Prince Charming
6.0/10 · 2,527 ratings20011h 27mWeirdness 3/10
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The premise
After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale Prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity, or until the Prince can convince a maiden to kiss, and then marry him.
How unusual is it?
Honestly? Not very — and that's the charm. It plays the hits, which is exactly the point for a cozy night in.
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Who’s in it
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Why we’d put this one on
This is an older, stranger entry, and the cast is the reason to seek it out. Martin Short and Billy Connolly play a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick who, after the prince's wandering eye gets him in trouble, are cursed to live as frogs until he can convince a maiden to kiss him and then marry him. Christina Applegate plays the woman he sets his sights on, with Andrea Martin and Bernadette Peters rounding out a loaded lineup. At a 6 it is rough and very much a broad comedy, but the talent makes it worth a curiosity watch. How the prince breaks the curse is the joke.
The backstory
- Music by Lisa Coleman.
Prince Charming is a 2001 American television film. It is a comical fairy tale, relating the story of a prince who is cursed and transported to present-day New York City. The film stars Martin Short as a wizard squire of modest talents trying to keep his prince from harm, with Christina Applegate as a young woman skeptical of the prince's story, who…
How it stacks up
Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.
Higher-rated than 20% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.
Where this one fits
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Meet the characters
Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.
Prince Charming
LeadCursed prince turned into a frog
vainroguishredeemableKate
Love interestModern-day woman
Maiden the prince must win
sensibleskepticalkindRodney
Comic reliefPrince's sidekick, also cursed
Prince's companion
loyalbumblingSerena
SupportingCourt figure
Figure from the prince's past
alluringKing Leo
SupportingKing
Royal authority
regalQueen Isabel
SupportingQueen
Royal authority
regalMargo
SupportingCourt figure
Supporting figure
Questions people ask about Prince Charming
How long is Prince Charming?
Prince Charming runs about 1 hour and 27 minutes, and was released in 2001.
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