Happily N'Ever After is a 2007 American computer-animated film based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. It is a Vanguard Animation production, released by Lions Gate Films on January 5, 2007. The title is the opposite of happily ever after. The film stars the voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Warburton, George Carlin, and Sigourney Weaver. It proved to be Carlin's final film role before his death the following year, excluding his 2008 HBO special It's Bad For Ya. A direct-to-video sequel, Happily N'Ever... After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ the Apple was released on March 24, 2009. As the story begins, we are introduced to the idea that the Wizard controls all of the fairy tales and maintains the balance of good and evil in Fairy Tale Land. With the help of his assistants, the Wizard is checking to make sure that all the fairy tales under his care are "on track" to have their traditional happy endings. As we meet him, however, the Wizard is leaving for Scotland for a long-overdue vacation.
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| Release date: | January 5, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Paul J. Bolger |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 86 Minutes |
| Producer: | John H. Williams |
| Editor: | Ringo Waldenburger |
| Music by: | Paul Buckley |
| Cinematography: | David Dulac |
| Screenplay by: | Robert Moreland |
| Estimated budget: | $47,000,000 |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Animation, Comedy |