Ella Enchanted (film)

Ella Enchanted
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tommy O'Haver
Screenplay by	Laurie Craig Karen McCullah Lutz Kirsten Smith Jennifer Heath Michelle J. Wolff
Based on	Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Produced by	Susan Miller Jane Startz
Starring	Anne Hathaway Hugh Dancy Cary Elwes Vivica A. Fox Joanna Lumley Minnie Driver Eric Idle
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Masahiro Hirakubo
Music by	Nick Glennie-Smith
Production companies	Blessington Film Productions Jane Startz Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	April 9, 2004 (2004-04-09)
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$31 million[2]
Box office	$27.4 million[2]

Ella Enchanted is a 2004 jukebox musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tommy O'Haver and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. Starring Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy, the film is a satire of the fairy tale genre.

The film is a co-production between companies in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The film received mostly mixed reviews, and was heavily criticized for its changes to the source material and addition of new characters. Levine stated that the film is "so different from the book that it's hard to compare them" and suggested "regarding the movie as a separate creative act".^[3]