Angel Dream Palace

***Angel Dream Palace*** is a 1999 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Paramount Feature Animation. The film was directed by Phil Nibbelink from a screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Julie Young and Akiva Goldsman and a story by Young and Dallas Sharp, and stars the voices of Haley Joel Osment, Beverley Mitchell, