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Prince Charming | 
 enlarge | Director: Allan Arkush
Actors: Martin Short, Christina Applegate, Andrea Martin, Billy Connolly, Bernadette Peters
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 40275
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: DT6684D
ISBN: 0780642880
UPC: 053939668421
EAN: 9780780642881
ASIN: B0000CDL40
Theatrical Release Date: July 13, 2003
Release Date: November 18, 2003
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Description
On the day of his marriage to Princess Gwendolyn, Prince John finds himself in a compromising situation with a damsel in distress. As punishment, he and his squire, Rodney (Martin Short), are subjected to a "frogging," transforming them into frogs for all eternity, or until the prince can convince a maiden not only to kiss him but also marry him. After centuries on the pond, John and Rodney are accidentally transported to New York's Central Park and an amazing new world full of taxis, skyscrapers, graffiti and-of course-damsels. In no time at all, the prince gets his kiss and he and Rodney return to human form. But staying that way won't be easy. It's streetwise Kate (Christina Applegate) who has captured John's heart, but, unfortunately, she's not the woman he kissed. In order to break the curse forever, he must convince Margo (Bernadette Peters), a Broadway diva, to marry him.
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 Prince Charming is Charming August 27, 2008
V. Harvey (Farmington, NM)
I have loved this movie since seeing it on TV. I have looked for it for the past several years and am so glad to see it here in DVD. It has a very heartwarming story line in a fractured fairytale format. It is enjoyable for all ages and of course Martin Short adds his unique style of humor to make this truly enjoyable. It would make a great family viewing buy.
*A Charming Romantic Comedy!* May 12, 2008
Melissa Blubaugh (Maryland,United States)
I really enjoyed this movie.It is definitely worth watching for true romantics.I think Christina Applegate was wonderful in this.Just a delight to watch.
 3.5 stars really April 9, 2008
Margaux Paschke (New York)
It was a slightly better then average movie but since it's obviously made for TV, judging it on that basis would have earned it 4 stars. I know I shouldn't like this movie. It was corny, we're talking silos here, but it was still enjoyable. I know Prince Charming started off as a cad (that was the point) but it did show his reformation thru true love. Martin Short did his usual schtick and it was amusing in parts. The frog years were hilarious and made the movie. Due to his inappropriate behavior, Prince Charming and his Squire (Martin Short) were sentenced to a "frogging." They were turned into frogs until Prince Charming could get a lady to kiss him. He would then return to being a man but had to get the lady, his one true love, to marry him before the next full moon or they would be condemned to being frogs forever and ever. Prince Charming's return to manhood was the result of a kiss by Bernadette Peters, playing an aging starlit named Margo who refused to admit her age. Her love interest (Hamish/Billy Connelly) was a stereotypical cad so this should be easy. But he meets Christina Applegate and things get tricky. The whole heroine must believe the hero is from another time period has been done better (and by Applegate herself in The Visitors) but it works. Prince Charming must marry Bernadette Peters to remain a man but he falls in love with Christina Applegate. We see the Prince mature and become a real man as he comes to terms with the real meaning of love. It's a fairy tale so of course you know how it will ultimately end but getting there was fun.
The movie made me laugh (those frog years were pretty funny) and although the script was not great, it was watchable. It's a movie to watch on a rainy day or if you need a fairy tale to take you away for a moment.
 Some of you 5 stars are kidding, right? December 9, 2006
eponinesonetruelove (Vallejo, CA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I saw this as a Hallmark Special and haven't bought this on DVD and never will. They say it's meant for children, but there's no way I'm about to show this to any group of kids. Yeah, it's a fairy tale, but the least the writers could have done was figure out a more clever child friendly/adult saavy way to to address how the prince became a frog rather than the raunchy oversexed prince thing. And boy was he oversexed. Well, at least that question got answered by this movie. It's as if the writers couldn't decide who their target audience is supposed to be. So we end up with characters who insult their audience's intelligence with a plot that loses itself so it leaves the audience with a copped out ending. The actors were great, but I wish it had been written much better than it was.
So much fun! December 27, 2005
J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I brought this DVD over for a Christmas family sleep-over party. We ranged in age from 9 to 80+! Without a doubt, everyone was delighted by this movie and several people planned on purchasing their own copies later on. The entire cast was wonderful, and the costumes were great! Highly recommended!
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