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Ever After (known in promotional material as Ever After: A Cinderella Story) is a 1998 American romantic period drama film inspired by the Charles Perrault fairy tale "Cinderella". It is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Drew Barrymore , Anjelica Huston , Dougray Scott , Jeanne Moreau , Megan Dodds , Melanie Lynskey , Patrick Godfrey , Lee ...
"Ever After" has been directed by Andy Tennant, whose "Fools Rush In" (1997) was also a Cinderella story of sorts, about a rich developer (Matthew Perry) who falls in love with a poor little Mexican-American camera girl (Salma Hayek) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Aug 4, 1998 · That’s because Ever After director Andy Tennant calls his film a real Cinderella story. In Tennant’s retelling of the classic fairy tale, Drew Barrymore stars as Danielle (the Cindy role) and...
- It Almost Starred Jude Law. Ever After was easily the big breakthrough role for actor Dougray Scott, who within a few years would be playing the lead villain in Mission: Impossible 2 and was in contention to play both Wolverine in the X-Men movie and be the next James Bond after Pierce Brosnan.
- It's Drew Barrymore's Favorite Role. Even though she is only 43-years-old, Drew Barrymore is already a certified Hollywood veteran with acting credits going all the way back to 1980, when the actress made her film debut at age five in Altered States.
- It Earned Anjelica Huston An Embarrassing Nomination. Anjelica Huston is a third-generation Hollywood actor-- like Drew Barrymore, coincidentally. She is among the most celebrated film actors of all time.
- Danielle's mask. A fan-favorite scene in Ever After is when Danielle attends the ball, and she shows up with gorgeous make up and those shimmery wings. It was such a big moment for the character that, according to Drew Barrymore, Leonardo da Vinci himself was to be the one to apply Danielle's make-up for the scene in the original script.
Andy Tennant directed this Cinderella variant. The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame (Jeanne Moreau) who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
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Feb 1, 2023 · Barrymore costarred with Anjelica Huston, Melanie Lynskey, Dougray Scott and Patrick Godfrey in the Andy Tennant-directed Ever After, which retells the story of Cinderella as a work of...
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Ever After (known in promotional material as Ever After: A Cinderella Story) is a 1998 American romantic drama film inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella. It is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, and Dougray Scott. The screenplay is written by Tennant, Susannah Grant, and Rick Parks.
