The Swan Princess Christmas (2012)

Actors: Doug Stone (actor), Doug Stone (actor), Yuri Lowenthal (writer), Richard Rich (director), Yuri Lowenthal (actor), Jared F. Brown (producer), Richard Rich (producer), Brian Nissen (actor), Joe Ochman (actor), Joe Ochman (actor), Joe Ochman (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), Seldon Young (producer), Seldon Young (producer),

Plot: Princess Odette, Prince Derek and their trusted woodland friends return for their first Christmas celebration! But, with the villainous Rothbart striving to destroy Christmas itself, will they be able to stop him and save the day? Told in beautiful CG animation for the very first time, The Swan Princess Christmas is an enchanting musical holiday treat the whole family will enjoy!

Keywords: christmas
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Musical,

Nova Zembla (2011)

Actors: Michiel Reichwein (editor), Derek de Lint (actor), Jan Decleir (actor), Hans De Weers (producer), Chrisnanne Wiegel (composer), Melcher Meirmans (composer), Paul de Bont (miscellaneous crew), Merlijn Snitker (composer), Tijn Heerkens (miscellaneous crew), Stoffel Van Verrewegen (miscellaneous crew), Charlotte Fontijn (miscellaneous crew), Reinout Oerlemans (director), Reinout Oerlemans (producer), Reinout Oerlemans (writer), Erwin Godschalk (producer),

Plot: This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies. Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there. The story is told through the eyes of Gerrit de Veer, an officer on the same voyage, and is loosely based on the famous diary he published in 1598 after his safe return.

Keywords: 1500s, church, cold, falling-off-a-cliff, freezing-to-death, keelhauling, polar-bear, sea-voyage, ship, torch
Genres: Drama, History,

The Swan Princess: Sing Along (1998)

Actors: Doug Stone (actor), Lex de Azevedo (composer), Sandy Duncan (actress), Lex de Azevedo (actor), Adam Wylie (actor), Brian Nissen (actor), Jared F. Brown (producer), Dakin Matthews (actor), Steve Vinovich (actor), Seldon Young (producer), Howard McGillin (actor), Mark Harelik (actor), J.D. Daniels (actor), James Arrington (actor), Liz Callaway (actress),

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical,

The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)

Actors: Terry L. Noss (producer), Richard Rich (director), Lex de Azevedo (composer), Richard Rich (writer), Brian Nissen (actor), Doug Stone (actor), Brian Nissen (writer), Richard Rich (producer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Thomas J. Tobin (producer), Steve Vinovich (actor), Seldon Young (producer), Jim Haas (producer), Donald Sage Mackay (actor), K. Douglas Martin (producer),

Plot: The royal couple Odette and Derek face yet another evil magician, this time a woman named Zelda. Lusting for the treasure of the Forbidden Arts, which will give her absolute power, Zelda kidnaps Odette as ransom. Derek and several animal friends head off to rescue Odette.

Keywords: animal-in-title, animal-name-in-title, blonde, death-by-fire, disguise, duel, evil-plot, evil-witch, falling-from-height, good-versus-evil
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery,
Taglines: The Magical Adventure of a Lifetime!

Quotes:

Jean-Bob: I don't like my options.::Odette: Everybody out!::Jean-Bob: I still don't like my options.

Jean-Bob: Oh, sure, let the frog drive. Frogs are known for their wagon driving.

Rogers: How could she leave me? We were in love. Wait, maybe I misunderstood her letter. Yes, that's it. [Reads letter] "Dear pumpkin. I hate you. Zelda."

Rogers: I beg you, apologize to Odette. You know you're going to have to sooner or later.::Derek: Why do I always have to be the one to apologize?::Rogers: Because that's what we husbands do. We hunt, we fish, we watch sporting events and we apologize.

Rogers: You know she's right. She's always right.

Uberta: Rogers, this is your queen speaking. You will regain consciousness this instant, and remain conscious until I win the talent show.::[Rogers doesn't move]::Uberta: Very well. I have no other choice but to take you to my castle and deal with you in a manner to which you are according.::Rogers: Oh, my muffin played the accordion. [sobs]::Uberta: Your muffin's history, chump!

