| The Pirate Fairy | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Peggy Holmes |
| Screenplay by | Jeffrey M. Howard Kate Kondell |
| Story by | John Lasseter Peggy Holmes Bobs Gannaway Jeffrey M. Howard Lorna Cook Craig Gerber |
| Based on | Peter Pan byJ. M. Barrie |
| Produced by | Jenni Magee-Cook |
| Starring | Mae Whitman Christina Hendricks Tom Hiddleston Lucy Liu Raven-Symoné Megan Hilty Pamela Adlon Angela Bartys Anjelica Huston |
| Edited by | Anna Catalano |
| Music by | Joel McNeely |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment[a] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 78 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $63.9 million[2] |
The Pirate Fairy (originally titled asTinker Bell and the Quest for the Queen or alternativelyTinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy[1]) is a 2014 American animatedfantasy film directed byPeggy Holmes. It is the fifth direct-to-video feature-length animated film in theDisneytoon Studios'Tinker Bell film series and theDisney Fairies franchise, based on the characterTinker Bell fromJ. M. Barrie'sPeter Pan. The film features the voices ofMae Whitman, reprising the role ofTinker Bell,Christina Hendricks as a dust-keeper fairy named Zarina, andTom Hiddleston as James (a youngCaptain Hook).[4] The film also features the returning voices ofLucy Liu,Megan Hilty,Raven-Symoné,Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys,Jeff Bennett andAnjelica Huston.
The film was released onBlu-ray andDVD byWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on April 1, 2014. It was followed byTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast.
In Pixie Hollow, an inquisitive dust-keeper fairy named Zarina is amazed by the magic behind pixie dust and is determined to learn more. She secretly experiments with blue pixie dust, creating variants; however, experiments with the pink variant grow wildly out of control, causing an accident in Pixie Hollow. Her supervisor, Fairy Gary, who had forbidden her from working with pixie dust, angrily fires her from her job. In sorrow, Zarina takes her experiments and leaves Pixie Hollow.
One year later, Pixie Hollow celebrates the Four Seasons Festival with performances from fairies of all the seasons. During the show, Tinker Bell, Silvermist, Iridessa, Rosetta, Fawn, and Vidia spot Zarina flying around the audience and using pink pixie dust to summon poppies that cause everyone to fall asleep. Tink and her friends, who take cover, realize Zarina stole all of the blue pixie dust, which is used to create the golden dust that fairies use to fly.
They follow Zarina to the coast, and discover she became the captain of a pirate crew. The fairies retrieve the blue dust for a moment, but Zarina retrieves it after throwing multi-colored pixie dust at them that switches their talents. Tinker Bell (who is a tinker fairy) becomes a water fairy, Silvermist (who is a water fairy) a fast-flying fairy, Fawn (who is an animal fairy) a light fairy, Iridessa (who is a light fairy) a garden fairy, Rosetta (who is a garden fairy) an animal fairy, and Vidia (who is a fast-flying fairy) a tinker fairy. They struggle with their swapped talents as they search for Zarina and the pirates, in the process meeting a baby crocodile that takes a liking to Rosetta.
They find the ship and sneak in, where they overhearJames, the cabin boy, talking about how the pirates met Zarina after drifting off course, and she became the captain with the promise of making the ship fly so that they could plunder all over the mainland world. The ship arrives at Skull Rock, where the fairies discover the pirates' camp and a mysterious Pixie Dust Tree, which Zarina has grown using pink pixie dust.
The fairies attempt to retrieve the blue pixie dust but are caught when Iridessa loses control over her nature talent and reveals their location. Tink tries to convince Zarina to return home to Pixie Hollow, but she refuses because she feels more appreciated by the pirates. With the fairies now captured, Zarina and the pirates make golden flying pixie dust. James, curious about flying, convinces Zarina to use some on him. After joyfully flying around the cave, James betrays Zarina and traps her in a lantern, revealing himself as the real captain, and that he and the other pirates had been using her the whole time.
Tinker Bell and the others fail to escape their imprisonment until the baby crocodile arrives and frees them. The fairies almost retrieve the blue pixie dust, but James threatens to throw Zarina into the sea unless they hand it over. Tink gives it up, and James sprinkles it over the ship before throwing Zarina overboard. The other fairies rescue Zarina and they fly after the ship.
