The Swan Princess

1994 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Richard Rich

The Swan Princess is a 1994 American-Russian animated musical movie. The movie has the voice talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright and Sandy Duncan.

In the United States, The Swan Princess was distributed under New Line Cinema. Outside the United States, the distributor was DreamWorks Pictures.[1]

The Swan Princess was released on November 18, 1994. The critics' reviews for the movie were mixed. It only took in $9.8 million over a $21 million budget.[2] That meant the movie had a substandard box office intake. However, the movie later became popular with video releases. It has since received twelve sequels, which were released in 1997, 1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023.

The theme song "Far Longer than Forever" was sung by Regina Belle and Jeffrey Osborne. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1995 for the Best Original Song.[3]

Voice cast

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Reception

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Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times gave The Swan Princess three out of four stars.[4] Gene Siskel, Ebert's fellow movie critic, gave the movie a substandard review. He labeled the songs in the movie weak.[5] Under Rotten Tomatoes, The Swan Princess has a 50% approval rating.[6]

References

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  1. "The Swan Princess". Sony. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. "Swan Princess Celebrates 25th Anniversary". Mary Sue. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. "Regina Belle". J Jams Entertainment. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. "Swan Princess Movie Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. "Today in Siskel & Ebert History". The Solute. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  6. "The Swan Princess". The Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 9, 2021.