Going absolutely FERAL over the prince in **CINDERELLA (1997)** | Favorites February

[@K.alexsadler]

Being an Afro-Filipino (plus Native American and Korean) kid with a Japanese American mom and white dad from adoption, this Cinderella meant so much to me. Filipino prince with a black mom and white king, black Cinderella…and the Bernadette Peters and Whitney Houston?? C’mon. Brandy was really the first black Disney princess.

[@bjp1101]

This movie was EVERYTHING to me when I was younger and even now. Seeing POC as royalty, A black princess, and the soundtrack was just amazing. I was always so upset because I never saw any Black/Asian royalty or magical black people in movies and then I watched this and it gave me everything I wanted.

[@plum48478]

The Wonderful World of Disney broke the segregation walls! I AM SO HAPPY!!!!! I got the vhs!

[@Victoria-_]

@@bjp1101 Ikr?? As a young black girl, this was HUGE for me growing up

[@dealwithit7150]

Ok.

[@sehun5637]

👏REPRESENTATION MATTERS 👏

[@amandasykes8545]

girls don't want flowers for their birthday, girls want the 1997 cinderella soundtrack available on all streaming platforms

[@ambriaashley3383]

Periodt

[@SunneyDae]

THIS

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Facts!!!!

[@sewthernbelle]

Unfortunately Whitney Houston’s estate and record company won’t let her appear on any other soundtrack…😭

[@GGSoneBAPBaby]

umm yesss 1000% yesss 7yr old me is screaming **politely** yes lol

[@Chuuzus]

Brandy as Cinderella, Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother, the very fine prince. no cinderella movie will ever top this

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Ever After is pretty close but considering it's not a musical and is told more realistically without magic that's really not a fair comparison tbh. 😆

[@ayah2114]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose that and this movie are both my childhood my grandma still has the dvds and ever after is my number 1 cinderella adaptation

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Facts!!

[@cheneethompson5756]

I agree! This will always be my fave version of the fairytale! Yes, even both of Disney's versions are inferior to this

[@cheneethompson5756]

R.i.p to the great Whitney houston!

[@starflash8346]

As a black girl, her having braids the entire movie really made me cry. It is often expected for us to have straight hair in more formal or professional settings but her having in a protective style during the ball hit more than you think.

[@craigime]

lol

[@KaiKailuv]

Exactly

[@AnimeButterfly211]

The way Disney executives were so against this movie and didn't believe in it at all. The cast had to pay for the extras for the wedding scene because Disney didnt want to give them more money to film the ending.

[@missladyanonymity]

Woooooow. Shameful, if true. But good on the cast.

[@craigime]

it's crazy seeing how disney just burns money nowadays

[@bethanychatman9531]

That's racist ass Disney for ya.

[@jaylaalle5827]

camila’s cinderella has NOTHING on brandy’s cinderella!!! also sophia your hair is so gorgeous 🥺💘💖

[@anacapellan9017]

I love brandy's cinderella

[@lacondrathompson1747]

@@anacapellan9017 Same me too

[@finland4ever55]

the multicultural france and racebending thing was a failed attempt at copying this movie. this racebent without pandering to sjws as it came out when sjws didnt have a giant influence over everything and thus it works

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

@@finland4ever55 you're absolutely right. I just feel like the Amazon cinderella was disingenuous, empty and shallow

[@theawesomeman9821]

This version succeeds because it doesn't try to advance a woke agenda and doesn't take itself too seriously

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

A lesser production would have just had a black woman as Cinderella and called it progressive. This one had a queen, one of the two mean step-sisters, the fairy godmother, AND Cinderella as black women. Not to mention a Filipino prince being the son of a white king and black queen. It's just perfect.

[@finland4ever55]

and it was made in the 90s when racebending wasn't done to be woke and bow to sjws. before the 2010s (especially starting arounf 2013) racebends were simply "what if this character was another race". Now it's "racebend every white character in existence to make SJWs happy".

[@trashgoblin1182]

@@finland4ever55 What makes the two different? The race bent characters I've seen are no different than this musical. "Every white character in existence" this sentence is just blatantly wrong. In fact, I've actually observed the opposite. I'll use the various marvel movies as an example, as it's one of the most popular franchises in the world as of now. In the entire MCU and X-men movies, there's two black characters that acted as protagonists and one asian protagonist, one of whom technically had to share the spotlight with a white lead. In contrast to the, what? Twenty something films starring white characters? Not to mention Star Wars, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, I could go on and on. There's certainly no shortage of white representation in the mainstream. In the marvel franchise they actually white washed America Chavez to be a lighter skinned girl with straight hair as well as turning Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver white when in the comics they're Romani. They also whitewashed Sunspot in the New Mutants movie, he's black in the comics but lily white in the movie. Please inform me what "SJW race bending" you've encountered as well as the thousands of white characters that are seemingly dissapearing by the masses

[@RagamuffinBabyDoll]

I never cared about how the Disney princesses looked because I wanted to be them and dress like them no matter what. But once Paolo Montablan appeared on screen, I was like, “Oh my gosh! He looks like me! …I can be a princess?” It was just the fact that someone who looked like me appeared on screen that made it so real rather than inserting myself in a fairy tale

[@trashgoblin1182]

@@finland4ever55 That's not being defensive, that's posing a legitimate question. I gave you examples of one of, if not the biggest franchise in the entire world right now whitewashing established characters on four separate occasions. All I asked was to you to point out 1. What white characters are being race bent poorly? 2. What white characters no longer exist to begin with?

[@finland4ever55]

@@trashgoblin1182 make original stories about poc instead of minstrelling up white characters that's the only way to get better representation. Of course you want to start an argument

[@creatingpulsars9979]

They definitely stacked the cast. For a made for tv film to have Brandi, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters AND the goddess that is Whitney Houston, that's a ridiculous amount of big award winning names in one movie.

[@cataryad661]

And so many of them took cuts in their pay just to make this. My favourite fact from this is that Whoopi bought her jewellery because the stuff they did have just looked tacky.

[@MELee-tm5gl]

@@cataryad661 she didn't buy it. She borrowed it.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Whitney's incomparable! It's really hard to top her voice! And she was gorgeous

[@wemdoto4201]

if you didn’t know the braids that Brandy was wearing are micro braids which from afar don’t look like braids. You can let the ends loose and not braid all the way down. You can also braid all the way down and still curl the ends. You can use bendy rollers to curl the hair. Fun hairstyle to have just not fun to take out.

[@ambriaashley3383]

Yes! Not super fun to put in either lol but it's a very cute & versatile style!! I still haven't discovered all the ways to wear it

[@19Rena96]

micro braids are so pretty!!

[@RedDee07]

And she still had those micro braids in when she "transformed", hence why it looked as if she just curled her hair :)

[@Sofie2734]

No cuz EVERYONE wanted them I was heartbroken when I realised it was a damn WIG the whole time my girls were suffering for those braids the whole time it’s a wig

[@19Rena96]

@@Sofie2734 it was a wig?? I didn't know that :o

[@AdamFishkin]

When I was a child, this film was cocaine. Seriously, I didn't even know what cocaine was but I felt as if my mind had been assaulted with concentrated pixie dust. Happy birthday Sophia.

[@SophiaPhannn]

That is such an accurate description (I also would not know what cocaine feels like lmao)

[@Patty-LoveMe]

ABSOLUTELY IT HAS BEEN MADE . HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE😊😊😊😊 NOSTALGIA 😢😢

[@aubryellaotero1064]

Casting an Asian male lead as Prince Charming in 1997????? Truly ahead of their time.

[@gionnijohnson408]

What's wrong with that?

[@Patty-LoveMe]

@@gionnijohnson408she’s saying it’s major because it doesn’t always happen

[@gionnijohnson408]

@@Patty-LoveMe k.

[@aubryellaotero1064]

@@gionnijohnson408 nothing is wrong with it, Clearly I’m happy that he was casted.

[@gionnijohnson408]

@@aubryellaotero1064 same, I don't mean to be all dramatic or anything it's just that I LOVE this movie so much and it is dear to my heart and my childhood, they're are some people out there who hate this movie and I will do ANYTHING to protect and defend this movie!

[@Musikchic47]

The diversity in this movie is what Bridgeton should have done, lol

[@glamglam8347]

bridgeton thought they were doing this. like newsflash when will Hollywood realize that interracial couples isn't just white girl/guy with every other race

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@glamglam8347 true

[@Victoria-_]

Mhm!!

[@auroramaria5587]

Why people always complaining? Like damn, enjoy the show for what it is.

[@icyparis9358]

Bro it’s the books. You

[@limitlesssoul2882]

Shawn from Psych said, "You treat a woman like a person, then a princess, then a Greek goddess, then a person again" I've come to have that expectation from guys now.

[@pmw5422]

Of course Henry said it first though ;)

[@zainmudassir2964]

But it's too high!😭

[@rimun5235]

Hmm, knowing what I know about Greek Goddesses, not sure that's a good thing...

[@a.b.5473]

I'm still upset Paolo and Brandy didn't end up together in real life lol especially knowing he had feelings for her on and off screen. Fun Fact: Paolo said in an interview that he wasn't acting at 20:28 because he was actually blown away by how Brandy looked 😭

[@bd3966]

Aw he did? No wonder there was chemistry!!

[@SophiaPhannn]

That makes me wanna vomit with joy

[@mikesgirl8304]

Omg I know! Did you ever see the interview where they sang on I think it was Rosie or Oprah? The chemistry was off the charts, you could tell he wanted to kiss her and he also talked about how during filming he would send her flowers and candy, boy was smitten. How or why she didn't marry him I'll never know

[@devilovesdevil]

Omg my heart whyyy

[@mixievee]

@@mikesgirl8304 her mom convinced her not to date him.😡 They reunited recently, so hopefully they will start something. 😌

[@elizabethjammeh]

I mean yeah brandy's voice isn't a theatre voice but she still sounded amazing,I mean she's called the vocal Bible for a reason and I like that she kept her R&B voice for the songs so it didn't bother me.

[@hinasakukimi]

right??? i think it makes her sound more unique. every time i listen to broadway versions the cinderella's just sound so boring even though they're "technically" suited for the songs (no offense to them, they're insanely talented!)

[@LittleCindyLouWho]

I absolutely loooooooove her voice and I think it fits the songs in this perfectly impo

[@sebastianaguilar9938]

@@hinasakukimi Keke Palmer was pretty darn good, but overall yeah alot of their choices did feel generic.

[@hinasakukimi]

@@sebastianaguilar9938 just watched a few clips of her and wow you're so right! keke really works for the role

[@cheneethompson5756]

No other voice can top Whitney's! But thanks for sharing!

[@ambriaashley3383]

The Prince (Paolo) is fine, Brandy is gorgeous, both super talented, what's not to love? ❤️ Fun fact: Paolo said in the ballroom scene when Brandy came down, he really did fall in love in the moment & looks back on the scene & realizes "he wasn't breathing" at all. It is soooo cute & I'm not jealous at all 🥲

[@thgritic102]

Wishing I was Brandy at the moment when I was a kid 🥲

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@thgritic102 same

[@BellesView]

My heart 😭😭😭😭

[@cheneethompson5756]

Awwww! Brandy's gorgeous! Can't say I blame him!

[@lmlmtmtm3641]

I think I’m gonna be sick 🤢-Lovey dovey stuff makes me sick I’m not saying brandy’s not gorgeous by the way lol

[@keeshy]

Fun fact, I don't know if you've seen Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but it has a Filipino male romantic lead as well (and Lea Salonga has a cameo in one episode!). The actor is named Vincent Rodriguez III, and he said that seeing Paolo Montalban in this movie is what inspired him to go into acting!

[@PunchandJewelee90]

i’m late by a year but, I love crazy ex girlfriend too!!

[@maloneaqua]

I love colorblind theatre casting 🙏🏽 honestly idk if we’ll ever see it on film again in our lifetimes

[@sebastianaguilar9938]

Oh we will, the question is will it NOT be cringey and feel cheap? An excuse for the execs to pat themselves on the back? What's so easy to overlook about this Cinderella is why this WORKS so well? The answer CHEMISTRY! It's because the cast gravitate towards each other in the best way possible. It feels natural. I can believe Whoopie is the Filipino prince's mom because when they interact she's not just warm and motherly in a superficial surface manner but in a much deeper way that's hard for non parent actors to replicate. (Even then it's easy to fall flat) Same with the King, he really FEELS like the prince's dad. Bernadette has this fond, motherly exasperation around Minerva that it's easy to believe she's her mother. Again CHEMISTRY!

[@Victoria-_]

@@sebastianaguilar9938 EXACTLY

[@AndreiGu]

This prince charming set the bar for "charming" too high and every prince in the live adaptions since have seemed like bland white bread in comparison. zero personality. 🤣

[@anngiddings6382]

Yep

[@Brikblok]

ABC originally wanted Whitney to be Cinderella, but the project took so long to come together, that Whitney's team decided she had grown too old, so they got Brandy (after a fight with execs who wanted Jewel). Imagine Whitney singing "My Own Little Corner!!!" 😍💕

[@leogoddess9996]

And Denzel would’ve been the prince. I remember hearing about this. Who is Jewel?

