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anthology film. It is directed by John Kafka and features a screenplay written by Jill E. Blotevogel, Tom Rogers, and Julie Selbo. It is the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1950

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film ''

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'', and the first in the series to use

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. It stars the voices of

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, and

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. It was released on February 26, 2002.

Plot

Prologue

In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Gus and Jaq head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading

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to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Gus and Jaq arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative.

''Aim to Please''

In the first segment, Cinderella and Prince Charming return from their Honeymoon, and Cinderella reunites with her mice friends and her dog Bruno. She is later put in charge of the palace banquets and parties while the King and Prince Charming are away. However, Cinderella is dissatisfied with the emphasis on tradition, and decides to organize the upcoming party her own way. Although he initially seems to be shocked at Cinderella's changes, the King ends up satisfied with the party.

''Tall Tail''

In the second segment, Jaq thinks he is too small to help Cinderella in the palace as he did in the first movie. The Fairy Godmother turns him into a human, named "Sir Hugh," so he can help out. However, this does not stop Pom Pom, the palace's cat, from chasing Jaq around. After an incident with an elephant at a fair, he learns to be happy with himself.

''An Uncommon Romance''

In the last segment, Anastasia, one of Cinderella's stepsisters, falls in love with a baker named Lathyn, of whom her mother Lady Tremaine and older sister Drizella disapprove. Cinderella, unbeknownst to anyone else, arrives and secretly watches as Lady Tremaine berates Anastasia, thus leading her to help Anastasia in getting ready for the ball together. Later at the ball, Anastasia thanks Cinderella for helping her. Lucifer also has an encounter with Pom Pom, the castle's cat, with whom he falls in love.

Epilogue

The mice finish their book, and the movie ends as they gather in front of the fire with Cinderella, who begins to read their story.

Cast

. She was voiced by

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in the original film. *

as Jaq/ Grand Duke/ The Baker/Sir Hugh/Bert/Flower Vendor. Both the King and Grand Duke were voiced by

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in the original film. *

as Gus. Jaq and Gus were voiced by Jimmy MacDonald in the original film. *

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as The King. *

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, Drizella Tremaine,

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, Beatrice, Countless Le Grande and Daphne. Fairy Godmother was voiced by

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in the original film. Drizella was voiced by

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in the first film *

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Lady Tremaine Lady Tremaine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' 12th animated feature film, ''Cinderella'' (1950) and its direct-to-video sequels '' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and '' Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' ...

. She was voiced by

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in the original film. *

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Anastasia Tremaine Disney's '' Cinderella'' is an animated feature film based on the fairy tale story of the same name released in 1950. Two sequels released on DVD over 50 years later: '' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and '' Cinderella III: A Twist i ...

. She was originally voiced by

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. *

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as Prudence *

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. He was voiced by

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in the original film. *

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as Lucifer/Pom-Pom/Bruno. He was voiced by

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in the original film. Bruno was also voiced MacDonald in the first film.

Soundtrack

The songs for the film were performed by

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,

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was never released, all the songs were included on the compilation album ''

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'', which was released shortly before the film. One song, Put It Together (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo), was also included on the compilation album ''

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'', which was released shortly after the film.

Reception

While the movie did surpass the $120 million mark, critical reception was mainly negative. Many critics agreed that it looked like pieced-together remains of a rejected television series, akin to '' Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World'' and '' Atlantis: Milo's Return''. On

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, it currently holds an 11% approval rating based on 9 reviews.

Release

''Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' was released on February 26, 2002, on

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and VHS. It was then re-released on December 19, 2006, as a special-edition DVD, going back in the

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on January 31, 2008. On November 20, 2012, the film was released with the other Cinderella sequel '' Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' as a two-movie collection on DVD and for the first time on

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. Both sequels along with the 'Diamond Edition' release of the original film returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2017.

References

External links

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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True - The Official Disney DVD Website
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