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''Happily Ever After'' (also known as ''Snow White: Happily Ever After'' or ''Happily Ever After: Snow White's Greatest Adventure'') is a 1993 American animated film written by Robby London and Martha Moran and directed by John Howley. The film stars Irene Cara, Malcolm McDowell, Edward Asner, Carol Channing, Dom DeLuise and Phyllis Diller. Its story is a continuation of the fairy tale "Snow White", wherein the titular heroine and the Prince are about to be married, but the late evil Queen's brother Lord Maliss appears to seek revenge upon them. The film replaces the Dwarfs with their female cousins, called the Dwarfelles. ''Happily Ever After'' is unrelated to Filmation's fellow ''A Snow White Christmas'', a television animated film that was the company's earlier Snow White sequel. It was troubled by severe legal problems with The Walt Disney Company, and had a poor financial and critical reception, resulting in the bankruptcy of Filmation. A video game adaptation was released in 1994. ==Plot== The Looking Glass recaps the story of "Snow White". The wicked Queen has been vanquished and the kingdom is at peace as Snow White and the Prince prepare to marry. But the Queen's equally evil wizard brother Lord Maliss comes to her castle, where he learns of his sister's demise and vows to avenge her death. He transforms into a dragon and attacks Snow White and the Prince as they travel to the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. He kidnaps the Prince, but Snow White manages to flee. Snow White reaches the cottage and meets the Dwarfs' female cousins, the Seven "Dwarfelles": Muddy, Sunburn, Blossom, Marina, Critterina, Moonbeam, and Thunderella. The Dwarfs have left the cottage, but the Dwarfelles gladly assist Snow White, taking her to visit Mother Nature at Rainbow Falls. Mother Nature has given the Dwarfelles individual powers to assist her; she holds Thunderella accountable for not mastering her powers, and accuses the other Dwarfelles of improperly using their powers. Lord Maliss, in his dragon form, attacks them but Mother Nature shoots him with lightning, causing him to crash and return to his human form. Before leaving, Lord Maliss tells Snow White that the Prince is held in his castle. Snow White and the Dwarfelles travel to Lord Maliss' castle in the Realm of Doom, along the way encountering a strange cloaked humanoid known as the "Shadow Man". Lord Maliss sends his one-horned wolves after the group, and they manage to escape with the help of the "Shadow Man". Lord Maliss is furious at this failure and changes into his dragon form, finally successfully capturing Snow White and taking her to the castle. The Dwarfelles follow them and sneak into the castle as well. In the castle, Snow White is reunited with her Prince, who takes her through a secret passage to supposedly escape. The Prince is actually Lord Maliss in disguise, and he attempts to throw a magic red cloak on Snow White in order to petrify her into stone. He almost succeeds, but is attacked by the "Shadow Man". The Dwarfelles arrive and each of them attack Lord Maliss but fail and become petrified themselves. The last to be unharmed is Thunderella, who finally gains control of her powers and helps Snow White subdue Lord Maliss. The cloak is thrown on him, and Lord Maliss is petrified in mid-transition between his human and dragon forms. As the sun shines onto the castle, Snow White mourns the "Shadow Man" until Mother Nature arrives. The "Shadow Man" actually turns out to be the Prince, having been transformed into that form by Lord Maliss, and he is restored to his normal form. Mother Nature states that the Dwarfelles have proven themselves, and are permitted to attend Snow White's wedding. Snow White and the Prince are reunited, and begin to live happily ever after. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Happily Ever After (1993 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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