[@Brikblok]

@@leogoddess9996 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3_SoKiClpyorqM

[@cheneethompson5756]

@@leogoddess9996 Jewel's a country singer, I believe

[@ajmalaika1287]

AHHHH YASSSS, seeing this for the first time aged 7 and thinking OMG Cinderella is allowed to be a beautiful black princess WITH BRAIDS like me! Really special movie! "Do I love because you're beautiful or are you beautiful because I love you?!" R&H LYRICS ARE JUST.....AHHHH

[@SophiaPhannn]

Diversity MATTERS !!!

[@mcdadais]

I would die if a guy sang to me like the prince sang to brandy. I have unrealistic expectations because of this movie. 😂

[@Victoria-_]

SAME!! He raised the bar for men 😌

[@anngiddings6382]

Don't we all 😂😂

[@craigime]

i wouldn't say that's unrealistic... just be patient

[@AA1891]

Sad part is that if this movie was made today it would be more "controversial" than it was in '97. I was a kid but I don't remember hearing a peep about the casting back then.

[@itsbrittney_____]

That’s so true. I wore this movie out when I was younger and I never even thought about the casting until I got older and was like oh that doesn’t make sense lol.

[@GummyDinosaursify]

@@itsbrittney_____ I think the fact that it doesn't make sense makes it more magical to be honest. I kind of wish we'd see casts like this more often.

[@itsbrittney_____]

@@GummyDinosaursify Oh I 100% agree. I definitely couldn’t picture it being any other way. Our society is too up in arms about everything for this to happen now unfortunately .

[@cheneethompson5756]

@@itsbrittney_____ omg, same! This film came out when I was 4, but I first saw it when I was 9 It was just airing on tv I fell in love with it at first sight When I heard this film was on disney+,I was so excited! Disney+ is awesome! I then enjoyed it again and again

[@craigime]

@@cheneethompson5756 when you were 4? ma'am this came out in 1997

[@marissamyers60]

Fun fact: I think I remember hearing this when I was a kid. At the ball the costume artist’s daughter is one of the dancers. Her mom made her dress a little different then the other’s in order to make her stand out just a bit more from the rest of the purples and teals in the crowd without overshadowing Cinderella’s sticking blue. If you notice one girl at the ball has a white skirt with the purple teal overlayed on top. During the “back breaking” lift she is right in front of the camera.

[@aderyn7600]

Thats so sweet ToT

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Don’t lie. Just about everyone wanted and still does to this day, Brandi’s gown. It is beautiful, sparkly, unique, and elegant. I love the blue that they used.

[@kadirah7956]

I love this movie. Whitney Houston blessing us with her vocal cords and we as an audience accepting that a black woman and a white man made an Asian baby. I'm here for it.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Whitney was gorgeous and had the voice of an angel!

[@journeetheworld8649]

The prince in this movie is why my standards have never been reached, honestly truly

[@craigime]

which is sad🤣

[@lmlmtmtm3641]

Disney films and princess films are exactly the reason why around 90% of women have high standards 😂

[@weho_brian]

in reality everyone is a 5 and expects to find a partner who is a 9 or 10, due mostly to delusion

[@agenttheater5]

What I always liked is that just before 'Falling in Love With Love' and halfway through 'A Lovely Night' Cinderella and her sisters were acting like regular girl whispering and giggling over romance, lets you think that if it wasn't for the stepmother's influence they could've been friends at least.

[@princedubaur3430]

If you didnt know brandy and paolo will be reprising thier roles as cinderella and the prince in descendants 4 theyre both currently filming for the movie

[@katyaochoa]

I love that you chose two Bernadette Peters movies for your birthday. She played Sophie in Anastasia. This is my second favorite version of Cinderella. My first favorite version of Cinderella is Ever After with Drew Barrymore. Also I love your hair! It's such a gorgeous color and it looks amazing. Happy birthday! I hope you have an amazing birthday celebration.

[@cherryjello777]

Bernadette Peters is an underrated icon 🧚🏼‍♂️🧚🏼‍♀️🧚🏼

[@amandarlrd]

Ever After with Drew Barrymore is SUCH an iconic movie

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

My top 3 will always be 1: disney: Lily James 2: ever After 3: i call it Whitney’s to differentiate it from the original. These three are the best for similar reasons. But the second and third will always remain iconic.

[@oddbobproductions781]

200th like Also yes, I think Ever After is a masterpiece

[@neivilde.1242]

after i saw this movie, i looked up the prince cuz hello hot, let mesee what else he did, and it is CRIMINAL that he didn't do many things like bitc hthe wasted potential, mans should've lead like 4 romcoms

[@sknight2810]

A main guy in a sitcom. He’s so fine...his lack of role is bc he’s asian at this point

[@Annuii.i]

I feel like they made her dress a similar blue to the other people's dress because they wanted to remind us that she doesn't want to be seen as exquisitely perfect. She just wants to be seen as a normal person because she's not even seen as a person at home.

