Rating: NR
Genre:
Fantasy
Release Date: 11/18/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 91 min
Flags: Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
On the eve of his wedding, medieval
Prince John (
Sean Maguire), known as "Prince Charming" to his friends, is caught in a compromising situation with an alleged damsel in distress. As punishment for his indiscretion,
John and his lackey
Rodney (
Martin Short), a wannabe wizard, are subjected to a "frogging" -- that is, they are transformed into frogs, and doomed to remain that way forever unless
John can persuade a beautiful maiden to give him a kiss. Through a wrinkle in time, the amphibious
John and
Rodney find themselves in 21st century Manhattan, where, miraculously, our heroes are restored to their human selves when
John is kissed by a flamboyant actress named
Margo (
Bernadette Peters). But there's still one more proviso to the frogging curse: In order to remain a human,
John must get
Margo to marry him. Alas,
John isn't in love with
Margo, but instead is enamored of a young lady named
Kate (
Christina Applegate) -- the living image of the Prince's long-ago sweetheart
Princess Gwendolyn (also
Christina Applegate). Meanwhile,
Rodney has issues with his own lady love,
Margo's wardrobe mistress
Serena (
Andrea Martin). Filmed in 2001 and subsequently released overseas,
Prince Charming finally made its American TV debut on July 13, 2003, via the
TNT cable network.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide