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One of the
Strongest Animated
Princess Franchises
in the World!
Princess Odette, The Princess
Parents Love for their Daughters
The Swan Princess Legacy:
•The Swan Princess was the #1 selling video in the United States upon its original
release in 1994.
• Millions of people have grown up watching the sweet Princess Odette, and a new
generation is enjoying her continuing adventures.
•These fans can sing, by heart, many of the fantastic songs from the series, including
the Golden Globe nominated song of love lasting “Far Longer Than Forever.”
•Distribution in over 109 countries.
•Rated the #1 non-Disney animated film of the 80’s & 90’s.
•Swan Princess 6 & Swan Princess 7 to be released in (Q3) 2016 & 2017 by Sony Pictures Worldwide.
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“It’s got everything, beautiful dasmel-in-distress, the daring prince,
the villian, and the funny sidekicks.”
The Swan Princess brand is a proven winner for merchandise,
whether you wear it, save it,
play with it, collect it, use it or
teach with it.
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“A great addition to the princess movies. My daughter loves
the songs and still sings it while playing.”
The Swan Princess is ranked as the #1
Non-Disney animated film of the 80’s & 90’s.
#1 - The Swan Princess (1994, Nest Family Entertainment/Rich
Animation Studios)
“From Odette’s tomboy antics in the opening song, to John Cleese’s
turn as a drawlingly French frog (who wrongly assumes he’s just a kiss
from princehood), to the bonkers Drop Dead Gorgeous-style themed
princess costumes during the dance number at the final ball - there is
not a single thing wrong with this movie. Far longer than forever, it will
be my favorite.”
Bustle.com - News/Entertainment/Fashion & Beauty/Lifestyle
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“It has some very funny scenes and lines. The two scenes that stand out for me is when the
Prince is practicing his marksmanship with painted arrows and the targets are musicians
dressed up as animals.”
A Proven Princess Franchise for over 20 years
The Swan Princess 1994 - Theatrical release in US & Europe
The Swan Princess - Escape from Castle Mountain
1997 - Theatrical release in US
The Swan Princess - The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
1998 - Theatrical release in US
2004 - The Swan Princess Trilogy (first 3 films) DVD release in Europe
The Swan Princess Christmas
2012 - Home DVD video release worldwide
The Swan Princess - A Royal Family Tale
2014 - Home DVD/Blu-Ray release worldwide
The Swan Princess 6 and 7
2016 & 2017 - Home DVD/Blu-Ray release worldwide
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“I have ALWAYS loved this movie. I just barely watched it over again (because now I’m
in high-school and I hadn’t watched it in a long time), and I still love it!”
Global
Reach
The Swan
Princess was the
#1 selling video in
the United States
upon its original
release and with
its sequels has sold
millions of DVD’s
globally which
are distributed
by SONY Pictures
Worldwide. ®
“I found The Swan Princess to be a satisfying and re-watchable movie.”
Viewed in Theaters, on DVD, Pay-per-view, Cable,
On-demand and Broadcast by hundreds of
millions of loyal fans in over 109 countries.
Sony
Entertainment
has distributed these films
throughout the
world.
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“Rodgers remains my favorite character of the movie. I love his sarcastic humor- “You
should write a book; How to offend women in 5 syllables or less.” Come on- that’s hilarious!”
The Swan Princess is acclaimed
by the critics and families.
“...an auspicious debut of Rich Animation. The Swan Princess
is vigorous, graceful and gorgeous...and a lot of fun.”
Dennis Michael, CNN Showbiz Today
“The Swan Princess is absolutely enchanting! Parents and
Children will adore it.”
Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews/ABC World News Now
“Best non-Disney animated film of
recent years!”
Michael Medved, Sneak Previews
“The Swan Princess is a winner!”
Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview
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“This film has it all- romance, humour, magic, action, brilliant animation
and a moral story where good triumphs over evil.”
The Swan Princess wins
critical acclaim!
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s fairytale valu
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By Michael H. Price
Fort Worth Star Telegr
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Decisively filling
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(4 Stars) It finally happened, someone besides
Disney made an animated movie that would have
impressed the late Walt Disney himself.”
Ann Roberts, Parental Discretion/Dallas Child
“The Swan Princess is outstanding animation with
glorious color. An exciting adventure classic for the
entire family.”
Elayne Blythe, President, Film Advisory Board
Screenplay by
Produced by Brian Nissen.
Richard Rich
noss and Tom
, Terry
Richard Rich Tobin. Directed by
. A New Line
release.
Cinema
Rated G, 80
minutes.
Featuring the
voices of John
Cleese, Jack
Palance, Sand
y
Duncan and
Steven Wright.