[@Annuii.i]

Or they just liked the blue

[@SophiaPhannn]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS ON THE 23RD, FEBRUARY, OR IS A PISCES!!! 🥰🥳 Edit: omg happy 25th birthday to this movie too!!!

[@SophiaPhannn]

Also if you're wondering about my hair, my friend and I messed up and this was not my intended shade of orange LMAO it looks way healthier rn I swear!!

[@teana294]

Happy Birthday 🎂 and your hair looks amazing 👏🏽 ❤️

[@shoopy7621]

Happy birthday! I think your friend did a good job actually:)

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Happy birthday to you, Sophia, from a Libra! And wow you're three years older than me, I wouldn't have guessed but you look great, I thought you were 18 or 19! 😆🎂

[@KY-cx9cd]

Happy Birthday🎉 also I’m loving this hair color .

[@flovonnejohnson707]

He was my first movie crush as a kid. I was in love with him and its funny because i never understood the rederict of asian men "not being attractive" that used to be thought of alot. Because my first tv crush was an asian man. Who was with a black woman in the movie and as a black girl who was surrounded by black people that push the whole "date your own race" narrative(this does not include my family who though are prodominantly black have many diff races within my family due to marriage or adoption ect.) I mean in the black community as a whole. This movie helped keep my resolve about my attraction to asian men and other non black people as i grew up. As well as romeo must die (yes people complain now about the age gap between them but it still opened the idea of romance for me.) The multicultural cast was splendid.

[@ashleyspurling5701]

Out of curiosity since you like Asian men in particular, what do you think of BTS?

[@flovonnejohnson707]

@@ashleyspurling5701 lol been ARMY since 2014, they weren't my first kpop artist or Korean artist in general but are my favorite group

[@silverlimosine]

The prince in this movie had such a pure, charismatic innocence about him that perfectly complemented Brandy’s timid and demure personality

[@gingerbarlow]

FUN FACT: Apparently the shoes actually did legitimately fit Bernadette Peters by pure accident, and I think they DIDN'T fit Brandy. I dunno if the scene in the film was written after that was discovered or it already existed and it was sheer coincidence, but given how little money they were given for this film, my assumption is that the scene probably already existed and it's just the most hilarious happenstance that the shoes happened to fit Peters. Also also! It WAS made for TV, but I think they nearly had a theatrical release because it was so popular or something. It didn't end up happening obviously because it ended up getting decided that because the film had already been made for TV instead of theaters, it wouldn't quite work as well on a theater run. It being kinda small scale was part of its charm, but it WAS massively popular when it was released. It just hasn't been given as much attention since it aired as it should have by Disney. I think the reason Brandy works in this film is because her awkward acting fits into the character they wrote (Cinderella's very sheltered and doesn't really know how to interact with other people well), and they adjusted all of the theater songs to sound more hip hop/r&b, so her more pop/r&b/hip hop style fits into the arrangements they wrote, even though most of the other actors have a more theater-style to their voices. I don't think the stage production even COMPARES to this one, it's so messy with its weird "kindness" storyline, trying to add in so many extra things with the political sidestory and the ball is just WACKY. This one is absolute perfection, like it's simple, yes, but I think that works for Cinderella. Not every story needs to be extra complicated and this one hits just the right beats for the romance to feel believable and heartfelt and every character has a moment to shine for what they are. It's also HILARIOUS in a way literally no other Cinderella I've sen so far has managed to be. It also really captures a feel of being a stage musical caught on film in some ways, especially seen in the ball sequence as you mentioned. It's got CHOREOGRAPHY to it that feels exactly like what you would find in a real stage production, just with some cool camera angles added to it to enhance it. And the costumes are GORGEOUS quality and design, there's thought put into the color choices and how they fit in or don't with each other. I am also fully willing to believe that Cinderella's dress was probably originally going to be white until it became a DISNEY production and they swapped it to blue to fit in with their marketing and they couldn't then change the extras' dresses to a new color scheme. I think their color schemes were meant to match the King/Queen because they're all sycophants trying to be the next princess and fit into this family while the Prince and Cinderella always match each other color-wise and he has a WHITE JACKET (they just threw in the pale blue vest to match her dress). That's my theory, anyway. But yeah, the other two R&H TV movies, the stage production, any other Cinderella movie made ever? Boring. This one is peak Cinderella, hands down, no questions asked.

