Cinderella Movie Review 1997

Disney does some multiracial casting in this lavish, latest TV version of the fairytale. Norwood is sweetly sincere in the title role, with Houston as her diva-like Fairy Godmother. Peters camps as wicked stepmama, Goldberg's the Prince's mother, and the Prince is handsome newcomer Montalban. And Alexander gets the role of comic relief as the princely confidante, Lionel. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score, written for the 1957 TV version, has been augmented with other Richard Rodgers tunes.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Fantasy, Adapted from a Fairy Tale, Royalty, Rock Stars on Film

Screenplay

Robert Freedman

Cast

Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Paolo Montalban, Jason Alexander, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber

Director

Robert Iscove

Music

Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein

Producer

Mike Moder, Debra Martin Chase, David R. Ginsburg, Whitney Houston, Citadel Entertainment, Storyline Entertainment, Brownhouse Productions, Walt Disney Television