Anastasia [Family Fun Edition] [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A spellbinding mix of adventure, comedy, romance and music, this acclaimed animated spectacular tells the thrilling story of the lost Russian princess Anastasia and her quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia, th

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital Surround
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Features:
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  • Sing-along: "Once Upon a December"
  • Sing-along: "Learn to Do It"
  • Interactive feature: Learn to sing two different songs in over a dozen languages
  • Learn to draw Anya, Dimitri, Rasputin & Bartok
  • "Anya's Day Out" interactive paper doll
  • "Explore the Palace" 3-D walk-through
  • Exciting puzzle game: "Rasputin's Revenge"
  • Interactive coloring book: "Help Anya Remember"
  • "Journey to the Past" music video
  • Anastasia's Music Box Favorites
  • Commentary by director Don Bluth and producer Gary Goldman
  • "The Making of Anastasia" in-depth documentary - Story, Characters, Animation & more
  • Exciting look at the making of Aaliyah's "Journey to the Past" music video
  • Russian history clickables

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Musical or Comedy Score - 1997 (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, David Newman)
•     Nominated Best Song - 1997 (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty)

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Family Film - 1997

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Song - 1997 (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Meg Ryan - Anastasia
       John Cusack - Dimitri
       Andrea Martin - Baba Yaga
       Catherine O'Hara - Ludmilla
       Hank Azaria - Bartok
       Bernadette Peters - Sophie
       Kirsten Dunst - Yound Anastasia
       Angela Lansbury - Empress Dowager Marie Fedorovna
       Liz Callaway - Anastasia [singing]
       Lacey Chabert - Young Anastasia [singing]
       Jim Cummings - Rasputin [singing]
       Jonathan Dokuchitz - Dimitri [singing]

• Director:

  Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

• Producer:

  Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

• Screenwriter:

  Bob Tzudiker

• Play Author:

  Guy Bolton

• Screenwriter:

  Bruce Graham, Noni White, Susan Gauthier, Eric Tuchman

• Play Author:

  Marcelle Maurette

• Screenwriter:

  Jay Lacopo

• Composer (Music Score):

  David Newman

• Songwriter:

  Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens

• Composer (Music Score):

  Stephen Flaherty

• Editor:

  Fiona Trayler

• Art Director:

  Kenneth Valentine Slevin, Rob Nason

• Executive Producer:

  Maureen Donley, Lori Foster

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Mark Server

• Casting:

  Brian Chavanne

• Animation Director:

  Len Simon

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Richard L. Anderson

• Animation Director:

  Sandro Cleuzo, Fernando Moro, Paul Newberry, Troy Saliba, John Hill