[@elsie8757]

Wow, that's odd. When making a Cinderella movie, I would think making sure the glass slipper fits your Cinderella actress would be high on your list of priorities!

[@gingerbarlow]

@@elsie8757 Given it was a TV movie made with an INSANELY low budget and little to no support from the powers that be, it's not surprising that they may have had to make a pair of shoes prior to Brandy coming on board or just as a prop with as much info as they had at the time and only realized the problem down the line and had to do as best they could to solve it. Obviously you CAN see her in the shoes at a few separate points so I'm assuming they had something to give Brandy at some point, but. I could be a bit off in the retelling of this story, too! I mostly remember the shoes fitting Bernadette Peters and everyone being astounded because of course it was completely unexpected!

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

*I LOVE this version so much. I love the chemistry between Paolo and Brandy and the way their voices compliment each other with the songs "The Sweetest Sound" and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful" and the fact that no one lost their shit over the fact that a black woman and a white man had an Asian child like they would now is amazing.*

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

RIP Minerva. Your role was legendary.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

It was

[@notavailable8201]

"Men can't stand smart women" Sweetie i don't think you have to worry about your daughters on that note with how you raised them

[@mmmk6793]

Sophia literally screaming, crying and throwing up this whole movie lmao your excitement is so contagious

[@decusq]

This was actually one of the first Live Disney films that did Colorblind Casting which was unheard of in the 90's. Rather then go for historical accuracy they got people with talent. Plus Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg helped produce it so that also may have something to do with it. But the fact that they just went full fantasy with... a fairy tale was done well. The songs are great, the acting is great and we had BRANDY as Cinderella with Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother, this was like the super bowl when i was a kid!

[@Stars4_sal]

So we are not going to talk about how amazing her hair looks

[@cywillis22]

You can curl braids and if you had more quality resolution you'll see that her braids were intact in the updo. Those micro braids can give many diverse hairstyles and it's nice to see that in a disney movie

[@margaretmcfarland793]

This is my all time favorite version of Cinderella! I watched this all the time when I was a child and as a young black girl who always wanted to see a black princess, this movie meant everything. I'm so glad more people are watching it now because it deserves all of the praise it's getting! Brandy and Whitney Houston were my favorite singers and I loved seeing them here, and all of the other characters are amazing! This is diversity done right and Brandy is the true first black Disney princess!

[@KaeMcSpadden]

I had a huge crush on the prince when I was a kid, and the costumes were so fabulous.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Who didn't fall for the prince?

[@Bev4Drawing]

I grew up watching this on TV and as a young Black girl it was so inspiring to see, what I considered, the 1st Black princess. It came on regularly on TV in the 90s because they wanted it to be accessible to everyone, not put behind a ticket "paywall." But I think many (particular non-Africa n American) didn't know about it or really care as much. I know everyone in my family watched this religiously!

[@susanstorm7910]

Prince Christopher made me realize I was gay as a kid and I had the biggest crush on him 😻

[@uraninezak]

Okay, girl, you are a QUEEN. This movie was my favorite Cinderella growing up, responsible for introducing me to Whitney, Brandy, AND Bernadette. Also, I know I'm not alone in this prince being my gay awakening. Oh, and, Sophia, if you need someone to sing the boy parts for you, I volunteer.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Always in need of a duet partner!!

[@stephaniejohnson229]

Girl, your voice, stop. Perfect. I had the biggest crush on the prince when I was little lol. This will always remain the superior version of Cinderella. I also feel like we shouldn't mention the Camila one...

[@LovedByYou]

This VERSION is literally MY religion!!! I grew up on it, it’s so iconic.

[@paul11-f9e]

Brandy's Cinderella is a Disney Princess in my heart, y'all she is the first African-American princess we need but don't deserve

[@theawesomeman9821]

The one thing I learned from this film is that A white man and a black woman can produce an Asian guy.

[@єєм-л7э]

honestly, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who just started smiling and got giggles and the feels when ten minutes ago started--- it just makes you wanna twirl around your room and play pretend all over again

[@shoopy7621]

Sophia you’re such a good singer!!! I wish I could sing like that lol

[@slytheringirl145]

the way sophia screams WHITNEY in the beginning just gives mom vibes

[@c1nnamodoll]

i can't even BEGIN to imagine how many bi kids had their sexual-orientation awakening to this movie, both of the main characters are so beautiful 😔💗

[@nananana-nf3vs]

the way i was crushing on both of the main leads was simply divine casting. the film was a literally godsend!!

