![]() What’s funny is Whitney Houston’s Fairy Godmother character has a series of drawn spirals that show up when she’s doing her magic. The movie’s attention to its costumes and how they created palpable sets more than made up for it. Brandy’s Cinderella was made on a measly budget of $12 million, and I’ll tell you, it did not bother me one bit. (Image credit: (Disney)) The Small-Scale Production Is More Charming Than CGI-Festsīefore pressing play on the movie, I was most stressed about the low budget messing with my experience having lived in a world where I’ve seen Lily James’ Cinderella reimagine a night with glass slippers. The movie features an impressive cast even by today’s standards, with the late Whitney Houston portraying Cinderella’s fairy godmother and Whoopi Goldberg and Victor Garber playing the parents of Paolo Montalban’s Prince Charming. The 1997 version of Rodger and Hammerstein’s version of the musical premiered on ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney telecast nearly 25 years ago and remained a staple among Disney’s channels for years to come. Kids who grew up in the '90s especially will remember the TV special from their childhoods. After revisiting the 1997 Cinderella on Disney+, I've realized it holds up better than I thought, specifically in ways that have me realizing what recent remakes have missed the mark on. Since then, Disney’s live-action forays have been a little less musical, but the studio’s streaming service did give us some fairytale goodness with the surprise re-release of 1997’s Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. ![]() ![]() For example, 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, 2019’s Aladdin and Lion King each surpassed $1 billion in box office earnings. For a few years, Disney has been laser-focused on remaking some of its most memorable musicals into live-action remakes sparkling with huge talent and big production value.
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