List of Disney references in Enchanted

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of Disney references made in the film Enchanted. Enchanted pays tribute to many of the classic Disney films, both animated and live-action, as well as other past and future works produced by Disney. In an interview, director Kevin Lima said that there are "thousands" (Sciretta 2008) of specific details, scenes, actions and lines of dialogue that were purposely included as allusions to classic Disney films. (Wloszczyna 2007b) Several actors from past Disney films have also made contributions in the film through either voice narration or on-screen appearances.

1 General
2 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3 Cinderella
4 Sleeping Beauty
5 Mary Poppins
6 The Little Mermaid
7 Beauty and the Beast
8 Other
9 References
10 External links

[edit] General

General references that allude to more than one Disney film are:

The storybook opening of Enchanted – a tribute to the openings of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. (Empire 2007)
Giselle's initial personality – based on multiple Disney Princesses; director Kevin Lima describes her as "about 80% Snow White, with some traits borrowed from Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty... although her spunkiness comes from Ariel of The Little Mermaid". (Wloszczyna 2007a)
Queen Narissa's character – based on those of the Queen from Snow White and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (Wloszczyna 2007a)
True love's kiss – a reference to the only way Snow White and Aurora could be awakened from the curses that were put upon them. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
The troll's loincloth – consists of remnants of the Disney princesses' dresses, specifically those of Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. (Quint 2007)
Mary Ilene Caselotti, the name of the news reporter – a reference to Mary Costa (the voice of Aurora), Ilene Woods (the voice of Cinderella) and Adriana Caselotti (the voice of Snow White). (Kit & Giardina 2007)
The final fight scene at the top of Woolworth Building – an homage to similar climaxes in Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. As with those scenes, it is seen with a blue hue and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Also, the hero (or in this case, the heroine) fights off the villain with a sword. As the villain attempts to throw the hero off the building, the villain falls to his or her own death. (Empire 2007)

[edit] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Specific references made to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs include:

Giselle's cottage – similar to the dwarfs' cottage. (Empire 2007)
Giselle's animal call – originated from the musical notes Snow White sings into the well. (Wloszczyna 2007b)
Giselle holds up two blue diamonds to her eyes – just as Dopey does. (Empire 2007)
Prince Edward and Giselle riding off into the sunset at the end of "True Love's Kiss" – a tribute to the ending of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Empire 2007)
Narissa disguises herself as a hag – just as the Queen does. (Wloszczyna 2007a)
Magic Wishing Well – a reference to the wishing well that Snow White sings into during "I'm Wishing". (Wloszczyna 2007c)
"True Love's Kiss", a song sung by Prince Edward and Giselle – similar to "I'm Wishing/One Song" and "Some Day My Prince Will Come". (Wloszczyna 2007c)
"Happy Working Song" – a homage to "Whistle While You Work". (Quint 2007)
Giselle mistakes a dwarf in New York City for Grumpy. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Giselle mentions that she could stay in a "house full of dwarfs", as she hears dwarfs are "very hospitable".
Prince Edward calls the television set "Magic Mirror" – a reference to the Queen's Magic Mirror. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Narissa's poisoned apples – a reference to the Queen's poisoned apples. (Sciretta 2008)
Churchill, Harline and Smith, the law firm Robert works at – a reference to the songwriters for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith. (Kit & Giardina 2007)

[edit] Cinderella

Specific references made to Cinderella include:

The carriage Giselle rides to the castle – based on Cinderella and Prince Charming's wedding coach. (King 2007)
The "Happy Working Song" sequence, in which Giselle scrubs the floor of Robert's apartment and her reflection is seen in each of the bubbles floating around the room – a tribute to the "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" sequence in Cinderella. (Sciretta 2008)
Giselle uses Robert's curtains and Morgan's rug to make her dresses – a reference to the dress that Cinderella's mice friends make for her, from things that her stepsisters weren't using. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Robert and Giselle gaze into each other's eyes in their dance – just as Prince Charming and Cinderella did. (Empire 2007)
The poison apple's spell takes effect when the clock strikes midnight – a reference to the spell wearing off at midnight in Cinderella. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Giselle loses her glass slipper, which Prince Edward puts on Nancy's foot and happens to be the perfect fit – a tribute to the ending of Cinderella. (Empire 2007)
The Grand Duke, the hotel Edward stays at – a reference to a character in Cinderella. (Kit & Giardina 2007)
The surname of Robert's fiancée Nancy Tremaine – a reference to Cinderella's stepmother, Lady Tremaine. (Wloszczyna 2007c)