As the pirates sail towards the Second Star, the fairies return and use their talents to defeat the pirates and turn the ship. Zarina attempts to retrieve the blue pixie dust from James, who chases after her. Zarina gains a speck of blue pixie dust which she throws at James, who starts flying crazily as the two kinds of pixie dust react to each other. As the fairies fly away, James swears revenge on them and is attacked by the baby crocodile. Zarina returns the blue pixie dust to Tink and her friends, before preparing to leave. Tinker Bell offers her a chance to return to Pixie Hollow and she accepts, helping her friends sail the ship back. Once they return, the sleeping fairies in Pixie Hollow wake up.
Zarina is about to promise not to tamper with pixie dust again, but Tink convinces her to show off her abilities, restoring Tink and her friends' original fairy talents and allowing them to put on a beautiful Festival performance. Everyone congratulates them, and Zarina's alchemy talent is finally accepted.
During the post credit scenes, James finally evades the crocodile but is stranded in the ocean until he is rescued byMr. Smee, who compliments the hook in his possession.
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The film was originally titledQuest for the Queen.[5][6]Peggy Holmes, co-director ofSecret of the Wings signed on to direct the film.[5] It introduced new characters, Zarina, voiced byChristina Hendricks, and James aka young Captain Hook, voiced byTom Hiddleston.[5]Carlos Ponce also lent his voice to one of the characters in the film.[7]
Disney announced in January 2014 that formerProject Runway winner and fashion designerChristian Siriano would be in charge of creating the ensemble costumes for the fairies, specifically Zarina. Siriano stated that "I loved the challenge of this project. I haven't designed for an animated character before, and I'm excited to take my skills into Zarina's world. She's a unique and new character and I wanted to help make her memorable and iconic. Disney characters are everlasting and I'm so happy as a young designer to help create a bit of Disney history."[8]
The film was released internationally in theaters with the titleTinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy on February 13, 2014, and later dates,[2] with 2D and 3D screenings available.[9][10] In the United States the screenings took place exclusively at theEl Capitan Theater in Hollywood,[11] from February 28 to March 19, 2014.[12] It was originally scheduled for Fall 2013, before anotherDisneyToon Studios film,Planes, took its place, delaying the film to Spring 2014.[6]
A trailer for the film was released on theSecret of the Wings Blu-ray and DVD on October 23, 2012.[13]The Pirate Fairy is the first film of theTinker Bell series not to allude to theDisney Fairies brand in promotional material and not to display the brand logo at the beginning of the film, showing instead theDisneyToon Studios logo.[14]
The film was released byWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on April 1, 2014,[3] and in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2014.[15]Bonus features of the DVD include a documentary and two animated shorts. The Blu-ray contains the bonus features of the DVD and additions such as deleted scenes, sing-along songs and a making-of clip of "The Frigate That Flies" song with actor Tom Hiddleston.[16]
During the pre-order period of thecombo pack with the DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Copy versions of the film, a limited edition set of four lithographs featuring shots from the film would be included with the order.[17][18]Several stores also released exclusive sets which bundled the combo pack with a certain item of the Disney Fairies merchandise, such as a bonus DVD with the animated shortPixie Hollow Bake Off and 10 other mini-shorts, the storybook and read-along CD ofThe Pirate Fairy film, a set of six wall decal sheets, and a glitter brush.[19][20]
Review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 81% based on 21 reviews, with an average score of 6.39/10. The critical consensus reads, "A frilly fun time full of adventure for kids and parents alike,The Pirate Fairy will make you keep believing."[21]
The film was scored byJoel McNeely,[22] who has also scored the previous films in theTinker Bell series.
The soundtrack features an original song titled "Who I Am," performed byNatasha Bedingfield, as well as Bedingfield's previously released song, "Weightless," which was initially used on the film's scratch recording but was so well received, director Peggy Holmes decided to make it permanent.[23]
Another original song, "The Frigate That Flies," with music by Gaby Alter and lyrics by Gaby Alter andItamar Moses,[24] is performed in the film by the pirate crew as a musical number.
These are 3D screenings
Available in: RealD - 3D
The Pirate Fairy is the first film in the Disney Fairies series to not include the Disney Fairies logo, which has been replaced with a DisneyToon Studios logo before the film.
The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the country on June 23rd.
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