Zelda: You are so brave. So handsome, too. Even the nose. Long, like jumbo frankfurter.

The First Snow of Winter (1998)

Actors: Miriam Margolyes (actress), Mark Sayer-Wade (composer), Neil McCaul (actor), Theresa Plummer-Andrews (producer), Sorcha Cusack (actress), Dermot Morgan (actor), The Music Sculptors (composer), Graham Ralph (writer), Graham Ralph (director), David Freedman (writer), Alan Gilbey (writer), Philip Campbell (miscellaneous crew), Jackie Edwards (producer), Nigel Rutter (editor), Brian Ainsworth (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Short,

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)

Actors: Terry L. Noss (producer), Brian Nissen (writer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Richard Rich (producer), James Koford (editor), Richard Rich (director), Lex de Azevedo (composer), Richard Rich (writer), Doug Stone (actor), Brian Nissen (writer), Thomas J. Tobin (producer), Steve Vinovich (actor), Seldon Young (producer), Joey Camen (actor),

Plot: It has been a year since the events of The Swan Princess, Derek and Odette's anniversary is interrupted by the dangerous vandalism of Knuckles, a minion of the wizard Clavius. The Swan Princess is concern about the kidnapping of Prince Derek's mother, a crime that lures the prince into danger himself. Princess Odette can save him--but only if she becomes a swan herself.

Keywords: animal-in-title, animal-name-in-title, independent-film, sequel, surrealism
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance,

Quotes:

Bridget: Rock rock! Rock rock!::Jean-Bob: She's calling a rock! We're doomed!

[Jean-Bob is trying to convince the others he was turned into a prince]::Jean-Bob: Are you going to tell me you did not see me as a prince?::Puffin: [taps forehead] I think he's still got some damage in the attic.::Jean-Bob: I don't believe this. I was a prince!::Speed: Don't push your luck, Jean-Bob.::Jean-Bob: But-no- Hey, you out there! Quit smooching and tell me something. Did you or did you not see me as a prince in the mountain! [everyone laughs] This is not happening. It's a conspiracy. I was a prince, I tell you! A prince!

Clavius: Too bad you couldn't live to see this day, o partner of mine. [he throws a dagger at Rothbart's portrait] We could have shared it all, but no, you had to betray me! We conquered the Forbidden Arts together, but then you drove me underground. [he spits a pin at Rothbart's portrait] Thought you were real smart didn't you? Until you met... Prince Derek! [he throws an axe at Rothbart's portrait] But today, today Derek his match... me! Hahaha! And now that he's out of the way, I'm gonna go back to our old castle and get the Forbidden Arts, proving that I... was always... the greater man! [he exclaims, throwing a dart at Rothbart's portrait]

Uberta: Whatever it is you have planned, you'll never get away with it, because you are a bad person, and bad people stand no chance against good people, like my son Prince Derek. [Clavius sighs] Did you parents ignore you as a child? Oh tell Queen Unberta, what dark secret lurks within that dark twisted mind of yours? Come on, out with it!::Clavius: [exasperated] Don't you ever shut up?

Clavius: [walking into Uberta's cell, which Knuckles is redecorating] What is this?::Uberta: If I'm going to spend my birthday here, everything must be perfect!::Clavius: Oh you're driving me nuts with this birthday thing! [he pulls Knuckles away]::Uberta: Let go of my servant! [she grabs Knuckles and they fight over him]::Clavius: Your servant? I taught him everything he knows! And furthermore, this ain't your castle Lady! Let go!::Uberta: Lady? Your Highness is the proper way for one of your class to address one of mine!::Knuckles: Ow! Not so hard! [he and Clavius fall out of the cell and Clavius shuts the door]::Uberta: Don't hurt him! He hasn't finished my cake!::Clavius: Oh... you are a hostage!

