Barbie as Rapunzel is a 2002 animated fairy tale film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment.
The stories of Rapunzel, Snow White, and Cinderella were recorded by the Brothers Grimm. The stories existed long before the Grimms recorded them, being integral parts of German folklore. They are now in the public domain and can be used freely. Of course, you can't use the Disney's retelling of the stories.
Ironically enough, Disney's Tangled (2010), which is based on Rapunzel, took a lot of inspiration from this film. Rapunzel's paintings seen in her tower are real paintings created by artist Amanda Dunbar, digitally inserted into the film.
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Is Tangled A Disney or Pixar film?
Tangled is a 2010 American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
But for all of the forward-thinking and ambition, Tangled was based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Rapunzel, about a kidnapped princess whose long locks attract the attention of the prince who saves her – yet another example of Disney's brilliance at mixing the old and new.
Barbie as Rapunzel is a 2002 animated fairy tale film co-produced by Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel Entertainment, and distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment.
Feeling spurned and jealous of Wilhelm scorning her for another woman, Gothel felt it was only right she took what was hers and kidnapped Rapunzel some time after her first birthday, whisking her away to her mansion deep in the woods and casting a magic wall to keep it hidden, while stationing the large dragon Hugo to ...
Prince Stefan is a well-rounded character, not just a perfect lover-boy. Prince Stefan is a gentlemanly prince and an excellent big brother to several little sisters, immediately endearing him to Rapunzel, who values family ties even though she was separated from her own as a baby.
Rapunzel is the tenth member of the Disney Princess line-up, a marketing franchise aimed primarily at young girls that manufactures and releases products such as toys, video and audio recordings, clothing, and video games.
The most important difference in our Rapunzel is that we did not want her to be a passive participant in her own life. We needed to set a good example for young people in the modern world. She needed to drive her own story.” In the original fairy tale, Rapunzel is not an active participant.
The prince leads Rapunzel and their children to his kingdom where they live happily ever after. Another version of the story ends with the revelation that the sorceress had untied Rapunzel's hair after the prince leapt from the tower, and it slipped from her hands and landed far below, leaving her trapped in the tower.
Barbara "Barbie" Roberts is a major character in Disney•Pixar's 2010 animated film Toy Story 3. She is a genuine doll toy line made by the company. Mattel. Barbie did not appear in the first Toy Story film because Mattel did not authorize her use, as they feared the film would not be successful.
As we mentioned above, Disney had a Barbie meet and greet in the 90s. This was an agreement between Disney and Mattel, who owns Barbie. Later, Disney also got the rights to include Barbie in some of the Toy Story movies. So there has long been an established relationship between Disney and Mattel around Barbie.
The Avatar franchise is now owned by Disney. “Barbie” and the “Harry Potter” films are distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is owned by CNN's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
However, Rapunzel is forced to cut off her hair to defeat Zhan Tiri. The hair loses its power as it turns back to brown and wraps around Zhan Tiri, causing her to unwittingly slam the Sundrop and the Moonstone on her wrists, and producing an explosion that obliterates her into nothingness.
Mother Gothel just pretended to love Rapunzel when what she really loves is her magical hair. Mother Gothel faked her love for Rapunzel because if she was mean and cruel Rapunzel would have caught on and tried to leave a long time ago.
Instead, Gothel exercises control over Rapunzel by playing on her fears. In her villain song “Mother Knows Best,” she sings “One way or another, something will go wrong I swear”; she belittles her, “You're looking a little chubby”; and then isolates her, “Skip the Drama, Stay with Mama, Mother Knows Best”.
Bild-Lilli was risqué—and just what Barbie inventor Ruth Handler was looking for. When Barbie dolls were first introduced in 1959, little girls snatched them up in droves.
Barbie: A Fairy Secret is a 2011 animated fantasy film directed by William Lau. Produced by Mattel Entertainment and Litton Entertainment in association with Rainmaker Entertainment. It was first released on DVD on March 15, 2011, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on April 17, 2011.
Rapunzel is the secondary antagonist of DreamWorks' 14th full-length animated feature film Shrek the Third, the third installment of the Shrek film series.
In Tangled: Before Ever After it is confirmed that her parents gave her that name. The king has a flashback to the night that Gothel took her. He is screaming her name (Rapunzel) and calling for the guards. Gothel didn't change her birthday, so it's believable that she didn't change her name either.