[@passionable90]

The songs in this musical are just. . . so perfect. Every single FREAKING SONG. I need every one of them on my spotify!!!

[@nathy0308]

Millennials sure know about this movie. It came out in our time and we all saw it. I love how future generations can continue to appreciate it and treasure it for the gem that it is! 💙💙💙

[@bella-mccord]

words cannot express how much i adore this film.my grandma had gotten it on VHS for my sister when we were younger so we literally grew up watching it SO MUCH. I even sang "In My Own Little Corner" for my audition to a musical theatre school. It's just *chef's kiss*. And the crush I have had on the prince is still going strong yo. I was crushing on the prince and I think my sister was crushing on Brandi 😂

[@504sweetiepie]

This man STILL fine af. Looked him up on insta and almost slid in the dms. They did well to pick two gorgeous leads!! (Brandy gave me hair inspiration as a child) Bernadette Peters was my idol as well. I literally can go on forever😅

[@amandajoyextras]

This is my favorite "Cinderella" adaptation. I love the cast, the songs, the costumes, the choreography - just everything is great!

[@lyn1.6]

Fun fact:. Whitney was originally going to play Cinderella, but the movie kept getting pushed back. By the time they the movie was made, she was a 33 year old mom and felt they Brandy would be better for the role. Brandy agreed to take the role, but only if Whitney would play the fairy godmother.

[@joannaagbi205]

Though it's a start to TV budget - I am obsessed with the costumes and production design! Such a wonderful sign of the times and ages pretty well! (also the casual inclusion like the background actors - I don't really see that in films around now). On that point look at the black background actor on the left @19:37

[@mmmk6793]

This is making me think that some 20 something ye old in 50yrs is gonna look at Cinderella w Camilla with love and nostalgia and think the cringy songs and set pieces are cute and endearing and I suddenly cannot breathe

[@KrystineBrown]

Whoopi was one of the biggest actors of the 90s, so she was a major catch. This casting deserves to be in theaters

[@spicyman]

Happy birthday! This is my forever favorite version of Cinderella (Filipino bias aside lmao). Prince Paolo is one of my childhood icons tho 👀

[@danisetsuko]

This was my first Cinderella movie. My family was living in England at the time, but my Grandmother recorded the TV special on VHS and mailed it for us grandkids. My sister and I love this movie, we were so excited when it was released on Disney plus. I always say “Ever after” is the best Cinderella movie, story wise; but this Cinderella is my personal favorite, no matter how cheesy it is 😂 Also, as lovely as Brandy's voice was then, she has only become better as the years go by. She did a medley with Todrick Hall to celebrate the release of this movie onto Disney plus, called "Cinderella medley (starring Brandy)".

[@ringoisacandyapple]

The part, when the king says “if I were a young man”, I’d…, and then the queen says “you’d what dear?”, and then he paused for a brief moment, and then said “well, I’d be a young man” and then they laughed 😂

[@corvidox9137]

This is the best Cinderella live action, period.

[@Eclecticlly]

this movie was stair studded for the time a lot of these actors have Oscars,Emmys, Tonys and Grammys. especially Whoppie who ruled during the 80s and 90s and has an Oscar.

[@ringoisacandyapple]

IM SO GLAD TOU SANG TO THE SONG IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE WERE FRIENDS

[@kolboi7097]

My nan used to have the VHS of this movie at her house and me and my sister would watch it all the time. To this day, I gotta say, this has to be my favourite interpretation of Cinderella, nothing even comes close for me.

[@thgritic102]

The Prince was definitely one of the first blueprints for me when I was a kid 😆

[@NayvieNoir]

I’m pretty sure this movie is what, as a black girl, made me so into Asian men Edit: 25:03 is gonna be me whenever I get into a serious relationship lmaoo

[@ashleyspurling5701]

Out of curiosity, what do you think of BTS then?

[@X0.LA_BRAVA.X0]

Whitney Houston existing in a movie is just 🤚🏼😩👌🏼

[@tiffanykim2773]

This movie is kind of iconic they just chose good actors for the part regardless of color beautiful ❤️.

[@0mn1t0n1]

I'm going to be honest. I am not the biggest fan of musicals, but just watching your overall excitement and giddiness throughout the movie was more than enough and really made me enjoy your reaction! Oh also Happy Birthday!

[@huntress647]

I watched this for the first time yesterday. I don’t know why I waited so long. I have to say one of the reasons I really like this movie, the music, costumes, characters (especially Prince Christopher!! 😍)

[@X-Warrior.1119]

Before Netflix: Bridgerton, there was Brandy's Cinderella?!...

