DVD : Once Upon a Mattress
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788861611
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788861611
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 20, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 5638
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 2005
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Description:
Based on the acclaimed Broadway musical, an all-star cast brings a beloved fairy tale to life in Disney Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Queen Aggravain (Carol Burnett) sabotages the efforts of every young princess who hopes to marry her son, Prince Dauntless (Denis O'Hare) -- and no one else can settle down until he does! Honorable Sir Harry is determined to marry the lovely Lady Larken (Zooey Deschanel), so he sets off for faraway lands and returns with an unlikely candidate: Princess Winnifred from the swamps (Tracey Ullman). It's love at first sight for the Prince, so the Queen sets about planning her most difficult challenge yet. The palace is filled with merriment and mischief while everyone wonders, will Princess "Fred" pass the Queen's test?
Amazon.com:
The playful 2004 television version of Once Upon a Mattress brings everything full circle for Carol Burnett, who played klutzy Princess Winnifred, would-be fiancee of royal mama's boy Prince Dauntless, in the original 1959 Broadway cast production of the musical (as well as 1964 and 1972 television adaptations). In the new show, Burnett now essays the role of Dauntless's control-freak mom, Queen Aggravain, and is very funny in the part. An Oedipal nightmare, Aggravain is in no hurry to let the prince act his adult age, chasing off prospective wives (and queens-in-training) by putting them through unbeatable tests. Along comes Winnifred (Tracey Ullman, who manages the physically demanding role quite nicely), who turns the kingdom on its head with her goofy charm, sets Dauntless's heart aflame, and poses a serious threat to Aggravain's plans. The fun supporting cast in this tuneful take on "The Princess and the Pea" includes Tom Smothers as King Sextimus, the mute monarch who manages to impart wisdom, Zooey Deschanel as pregnant Lady Larken, who helps bring Winnifred to the castle, and Denis O'Hare (21 Grams) as the boyish Dauntless. --Tom Keogh
Average Rating: 
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I've really fallen in love with this musical. I have to say that I was really disappointed when I realized some of the best gags, and a few songs were completely left out of this film version. Overall, though, this film captures most of the spirit and of the stage version and featured some good cast selections. I'm not quite sure why they thought Tracy Ullman looked young enough to play Princess Winnifred, but she does a great job. Carol Burnett is awesome as the Queen, and she really steals the ... Read More
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Flat out goofiness really makes this movie. The over-protective, over-possessive queen, blandly ineffectual king, and infantile prince give plenty to work with. Then, when Winnifred shows up as a contender for the "princess" role, there's a new force to contend with. Much to the queen's dismay, Winnifred (or "Fred" as the prince calls her) might actually pass the unpassable tests that stand between Fred and her son.
Nearly 50 years ago, when this fist came out, it must have been daring ... Read More
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My seventeen year old daughter had never heard of the musical. Her high school will be putting it on in the spring. She LOVED it!
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Once Upon a Mattress was everything that I would have liked it to be. But I was under the impression that Carol Burnett played the Princess Winifred. I was disappointed about that but overall, I am quite satisfied with the dvd. Now, all I need is the original screen play. If you know of anyone or website that does screenplays, I would be most interested in finding out.
I did forget that there was a couple of songs that was left out, such as the Minstrel's song and the song about Normandie. ... Read More
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I hadn't heard much about this adaptation of the stage musical when it was on TV and it's taken me this long to see it. I thought it was entertaining, well-cast and not overacted. Delightful dance numbers, too. Tracey Ullman isn't always my cup of tea, but she doesn't overdo her role here and is charming. I thought the whole cast was fine, and it was nice to see Carol Burnett in a role that suited her. Denis O'Hare is perfect as the prince.
I know the score very well and they included most of the ... Read More
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