original Mickey Mouse Club who used to sing, “M-I-C, see you real soon, K-E-Y, Why? Because we like you, M-O-U-S-E”. email me and tell me if I’m crazy. toddzilla30@yahoo.com
also at the end when they slide down the green roof it refers to hunchback of notre dame when quasi was helping esmerelda escape the cathederal