November 19, 1994
Movies
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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n Princess
or adult, you can watch it
Swan
without Princess) and Prince Derek
feeling that you’ve had a
shopping mall erected in
your life with
brain.
an accent that makes
like a Berlitz valedictorian. Inspector Clouseau look
As lovers, Odette and Derek,
for one another since infancy,who have been “intended” Jean-Bob’s best
pal is a turtle names
are a cut above the bland
pair in “Beauty and the
Speed. Of
course, the handle is
Beast.” Even so, the course
true romance does not
of the phlegmatic brillianironic, a point underscored by
run
ce of comedian Steven
about to announce their smoothly, just as they are deadpan delivery
Wright’s
.
engagement, Derek tells
his
beloved that she is beautifu
“What else?” Poor Dope l, to which she replies, Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of the film
is its
that he is, Derek answer
“What else is there?”
s: unhurried pace. Rich and his team aren’t interestfluid,
ed in
roller-coaster effects of
sledgehammer manipulations.
Immediately, the weddin
They have a lush, origina
g is called off, giving Rothba
l sense of color, even a
room to launch his vile scheme
rt for the poetic. The
flair
score – by
.
composer Les de Azevedo lyricist David Zippel and
Transformed, the swan Odette
– isn’t terribly
forest, where she is befrien is exiled to an enchanted (it’s probably the movie’s weakest link), distinctive
ded by a couple of lakesid
but there is
wildlife knuckleheads. The
e a merciful absence of the hard sell in that
area as well.
first is a frog named JeanBob – get it? A frog who’s
In the past, the Disney studios
French – who is under
, for all their bullying and
the gargantuanism
impression that he, too,
, have held a complete
is a royal person trapped
lock on feature
in an animation. They
animal’s body. The estimab
were it. Now it seems,
le John Cleese brings him
they’ve got
to talented compan
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Lush imagery, dreamy colors givek.
‘Swan Princess’ impressionist loo
Movie Review
The Swan Princess
by Brian Nissen. Produced by
Screenplay
Tobin.
Richard Rich, Terry noss and Tom
Line
Directed by Richard Rich. A New
Cinema release.
Rated G, 80 minutes.
Voices:
Prince Derek ….........Howard McGiffin
Princess Odette .........Michelle Nicastro
Rothbart.....................Jack Palance
Jean-Bob...................John Cleese
With Sandy Duncan and Steven Wright
By Barbara Vitello
Daily Herald Correspondant
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looks
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popular
beautiful, and it will no doubt be
the
with the youngsters (especially once
merchandising assault begins).
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royal
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Princess Odette. Deemed
and
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Queen
parents,
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by
match
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that
to spend summers together in the hope the
they wi8ll fall in love, marry and unite
side
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with
two kingdoms. Sort of a romance
fo politics.
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As children, Derek and Odette develop
instant dislike for each otehrh. Eventually,
or
they fall in love and plan to marry, tna
soiit seems untils Derek commits for
love
his
unpardonable sin. It seems
After
Odette is basen on her beauty alone.
Odette
all, he says, “What else is there?” For
and
– who wants to be valued for her mind
rejecte
her character – it is not enough. She the
his proposal as unworthy and leaves
kingdom with her father.
by
attacked
are
they
home,
On the way
king
the evil Rothbart, banished by the
of their
Derek try to dance around some
Princess Odette and Prince
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fantasy “The Swan Princess.
differences in the animated
Derek,
that Derek will choose a wife from them.
to
distraught over the loss of Odette, prefers so
spend his time hunting the “great animal”
that he may rescue his true love.
and
Derek
of
voice
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Howard McGillin as
nicely.
duet
Odette)
singing
(the
Callaway
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voices suitable
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Jean-B
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ob ”the
than Forever.
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for ballads like “Longerhungry
visit with the Swan
(“City of
croc.
Award-winning lyricist David Zippel
Princess surprised
have
by the
Angels”) and composer Lex de Azevedo
created pleasant enough tunes, although
the Sea”
there isn’t a stand-out like “Under
Guest”
(“The Little Mermaid”) or “Be Our
(“Beauty and the Beast”).
its place
Whether “The Swan Princess” takes
be seen,
among animated classics remains to
wars,
but as an entry into the animated film
this Princess holds her own.
the
yers earlier for conspiring to take over
Derek
kingdom. Rushing to their rescue,
Odette
finds king William near death and
missing, kidnapped by Rothbart – disguised
to force
as a “great animal.” Rothbart plans
control
Odette to marry him, tgiving him
he turns
over the kingdom. When she refuses,
the
her into a swan. It is only by night when
returns
moonlight hits her wings that Odette
to human form.
castle,
At her new home, a lake near a ruined
French
a
she meets a ragtag trio: Jean-Bob,
languid
frog who fancies himself a prince; a
Puffin.
turtle names Speed and a lovable
break
Together they try to help the princess
the spell and return her to her prince.
all the
Meanwhile Queen Uberta invites
hope
in
ball
beautiful young princesses to a
“I just think that there’s something in the Swan Princess for every age
(though keep in mind that I can only attest to 15).”
