When I talked to director Kevin Lima after seeing Disney’s Enchanted, he told me that the film featured a ton of easter eggs referencing the classic Disney animated films. I know I had seen a few, but he claimed their were thousands of little things. To promote the DVD release of Enchanted, Disney has released a bunch of photo stills on Cinematical and ComingSoon comparing the framing of some classic Disney animated films and scenes from Enchanted. Check out 12 of the photos below, or visit the aforementioned sites for larger versions.
A few other trivial tidbits include:
- The bus driver’s hair is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s ears.
- Robert’s law firm is called Churchill, Harline and Smith, the surnames of the songwriters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- The Grand Duke hotel in which Edward stays is named after the character in Cinderella.
- Cathleen Trigg’s character’s name is Mary Ilene Caselotti. This is a tribute to Mary Costa, the voice of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, Ilene Woods, who did the voice of Disney’s Cinderella, and Adriana Caselotti, the voice of Disney’s first princess, Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- The old men dancing in the park musical sequence were chimney-sweepers from Marry Poppins.
- Robert’s (Patrick Dempsey) last name is Philip - the name of the prince in Sleeping Beauty.
- Nancy’s last name is “Tremaine”, the same last name as the Evil Stepmother in Cinderella.
- The Television reporter is named Mary Ilene Caselotti, a combination of Mary Costa (Sleeping Beauty) and Adriana Caselotti (Snow White).
- One of the doors that Prince Edward knocks on is apartment 714, which is the area code for Orange County, where the original Disneyland park is located.
- The three previous Disney animated princesses make appearances in Enchanted: Jodi Benson (Ariel in The Little Mermaid), Paige O’Hara (Belle in Beauty and the Beast), and Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas).
- Julie Andrews (Marry Poppins) provides the voice narration.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Okay..I’ll be the first to say….
” Who gives a shit?”
March 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Changed your name that quick? Thats soo cute.
FYI …I gave my opinion on the film… Wheres yours? Please stay on topic and poop outside like a good boy, or you won’t get a treat.
March 14th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I think Walt Disney would be proud.
March 14th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Krackajap, you’re not the only one experiencing this. In fact, after trying to post around 3 responses to articles posted on this site in two days, not one of them has shown up. I highly doubt this one will either.
But anyway, the visuals are cool, and it’s nice to see how close the representations are to the original films. Nifty.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
@chad
It takes a bit of time for posts to show up here sometimes…. but as long as your posts stay on topic…they will be shown. This isn’t a forum…Its a BLOG. So don’t expect the same liberties…
March 14th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
The hand drawn dragon is 239084234 times better than that CGI WTF “dragon.”
Seriously, Enchanted would be perfect if it didn’t have those Scooby Doo special effects gross.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Yeah the dragon is messed up.
Still this was a Perfect Movie.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:23 am
wow….i think thats brilliant how they incorporated all of those little things into the live action movie! thats just amazing…..no matter how old i get Disney will still be in my life…..Disney is the s*** and they keep evolving….i’ve never seen a Disney movie i didnt like!
March 16th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I agree about the dragon, but things like this are the reason Enchanted is so good (not 3 oscar noms good but still good).
Its an entertaining film that didnt take itself too seriously and that’s why I liked it.
So to those who care, I give a shit. k.