A Fairy Tale After All

2022 American musical fantasy film by Erik Peter Carlson

Emily Shenaut
Brian Hull
Gabriel Burrafato
Bridget Winder
Timothy N. Kopacz
Anna Brisbin

Narrated byHayley EminCinematographyHilarion BanksEdited byErik Peter CarlsonMusic byChelsi Hardcastle

Production
companies

A Fairy Tale After All Enterprises
Riding Hood Motion Pictures

Distributed by

Vertical Entertainment
Premiere Entertainment Group

Release date

February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)

Running time

72 minutes^[1]^[2]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

A Fairy Tale After All is a 2022 American musical fantasy film produced, written and directed by Erik Peter Carlson. The film stars Emily Shenaut, Brian Hull, Gabriel Burrafato, Bridget Winder, Timothy N. Kopacz, and Anna Brisbin. The film was released theatrical and VOD by Vertical Entertainment on February 18, 2022.

Premise

A high school teenager named Sky (Emily Shenaut) is magically transported to the fairy tale kingdom of Celestia, where the villagers know her as Princess Geneva. She immediately finds herself on a daring journey to rescue her father, the King (Gabriel Burrafato), from the evil forces of Madame Mizrabel (Bridget Winder) and her slapstick sidekicks.^[3]

Cast

Brian Hull as Thumpkin (voice)
Lucie Jones as Handmaiden (voice)
Anna Brisbin as Gargantuan Squabby (voice)
Gabriel Burrafato as Geneva's Father / The King
Bridget Winder as Madame Mizrabel
Amy Morse as Sky's Mother
Emily Shenaut as Princess Geneva / Sky
Tobin Cleary as Braxton
Chelsi Hardcastle as Princess Geneva / Sky (singing voice)
Timothy N. Kopacz as Cornelis
Faye Giordano as Young Sky
Hayley Emin as Narrator / Chickpea / Cassidy Lemon
Sophier Dryer as Peasant Child
Zachary Brown as Cubby (voice)
Shane Carlson as Hoglet #1
Charles Merrihew as The Shroud
Phillip Nathaniel Freeman as Master Willow (voice)
Kate Maloy as Ms. Murphy
Robby Devillez as Hektor (voice)
Dante Burrafato as Tree Boy
Shadia Hrichi as Chickpea (human)

Production

In June 2021, Premiere Entertainment Group announced they purchased Erik Peter Carlson's Labyrinth-inspired musical fantasy film A Fairy Tale After All, starring Emily Shenaut, Brian Hull, Gabriel Burrafato, Bridget Winder, Timothy N. Kopacz, and Anna Brisbin in lead roles.^[4] In July 2021, the production studios were revealed to be A Fairy Tale After All Enterprises and Riding Hood Motion Pictures.^[5]^[6] The film's music and lyrics were composed by Chelsi Hardcastle.^[3]

Release

A Fairy Tale After All was released simultaneously in theaters and VOD by Vertical Entertainment on February 18, 2022.^[3]^[7]

Critical reception

Ferdosa Abdi of Screen Rant rated the film 3 out of 5, writing "The blend of animation, black and white cinematography, and other techniques express Sky's emotional journey and offer viewers a boundless adventure".^[8]^[9]

References

^ "A Fairy Tale After All (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^ "A Fairy Tale After All (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Grater, Tom (December 20, 2021). "Vertical Entertainment Buys Musical 'A Fairy Tale After All' For North America". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ Barraclough, Leo (June 15, 2021). "Musical Fantasy 'A Fairy Tale After All' Picked Up by Premiere Entertainment Group (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ Hemmert, Kylie (July 28, 2021). "A Fairy Tale After All Exclusive Trailer For Erik Peter Carlson's Fantasy Adventure". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "A Fairy Tale After All Enterprises". Metacritic. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "A Fairy Tale After All". The Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ Abdi, Ferdosa (February 19, 2022). "A Fairy Tale After All Review: Creative, Whimsy Homage To Jim Henson Classics". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "A Fairy Tale After All". Metacritic. Retrieved November 30, 2022.