Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress (2005)

Tracey Ullmann in the third remake of this Broadway classic.

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends).

Date of release
2005-12-18
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Kathleen Marshall

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress is a 2005 made-for-television musical comedy film directed by Kathleen Marshall. The teleplay by Janet Brownell is based on the 1959 musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1835 fairytale The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen. It had previously been made into a TV movie in 1972, but with Carol Burnett in her original stage role of Princess Winnifred - she is Queen Aggravain in this 2005 version. It stars Burnett, Denis O'Hare, and Tracey Ullman and features Tom Smothers, Matthew Morrison, Edward Hibbert, Michael Boatman, and Zooey Deschanel.

Production

The film features a score with music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer. The original song "My Baby and Me" was written by Ken and Mitzie Welch for the film. As well as directing, Marshall also choreographed the musical numbers. Bob Mackie designed Burnett's costumes while the rest of the film was costumed by Christopher Hargadon.

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