[@reneamuir]

sis, your vocals slayed me in this video!! the tone, the vibrato, ugh you're everything!!

[@tiffanychristinesmith3939]

9:25 You have. Brandy voices Leah in Osmosis Jones. Osmosis (Chris Rock) actually accidentally says, "Brandy! ...I mean Leah!" In one of his lines 😂

[@jonathanthomas9677]

I’m so happy this was my first introduction to the Cinderella story and my first introduction to the great Whitney Houston! As a little gay kid living in Florida I would literally sing impossible for anyone who would listen and her final number it’s just legendary 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@finleyknight443]

OMG I love them so much!! Both Paolo and Brandy have not aged at all in all these years! They still look amazing! They recently reconnected for the first time in years, and Brandy's squeal of surprise and their hug was just so precious!! 😍

[@cara_macchi]

Gurl, that hair is spicy as hell! It's so bright and stunning! I never knew I've been watching your videos until I noticed how long your hair has grown 😭😭

[@idontknowanymore7689]

Me running to wish Sophia happy birthday, enjoy this vid while writing my crush a letter . Good days 🤪💅🏽

[@jazzyj3059]

I love that Bernadette Peters also sang the opening to the Barney movie too. Even though I think I grew out of liking that movie. It’s just nostalgic.

[@CheerBear-w9o]

I don't know what it is about this but when he lifted her chin- I FELL IN LOVE- I don't know w h y but- it just made me so flustered- Also fun story, I got to see her dress in person twice at the Henry Ford museum, they had a lot of Disney costumes there but omg I WANTED THAT DRESS

[@Cameron-RhysEstepa]

Am I the only 00's Filipino Australian kid who thought that Brandy was a morena Filipina? Also the fact that Paolo was so courteous and kind showed a positive influence to male figures at that time, teaching good values ☺️☺️

[@klassicalmuzik]

The reason why Brandy is the best Cinderella is because she was sincere and vulnerable in her performance. So much of her real personality was in Cinderella.

[@Shadowcat31]

Fun fact, there really wasn't much for Bernadette Peters to sing in R&H Cinderella which they all agreed was a travesty so they added the song, "Falling in love with love" which was from another musical called The Boys from Syracuse which was a musical from the 1930's based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The song was also written by Richard Rogers and fit perfectly with the Evil stepmother concept and with the style and feel of the rest of the songs in Cinderella. It was such a good choice that most people didn't know it was not original to R&H Cinderella :)

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

The lyrics, however, are not by Oscar Hammerstein, but by Richard Rodgers' first lyric-writing partner, Lorenz Hart.

[@ANicole079]

This movie was iconic. It aired on ABC prime time. It was on every tv in America. The reason it didn’t get more legs is because it still doesn’t have a soundtrack released. Which Disney give us this

[@oddbobproductions781]

Honestly I Like how Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella is not afraid to be feminine. She can be strong and determined and still want to find true love and imagine herself as a princess. This whole Not like other girls Camila Cabelo thing is so tiring

[@kwiththedrama7031]

I have watched this movie and it has comforted me everytime. I am glad people are talking more about it.

[@mochigirl444]

"And I got in, so it wasn't impossible." LOL Loved this video and the movie was my favorite as a kid too! My mom is Japanese American and I lived with my Japanese grandma since I was 7, so this was absolutely the best to see this diverse cast!

[@peonylarkspur645]

i have never seen the classic disney cinderella. growing up this was my cinderella, paolo really did us pinoys proud i wish we got to see more of him

[@cheneethompson5756]

This beats the 1950 version!

[@GerthuyaRana]

GURRRRL YOU SING A COVER OF THIS RIGHT NOW YOU VOICE IS PERFECT

[@reallyseriouss]

20:48 HIS FACE LOOOOL also your singing was AMAZING!! idk what you were talking about when you said it wasn't very good!! my lowly ears enjoyed this very M U C H

[@angiem6674]

The only times I would watch this movie was when it was on at 3 in the morning and me and my little sister were so delirious everything about this was funny. Like when the ladder fell we died for absolutely no reason

[@BitesforNugget]

One of my favorite things about this movie is how much personality each character was given. The characters aren't just token stereotypes like in the original movies, the Queen actually being present and- alive💀, the prince not just whining about how he doesn't wanna get married because he wants to be free and not settle down (unlike some crappy remakes, etc), it's just so nice. Also I love that they decided to do a blind casting, because I was able to just love the movie more as a kid and connect to it, loving the characters more(even though I'm 15). Not to mention the music, like- c'mon. It's just perfect.