The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess is a 1994 American-Russian animated musical movie. The movie has the voice talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright and Sandy Duncan.
In the United States, The Swan Princess was distributed under New Line Cinema. Outside the United States, the distributor was DreamWorks Pictures.[1]
The Swan Princess was released on November 18, 1994. The critics' reviews for the movie were mixed. It only took in $9.8 million over a $21 million budget.[2] That meant the movie had a substandard box office intake. However, the movie later became popular with video releases. It has since received nine sequels, which were released in 1997, 1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The theme song "Far Longer than Forever" was sung by Regina Belle and Jeffrey Osborne. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1995 for the Best Original Song.[3]
Voice cast
- Michelle Nicastro as Princess Odette
- Liz Callaway as Princess Odette (singing voice)
- Adrian Zahiri as Young Princess Odette (voice)
- Howard McGillin as Prince Derek
- Adam Wylie as Young Prince Derek
- John Cleese as Jean-Bob
- David Zippel as Jean-Bob (singing voice)
- Steven Wright as Lorenzo Trudgealong (aka Speed)
- Jonathan Hadary as Speed (singing voice)
- Steve Vinovich as Lieutenant/General Puffin
- Jack Palance as Sir Rothbart
- Lex de Azevedo as Sir Rothbart (singing voice)
- Sandy Duncan as Queen Uberta
- James Arrington as Sir Chamberlain
- Davis Gaines as Sir Chamberlain (singing voice)
- Dakin Matthews as King William
- Mark Harelik as Lord Rogers
- Joel McKinnon Miller as Bromley
- Bess Hopper as Bridget
- Brian Nissen as the Narrator
Reception
Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times gave The Swan Princess three out of four stars.[4] Gene Siskel, Ebert's fellow movie critic, gave the movie a substandard review. He labeled the songs in the movie weak.[5] Under Rotten Tomatoes, The Swan Princess has a 50% approval rating.[6]