The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
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| The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom | |
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| Directed by | Richard Rich |
| Produced by | Richard Rich Terry L. Noss Thomas J. Tobin |
| Written by | Brian Nissen Richard Rich |
| Starring | Michelle Nicastro Brian Nissen Christy Landers |
| Music by | Lex De Azevedo |
| Editing by | Paul Murphy |
| Distributed by | Nest Family Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Running time | 71 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain |
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The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom is the second sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess. It was released in 1998, directed by Richard Rich, and features the voices of Michelle Nicastro and Brian Nissen as the leading couple of Odette and Derek. This film is alternately titled The Swan Princess and the Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure in UK and European releases. This sequel features the returning voices of Michelle Nicastro and Steve Vinovich from the first film. All the other characters have been re-cast with new voice actors.
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[edit] Plot
Derek and Odette's kingdom is preparing a celebratory Festival Days event. Unknown to them, an evil witch named Zelda, who was once a consort to Rothbart, plans to wreak havoc to their kingdom by stealing the Forbidden Arts. As part of her plan, she captures a Yakey-bird named Whizzer who has the ability to imitate any voice after hearing it only once. Threatening his life, she sends Whizzer to the castle at Swan Lake as a spy. There, Whizzer overhears that Derek did not destroy Rothbart's notes on the Forbidden Arts. Once this information is passed back to Zelda, she goes to the castle dressed as an "accordion slave" from a fictional country called, "Chuten-Chuten-Doodang".
Zelda charms over Lord Rogers, who falls for her with humorous results. Queen Uberta, who wants Rogers to be her dance partner in the Festival Days talent show, is annoyed with Zelda to the point of almost being jealous. Zelda is allowed to stay in the castle, and that night Whizzer steals Rogers' keys so that Zelda can steal the treasure chest with Rothbart's notes. With the notes in her possession, Zelda leaves the castle.
Zelda has obtained the power to create and change, but to her dismay, the last corner has been torn off the last note, preventing her from gaining the power to destroy. She learns from Whizzer that Derek has that corner. She commands Whizzer to send Derek a ransom note, while she uses her newfound powers to create a seeker fireball to capture Odette and bring her back. The seeker successfully brings Odette (even Jean-Bob as stowaway) to Zelda's lair, and Zelda ties her to a rock. When Odette attempts to escape, Zelda retaliates by transforming Odette into a swan and imprisons her and Jean-Bob in a ball of green fire.
Derek receives the ransom note, so he retrieves the missing Forbidden Arts note from a book in the library of his mother's castle.
Meanwhile, Puffin crosses paths with Whizzer and a chase ensues between the animals. Speed and Puffin convince Whizzer to help them by telling him that there's no need to be afraid to do the right thing. Whizzer eventually agrees, and the gang head out to help Derek rescue Odette. By the time they are reunited with Derek, Zelda has obtained the last note and gains the power to destroy.
A battle ensues, during which Zelda conjures up a destroying seeker fireball to destroy Odette. Odette flies away from the lair in a frantic attempt to escape the seeker.
Willing to make amends for helping Zelda do her dastardly deeds, Whizzer distracts her by imitating Rothbart's voice, allowing Derek to snap Zelda's wand in two, and she falls back on her fireball she had imprisoned Odette and Jean-Bob in, and is destroyed. Sadly, Puffin arrives to inform Derek that Odette is dead. Derek destroys the Forbidden Arts notes by setting them on fire. The flames take on the shape of a swan, and Odette materializes, having come back to life.
During the talent show, Uberta and Roger's version of the tango ends in disaster as they both go right through the stage. Despite that, Uberta wins first prize. Derek and Odette watch from nearby, and Odette asks Derek to promise her that there is no more magic in the castle. Derek tells her "As long as you're here, Odette, there will always be magic".
[edit] Voice cast
- Michelle Nicastro as Odette
- Brian Nissen as Derek
- Christy Landers as Uberta
- Donald Sage Mackay as Jean-Bob
- Doug Stone as Speed
- Steve Vinovich as Puffin
- Sean Wright as Rothbart
- Paul Masonson as Whizzer
- Joseph Medrano as Lord Rogers
- Owen Miller as Bromley
- Katja Zoch as Zelda
[edit] Musical numbers
- It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
- Because I Love Her
- She's Gone
- The Right Side
- Ain't Nothing But Bad Days Ahead
- Because I Love Her (end credits)
[edit] Release
The film was originally released direct-to-video on August 4, 1998. It was later released on DVD on March 30, 2004. A full double-sided widescreen set containing all three films and the sing-a-long was released on February 16, 2004, but is only available outside of the USA. An American release of a two-pack Double Feature DVD came out on August 2, 2005, containing this film and the original The Swan Princess.
[edit] External links
The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom at the Internet Movie Database
