Barbie and the Secret Door
| Barbie and the Secret Door | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Karen J. Lloyd |
| Produced by |
Melissa Lee Anderson Shelley Dvi-Vardhana |
| Written by | Brian Hohlfeld |
| Starring |
Kelly Sheridan Brittany McDonald Ashleigh Ball Tabitha St. Germain Andrea Libman |
| Music by | Heitor Pereira |
| Edited by | David Hall |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country |
United States Canada |
| Language | English |
Barbie and the Secret Door is a 2014 American/Canadian direct-to-video computer animated musical fantasy film, and the 28th entry in the Barbie film series. This film is directed by Karen Lloyd, produced by Rainmaker Animation and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Princess Alexa. The story focuses on Alexa, a shy princess who discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures.
Plot
Set in a modern-day kingdom, Alexa is a shy, book-reading princess who avoids doing the duties expected of her due to her rank. In order to encourage her, Alexa's grandmother gives her a storybook about a princess who discovers she has magic. While reading the book, Alexa discovers a mysterious door in the royal gardens. She enters the door and finds herself in a fantasy land.
Alexa meets Nori, a fairy missing her wings, and Romy, a mermaid with legs instead of her tail. Nori and Romy are thrilled, because as a princess, Alexa can perform magic with a wand. Their realm is under threat by the mean Princess Malucia, a spoiled child princess who was born without magic and has been taking it by force from all the creatures she can capture. Alexa is brought to the glade where fairies, mermaids and unicorns are hiding from Malucia. There, Alexa slowly learns to use her wand. However, she cannot return Nori and Romy to their original forms, because their magic is trapped in Malucia's scepter.
The group learn that Malucia is trying to find the Queen Unicorn, who is the most magical creature in the realm. Alexa, Nori and Romy travel to the Queen Unicorn, hoping to protect her, only to unintentionally lead Malucia and her minions right to her. Malucia captures the Queen Unicorn, while Nori and Romy provide a distraction so that Alexa can escape. While fleeing, Alexa discovers the doorway back to her world, but decides to stay and help.
Alexa, Nori and Romy go to Malucia's palace, where they witness Malucia draining all the unicorns' magic into her scepter. Alexa confronts Malucia, declaring that she is a princess, too, which provokes Malucia into a magical battle to "prove" who is the better princess. During the fight, Alexa realizes that Malucia's scepter is cracking under its magical content. Alexa willingly lets Malucia steal all her magic, which causes Malucia's scepter to explode, releasing all its magic. Malucia is harmless once again, and Alexa, who can now perform magic without a wand, returns all the magic to their rightful owners.
After promising to visit again soon, Alexa returns to her kingdom more confident, and more willing to participate in her princess duties. As for Malucia, her parents return from their holiday and scold her for trying to take over the kingdom again.
Voice cast
Voice cast as listed in the closing credits:[1]
- Kelly Sheridan as Alexa
- Brittany McDonald as Singing Alexa
- Ashleigh Ball as Nori
- Chanelle Peloso as Romy
- Tabitha St. Germain as Malucia
- Ellie King as Grandmother
- Christopher Gaze as Brookhurst
- Jonathan Holmes as Grodlin
- Britt Irvin as Jenna
- Michael Daingerfield as King of Zinnia
- Mackenzie Gray as Father
- Andrea Libman as Nola
- Anna Galvin as Mother
- Andrew Francis as Prince Keiran
- Jay Brazeau as Mr. Primrose
- Teryl Rothery as Queen of Zinnia
- Arielle Tuliao as Samantha
- Peter Kelamis as Sniff
- Richard Ian Cox as Whiff
- Ali Liebert as Youngling Fairy
Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film was released on August 25, 2014, a week after the film's release on video.[2] The soundtrack's tracklist is as follows:
- What's Gonna Happen - Performed by Brittany McDonald (Alexa)
- If I Had Magic - Performed by Brittany McDonald (Alexa)
- Magic Door (score)
- You're Here - Performed by Ashleigh Ball (Nori) and Chanelle Peloso (Romy)
- I Want it All - Performed by Tabitha St. Germain (Malucia)
- I've Got Magic - Performed by Brittany McDonald (Alexa)
- Unicorn (Score)
- We've Got Magic - Performed by Ashleigh Ball (Nori) and Chanelle Peloso (Romy)
- Return to the Castle (Score)
- What's Gonna Happen: Reprise - Performed by Brittany McDonald (Alexa)
References
- ↑ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Barbie-and-The-Secret-Door/
- ↑ "Barbie and the Secret Door". Soundrack.net. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
