The daughter of the last Russian Czar, Nicolas II (Rick Jones), Anastasia (Meg Ryan) is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (Dame Angela Lansbury), promised to the ones who'll find her.
Christopher Lloyd as Grigori Rasputin, an evil lich sorcerer and former advisor of the Romanovs, who casts a curse upon the family when they exiled him for treason. Jim Cummings provides the singing voice of Rasputin.
Callaway lent her singing voice to many animated films, including the roles of Odette in The Swan Princess, Jasmine in the Aladdin sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Simba's daughter Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
Susanne Pollatschek as Olivia Flaversham, a young Scottish mouse who seeks Basil's help in finding her father. Candy Candido as Fidget, Ratigan's bumbling bat right-hand henchman who has a crippled wing and a peg leg. As a result of his crippled wing, he cannot fly. Candido also voices a reprobate in the pub.
Monkeys, Go Home! Released on February 8, 1967, this was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney Productions since the founder's death nearly two months earlier.
Meg Ryan is an American actress who voiced the lead in Anastasia. However, she only provided Anastasia's speaking voice, while her singing voice was provided by Liz Callaway on her behalf.
The 1956 film is based on the true story of Anna Anderson, who was pulled from the Landwehr Canal in Berlin in 1920 and later claimed to be Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
While they all meet certain criteria, there's no official set of requirements to become a Disney Princess, and while there are some exceptions (such as Mulan, who isn't royalty but is still considered a Disney Princess), Fox's Anastasia still doesn't count as one.
About 80 years ago, there lived a real Russian princess named Anastasia. She was the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, who ruled Russia from 1894 to 1917. Although the movie acknowledges these facts about her heritage, it changes most of the rest of her story.
Numerous women—most famously Anna Anderson—claimed to be Anastasia and thus heir to the Romanov fortune. Each said she had survived the execution and escaped. However, DNA tests on Anastasia's remains conducted after the collapse of the Soviet Union confirmed that she had died with the rest of her family.
The film stars Armando Gutierrez as Grigori Rasputin, Jo Koy as Vladimir Lenin, Brandon Routh as Nicholas II and Emily Carey as Anastasia. The film was released through digital platforms on April 7, 2020.
Anya finds a puppy at the beginning of the film and names him Pooka. According to Celtic folklore, Pooka is a shape-shifting creature known to bring about good fortune.
Trivia. Dimitri is based on a Prince who strongly believed that Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be Anastasia who had survived the execution, was in fact the real Anastasia. But he had only ever met the real Anastasia as a child, so people didn't really believe him.
Pooka is Anastasia's scruffy pet puppy. He is the first friend she made after being heartlessly sent away from the orphanage. Pooka generally speaks in barks, but it is revealed later in the film that he is capable of speech.
Anastasia's true remains, after DNA testing, are resting in the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. Russian Royalty. She was the Grand Duchess of Russia and youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II.
Nicholas II and his immediate family were executed in 1918, but there are still living descendants. Disputed since 1992: Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (Great-great-granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia) Prince Alexis Andreievich (Great-great-great-grandson of Nicholas I of Russia)
Zimnij dvorets, IPA: [ˈzʲimnʲɪj dvɐˈrʲɛts]) is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum.
Drunken Monkey is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Lau Kar-leung. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in two decades.
A young man's life gets turned upside down when he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems nearly impossible -- until he gets an unlikely service animal named Gigi, a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.
What is the name of the dog in the mouse detective?
Toby. Toby is the name of Sherlock Holmes's Basset Hound in Disney's The Great Mouse Detective. Toby has been a fashionable dog moniker for years, ranking as number 13 in popularity for 2019, according to Rover.