[edit] Sleeping Beauty

Specific references made to Sleeping Beauty include:

Edward's animated appearance was modeled on Prince Phillip's. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Narissa turns into a dragon – just as Maleficent does at the end of Sleeping Beauty. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Giselle recreates the prince from her dream with her animal friends – a reference to the scene where Princess Aurora's forest friends use Prince Phillip's clothes to pretend to be the prince from her dreams. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
The dance that Edward does with Nathaniel – a tribute to Prince Phillip and King Hubert's. (Wloszczyna 2007a)
Robert and Morgan's last name is Philip – a reference to Prince Phillip. (Sciretta 2008)
Robert's secretary, Sam, is named after Prince Philip's horse, Samson. (Butler 2007)

[edit] Mary Poppins

Specific references made to Mary Poppins include:

Julie Andrews provides the voice narration – Andrews played the title role of Mary Poppins.
The Banks, the divorcing couple – a reference to the parents. (Wloszczyna 2007b)
The birdseed woman from the bus (and later in the park) – a tribute to the birdseed woman seen during the song "Feed the Birds". (Wloszczyna 2007b)
Broadway veteran Harvey Evans, the elderly yellow-jacketed man who dances during "That's How You Know" – previously danced as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins. (Sciretta 2008)

[edit] The Little Mermaid

Specific references made to The Little Mermaid include:

Jodi Benson plays Robert's secretary, Sam – Benson voiced Ariel in The Little Mermaid. (Adler 2007)
Giselle sings to her dream prince – just as Ariel does with the statue of Eric. (Quint 2007)
The Troll's earrings are made of the shells Ariel wears. (Wloszczyna 2007b)
As Giselle studies the fish tank at Robert's office, an instrumental version of "Part of Your World" is played in the background. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
"That's How You Know" – a homage to "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl" through its calypso beat. (Wloszczyna 2007c)

[edit] Beauty and the Beast

Specific references made to Beauty and the Beast include:

A bell jar with a rose is seen in Giselle's cottage – a reference to the one in Beauty and the Beast. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Giselle runs up a grassy hill with her arms outstretched during "That's How You Know" – a reference to a similar shot of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. (Adler 2007)
Nathaniel watches a soap opera that features the musical theme of Beauty and the Beast and actress Paige O'Hara portraying a woman named Angela – O'Hara provided the speaking and singing voice of Belle. (Quint 2007)
The set design of the soap opera scene – a reference to the bandaging scene in Beauty and the Beast. (Quint 2007)
The soap opera's characters: Angela, Jerry and Ogden – a reference to Angela Lansbury (the voice of Mrs. Potts), Jerry Orbach (the voice of Lumière) and David Ogden Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth). (Wloszczyna 2007c)
The King's and Queen's ball – a homage to the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast, which also feature a couple dancing under a chandelier, to a song sung from the perspective of an observer (in Beauty and the Beast, it is the title song by Mrs. Potts; in Enchanted, it is "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin). (Wloszczyna 2007c) The camera angles are also very similar to the scene it references. (Empire 2007)
Robert's costume at the ball – resembles the clothes that the Beast wore during the ballroom scene. (Wloszczyna 2007c)

[edit] Other

References made to other Disney's films and characters include:

Judy Kuhn makes a cameo appearance as one of the residents in Robert's building – Kuhn provided the singing voice of Pocahontas. (King 2007)
The troll, while being flung into the next kingdom, does the Goofy holler, heard in many other Disney films and shorts – a reference to Goofy. (Empire 2007)
The bus driver's hair is shaped like the ears of Mickey Mouse. (Sciretta 2008)
Television clips watched by Prince Edward and Nathaniel in their hotel room – according to director Kevin Lima, "Everything on the television comes from a Disney film. Every image: Disney's Robin Hood; there's an image of Mortimer Snerd, a ventriloquist's dummy that comes from Fun and Fancy Free. There's a lot of dialogue that plays in the background that is all Disney referenced as well. There's a Spanish Mickey Mouse cartoon." (Ide 2007)
During "That's How You Know", Giselle joins a stage production of "Rapunzel" in the outdoor theater – a reference to Disney's 2010 release of Rapunzel. (Wloszczyna 2007c)
Bella Notte, the Italian restaurant that Giselle, Robert and Morgan eat at – a tribute to the song from Lady and the Tramp. (Kit & Giardina 2007)
Giselle pulls Edward's sword from the ballroom floor – a tribute to The Sword in the Stone. (Empire 2007)
Giselle's gradual transformation throughout the movie from cartoonish to "real woman" – a tribute to Pinocchio. (Butler 2007)