The Swan Princess (1994)

Actors: Richard Rich (producer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Sandy Duncan (actress), Gary Stockdale (actor), Terry L. Noss (producer), Adam Wylie (actor), Steven Wright (actor), Jack Palance (actor), John Cleese (actor), Lex de Azevedo (actor), Brian Nissen (actor), Dakin Matthews (actor), Brian Nissen (writer), Brian Nissen (writer),

Plot: As children, Prince Derek and Princess Odette are forced to spend their summers together by their widowed parents, who hope that the two will eventually fall in love and marry, so that the kingdoms of the two will be united. As children and adolescents, Derek and Odette can't stand each other, but as young adults they begin to see each other in a different light and fall in love with each other. But one night things take a bad turn when Derek unintentionally offends Odette, who then refuses to marry him if he can't prove that he loves her for who she is and not just her beauty. Odette and her father are then attacked by Lord Rothbart, a vengeful sorcerer who was cast out of William's kingdom when he plotted against the king. In the form of a beast, Rothbart mortally wounds William, and kidnaps Odette then places her under a spell. Now it is up to Derek to rescue Odette by showing his undying love. But, will he be in time?

Keywords: animal-in-title, animal-name-in-title, aristocracy, castle, crocodile, fairy-tale, frog, imprisonment, love, princess
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: The Magic Begins November 1994

Quotes:

Prince Derek: What? You're all I ever wanted. You're beautiful!::Odette: Thank you. But what else?::Prince Derek: What else?::Odette: Is beauty all that matters to you?::Queen Uberta: Derek, what else?::Prince Derek: [stammers; to Odette] What else is there?::[Rogers imitates a buzzer]

Odette: You're being sneaky again, Jean-Bob!::Jean-Bob: What sneaky? You deserve a nice bouquet!::Odette: And you deserve a kiss.::Jean-Bob: Well all right!::[Puckers up]::Odette: You know I'm under a spell!::Jean-Bob: But my kiss would break ze spell!::Speed: Give it up, Jean-Bob.::Odette: I can only kiss the man I love, and then he...::Jean-Bob: Must make a vow of "everlasting love". I know - !::Odette: And prove it to the world!::Jean-Bob: WHAT do you think I was doing with ze flowers and ze alligators going "CHOMP CHOMP"?::Odette: Speed, make him understand.::Speed: I'm only a turtle.

Prince Derek: [about the ball] But please, mother! Don't turn it into one of your beauty pageants!::Queen Uberta: Oh! No, no, no, no, no! It's just a few friends...::[She waits until Derek is out of earshot]::Queen Uberta: ...And, their daughters...

Odette: [Odette is dying] Derek... I-I feel so weak... I think... I'm...::Prince Derek: No... You'll live, Odette! The vow I made was for you!

Puffin: There comes a time, the possum said, when if all else fails just play dead.

Puffin: When the hunter has you in his sight, look for the sun and fly into the light.

Jean-Bob: Whenever I have to do something in a hurry, I'll always bring a turtle.

Rogers: You should write a book: How To Offend Women In Five Syllables or Less.

Prince Derek: Don't let her die.::Rothbart: Is that a threat?::Prince Derek: Don't you dare let her die!::Rothbart: Oh, it is a threat.::Prince Derek: You're the only one with the power. Now, *do it*!::[Rothbart throws him aside]::Rothbart: Only if you defeat... me!

Puffin: Me name is Puffin. Lt. Puffin.::Odette: It's a pleasure, Lt. Puffin. I'm Odette. Princess Odette. And these are my best friends in the whole world: Mr. Lorenzo Trudgealong...::Speed: Friends call me Speed.::Odette: ...and Jean-Bob.::Jean-Bob: I have no friends. Only servants. And they call me "your highness".::Speed: Thinks he's a prince.

La sévillane (1992)

Actors: Véronique Heuchenne (miscellaneous crew), Tom Novembre (actor), Alexandre von Sivers (actor), Jean Yanne (actor), Eva Ionesco (actress), Mireille Perrier (actress), Jean-Claude Adelin (actor), Fabienne Katany (costume designer), Pascal Judelewicz (producer), Anne-Dominique Toussaint (producer), Jean-Loup Horwitz (actor), Sylvie Pontoizeau (editor), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (writer), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (director), <a href