Description: Every girl wants to be a princess, doesn't she? Not Roxanne (Michelle Horn, Lion King 2, Return to the Secret Garden, Family Law). She'd rather climb trees and run in the meadows than rule the Red Mountains. When Gallivant the Wizard arrives to crown the four Jewel Princesses, that's Roxanne's cue to run. She leaps out of her palace window into a very big adventure. With the help of Twitter (Cork Hubbert, Legend) and Hapgood the Dragon (voice of Harvey Korman, The Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles), Roxanne battles the evil Darklings, foils the imposter Princess Rudgrin, and saves the kingdom. This movie is based on the first book in Scholastic's best- selling book series, The Jewel Kingdom, by Jahnna N. Malcolm. Full of fantasy, friendship, and song, The Ruby Princess Runs Away is truly a royal adventure!
Amazon.com: It's coronation day for the four Jewel Princesses, but where is Princess Roxanne? It seems the young Princess fears the responsibilities and loss of freedom inherent in ruling a kingdom, so she's run away. Faithful servant Twitter follows the Princess and, when she cannot be persuaded to return to the castle, promises to accompany her. The pair is soon set upon by the evil Darklings, who steal the Princess's valuable ruby necklace and then attack a goldsmith and his wife on their way to the coronation. Ever the compassionate soul, the Princess stops to help the couple and they, in turn, lead the Princess to realize that her keen ear and kind heart are qualities destined to make her a great leader. When the foursome discover the Darklings' plot to dupe the King and Queen into crowning an impostor, it's up to the Princess to recover her ruby necklace and stop the coronation. Based on Jahnna N. Malcolm's bestselling book, this wonderful 43-minute video is rich with lush costuming and scenery, and features the talents of Michelle Horn (Lion King 2), Cork Hubbert (Legend), and Harvey Korman (TV's Carol Burnett Show). The abundance of catchy songs is both effective and memorable. Best of all, this thoroughly entertaining video promotes important values such as friendship, self-reliance, responsibility toward others, and personal vision. (Ages 3 to 10) --Tami Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A terrific movie
The dragon was rather poor looking and some of the lines cheesey but otherwise a great movie. The Mysterious forest was terrific and the darklings were nicely done. The songs were great and acters good. ... Read More
Rating: - Worth watching....
We rented this video from the public library and my 3 and 5 year old girls couldn't get enough of it. It is certainly geared toward the female crowd though with princesses, jewels, and some sentimental singing. ... Read More
Rating: - Doesn't do the book justice
I was deeply disappointed in this video especially because all the other reviews were 5 stars. The acting and make-up left alot to be desired. The Ruby Princess sang well, but others in the cast did not. My husband ... Read More
Rating: - A great book makes a great movie!!
My daughter is a longtime fan of the Jewel Kingdom books and I thought we'd try out the movie version of one of them. She absolutely loves it!! I think it's definitely more for children than for adults as I found it a ... Read More
Rating: - Jewel Kingdom Delight
My daughter loved the video. She has all twelve of the books in the series and couldn't wait to see the movie. The values and lessons in the story are just another way to re-enforce positive behavior. I would buy all ... Read More
- A terrific movie
- Worth watching....
- Doesn't do the book justice