Nostalgia: Top Talent Brought the Characters to Life!
John Cleese
Steven Wright
Michelle Nicastro
Jack Palance
Howard McGillin
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“It’s got a great vocal cast, and the animation is really pretty good.”
Great talent has kept The Swan Princess
Franchise growing over the decades.
Vassal Benford Composer
Lex de Azevedo Composer
J Bateman - Composer
Seldon Young - Producer
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Richard Rich Producer/Director
Jared Brown - Producer
“This has a great plot, some very good musical numbers.
And the prince and princess are good role models.”
The Swan Princess Music Magic
Charice Pempengco
Summer Eguchi
Liz Callaway
Original Motio
n Picture Soun
dtrack
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Anna Graceman
© and ℗ 2013
Featuring “Ri
ght Wh
Performed by ere I Belong”
Charice
by Swan Princes
s Partners All
Rights Reserv
ed.
Jennifer Jordan Frogley
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I love the song ‘This Is My Idea,’ Odette and Derek grow up together and it’s quite funny when
they come to the “This isn’t my idea.. of fun” since it usually concludes humorous scenes.
A Loyal Fan Base
Millions of people have
grown up watching the
sweet Princess Odette,
and a new generation is
enjoying her continuing
adventures. is one
This movie
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have ALWA
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this movi
e. I just
barely wa
tc
over agai hed it
n and I
still lov
e it!
It’s stil
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than most better
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movies th isney
at I’ve
seen (but
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again, th hen
at’s
just my p
er
opinion). sonal
The songs “Etern
ity” and
“Far Longer than
Forever”
have been stuck
in my head
for a long time
now and
I love it! I give
this
movie 10 out of
10, it was
EXCELLENT!!!
I have the VHS for this
which is 16 years old
and I always watch it
whenever there is nothing
on TV.
Can I also say, that
this is one of the few
animations that makes
excellent use of the
evil-sorcerer-back-forrevenge formula?
I watched this mo
vie
not too long ago
and it
reminded me of ho
w much
I loved it. It is
a sweet
movie with incred
ible
songs and a grea
t plot. I
watched it three
times in
a row, and it ne
ver failed
to impress me.
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It’s a movie that every girl would enjoy seeing at least once.
The Princess Fantasy Propels
a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
Little Girls have always loved the fantasy in fairy tales
with princesses in castles and princes on white horses.
Whether they dress up like princesses, play with princess
themed toys, decorate their rooms with princess art, sheets
and accessories, the princess life is enchanting.
Whether they learn compassion, bravery,
resourcefullness or many more pure virtues, growing up in a world of enchantment, girls learn
positive messages in a memorable way.
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“I still love them to this day when I am 15. This movie tells the timeless tale of two
lovers who are drawn apart by one shallow prince who eventually learns that
there is more to love than looks and beauty.”
Parents are an
Important Part of
the Princess Fantasy
What’s great about princess fantasies is that parents can be proud of their little girl who emulates the qualities of independence, sensitivity, love and virtue.
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“Derek saves the day and finally learns the movie’s apparent lesson-that beauty is not all there is in matters of love or anything else.”
A Strong and Growing Cast of Engaging Characters
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“The animal-trio are hilarious especially Jean-Bob and Speed.”
Swan Princess 6 - Cast of Characters
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“I agree with those who say that the sidekicks are the best; but Derek’s
sidekicks are just as amusing as Odette’s.”
Swan Princess 6 - An Exciting Oceanic Adventure
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“I still laugh when Brodie tells the queen they’re going to ‘Fling her’
and she’s more worried about her hair than her eminent doom”
Swan Princess 6 - New Lands and Living Spaces
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“The music, the color, the animation all found in The Swan Princess,
makes for a totally enjoyable experience”
Swan Princess 6 - Princess Bootcamp
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“And you will learn all the Royal Etiquette.”
Proven Merchandising Opportunity
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“I’d always enjoyed it before, so I decided to watch it again - it still holds up.”
The Swan Princess offers a license for one of
the most beloved Princesses in the world.
The princess market is a very lucrative market!
All of the characters, the music and the beautiful story-arc of The
Swan Princess Series, allow for beautiful and endless themes of
articles that can be worn, played with, saved, collected and even used
in the little girl’s day-to-day life as she builds upon her own fantasy
Princess story.
Contact Information: Mary Mueller - 310-387-7722
Laura Young - 801-540-1885
[email protected]
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www.mySwanPrincess.com
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“A total classic love story where the two “lovers” are separated
and the Prince has to find the Princess.”