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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (also known as Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True) is a 2002 American animated direct-to-video fantasy anthology film and serves as the sequel to the 1950 film Cinderella. Directed by John Kafka from a screenplay written by Jill E. Blotevogel, Tom Rogers, and Julie Selbo, it is the first in the Cinderella franchise to use digital ink and paint and stars the voices of Jennifer Hale, Russi Taylor, Corey Burton, and Rob Paulsen. The film centers on the Jaq, Gus, the Fairy Godmother, and the rest of the mice, as the create a three-story narrative about what happened after Cinderella married Prince Charming and moved in his castle along with the mice, her stepsisters, and her cat, Lucifer.

Cinderella II:
Dreams Come True
A picture of Cinderella with Prince Charming, the mice, Lucifer, and Pom-Pom out on a grassy background as the Fairy Godmother spreads magic around them and the title above.
DVD cover art
Directed byJohn Kafka
Written by
  • Jill E. Blotevogel
  • Tom Rogers
  • Jule Selbo
Produced byMary Thorne
Mary Alice Drumm
Starring
Edited byJulie Ann Lau
Music byMichael Tavera
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment[a]
Release date
  • February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002, and received generally negative reviews from critics, though it was successful with its budget.

Plot

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In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Jaq and Gus head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Jaq and Gus arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative.

  • Aim to Please: Cinderella and the Prince return from their honeymoon, and Cinderella reunites with her mice friends and her dog Bruno. She is later put in charge of the palace banquets and parties while the King and the Prince are away. However, Cinderella is dissatisfied with the emphasis on tradition and decides to organize the upcoming party her own way. Although he initially seems to be shocked at Cinderella's changes, the King ends up satisfied with the party.
  • Tall Tail: Jaq thinks he is too small to help Cinderella in the palace as he used to do, so Fairy Godmother turns Jaq into a human so he can help out, but this does not stop Pom-Pom, the King’s royal cat, from chasing him around to eat him. After an incident with an elephant at a fair, Jaq learns to be happy with himself.
  • An Uncommon Romance: Anastasia, one of Cinderella's stepsisters, falls in love with a baker, of whom her mother Lady Tremaine and sister Drizella disapprove. Cinderella, unbeknownst to anyone else, arrives and secretly watches as Lady Tremaine berates Anastasia, thus leading her to help Anastasia in getting ready for the ball together, which ends successfully. Meanwhile, Cinderella's cat, Lucifer falls in love with Pom-Pom. Jaq, Gus, and the rest of the mice agree to help him woo her, but on the condition that he stops chasing them. Lucifer manages to win Pom-Pom's heart, but he breaks his promise to hunt the mice with her. In the ensuing chase, the mice push a bucket of water on Pom Pom, and she dumps Lucifer out of spite as Jaq calls the deal off.

The mice finish their book, and they gather in front of the fire with Cinderella, who begins to read their story.

Cast

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Main article: List of Disney's Cinderella characters

Soundtrack

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The songs for the film were performed by Brooke Allison, and while a true soundtrack was never released, all the songs were included on the compilation album Disney's Princess Favorites, which was released shortly before the film. One song, Put It Together (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo), was also included on the compilation album Superstar Hits, which was released shortly after the film.

Reception

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Box office

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The film surpassed the $120 million mark in home media.

Critical reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 11% of 9 critics' reviews are positive.[2] Several critics agreed that it looked like pieced-together remains of a rejected television series, akin to Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World and Atlantis: Milo's Return.[3]

The segment An Uncommon Romance, however, drew particular praise for developing Anastasia's character.

Release

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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True was released on February 26, 2002, on DVD and VHS.[4] It was then re-released on December 18, 2007, as a special-edition DVD, going back in the Disney Vault on January 31, 2008. On November 20, 2012, the film was released with the other Cinderella sequel Cinderella III: A Twist in Time as a two-movie collection on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray. Both sequels along with the 'Diamond Edition' release of the original film returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2017.

Notes

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  1. ^ Released through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.

References

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  1. ^ "Cinderella Ii: Dreams Come True (2002)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ LVJeff reviews: The Hunchback of Notre Dame II; Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True DVD Review". Ultimate Disney. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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