Barbie: Princess Adventure

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Barbie: Princess Adventure
Barbie Princess Adventure Film.jpg
Promotional artwork
Genre
Based on Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures
Written byAnn Austen
Directed byConrad Helten
Voices of
[1]
ComposerThe Math Club
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Adam Bonnett
  • Frederic Soulie
ProducerSusan Corbin
Running time72 minutes [2]
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2020 (2020-09-01)

Barbie: Princess Adventure is a 2020 CGI-animated musical adventure comedy children's television film directed by Conrad Helten and written by Ann Austen, [3] [4] which was first released on Netflix in the United States [2] on September 1, 2020. [5]

Contents

The 37th entry in the Barbie film series, this is the first Barbie-branded production produced by Mattel Television since their mid-2019 rebrand from Mattel Creations [6] and also Mainframe Studios since their announcement to return to their naming origins as Mainframe Entertainment on March 16, 2020 [7] as part of a rebrand from their previous name, Rainmaker Studios. It is the second television film in the Barbie media franchise after Barbie Dolphin Magic (2017) and would be the catalyst for Mattel shifting the focus of the franchise to television forays.

Production

It is the first film adaptation of the TV series Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures , as Dolphin Magic was marketed by Mattel as its "spiritual" pilot. [6] [5] [8]

Plot

Barbie takes a road trip to the Kingdom of Floravia, having been invited by Floravia's princess Amelia. Barbie discovers that Amelia, whose life is rigidly controlled by her royal advisor Alfonso, wants to switch places with her for a week because the two look almost identical. Barbie agrees, and Amelia goes on to enjoy a week of freedom before her coronation. Amelia is kidnapped by her fiancé, Prince Johan, who uncovers the ruse and wants to force Amelia to marry him so he can rule both his country and Floravia. Barbie rescues Amelia, and they foil Johan's plot. Afterwards, Amelia is crowned, and both Barbie and Amelia agree to remain true to themselves.

Voice cast

The voice cast are as follows: [9]

Other characters include Rose Ross, Snowy, and Morning Star, as well as Barbie's puppies, Taffy, Honey, DJ, and Rookie.

Soundtrack

Barbie: Princess Adventure: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Barbie Princess Adventure Soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album by
The Math Club
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Genre Children's music
Length14:17
Label Mattel–Arts Music
Producer The Math Club

The eponymous soundtrack album was released on August 28, 2020, on multiple digital music streaming services.

All tracks are written by Matthew Tishler, Andrew Underberg, and additionally, The Math Club

No.TitleLength
1."Try It On"2:27
2."Somewhere New"1:54
3."(Not) A Picture Perfect Girl"1:55
4."Life in Color"3:22
5."King of the Kingdom"2:00
6."This Is My Moment"3:22
Total length:14:17

Reception

Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media gave the film a positive review, saying, "It's hard not to admit that these animated adventures offer upbeat fun." [3] Screen Rant noted that the film bore many similarities to the Princess Switch film series. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Watch Barbie Princess Adventure". Netflix . 1 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 Green, Jennifer. "Barbie Princess Adventure Movie Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Barbie Princess Adventure". Rotten Tomatoes . 10 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "New Trailer for 'Barbie Princess Adventure' Coming to Netflix September 1". Animation World Network . 26 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Barbie® Makes Music in Mattel Television's New Animated Movie". Mattel Television . Mattel Corporate. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "A Return to Our Roots" (Press release). Mainframe Studios. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Hutchins, Robert (20 August 2020). "Mattel Television to launch musical Barbie movie to Netflix, Barbie Princess Adventures". ToyNews. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Barbie Princess Adventure". Mattel Television, Mainframe Studios (Animation, Family, Musical). Mattel. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Tara Sands [@TaraSandsLA] (2 September 2020). ""I kinda had way too much fun playing Rose Ross in #BarbiePrincessAdventure ! (I was accidentally left out of the credits but I swear it's me!) ⁦@netflix⁩ @Barbie⁩ ⁦@Mattel⁩ #Barbie #netflix https://t.co/3q6EV5HkVQ"" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 November 2022– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Every Barbie Movie, Ranked Worst To Best According To IMDb". Screen Rant . 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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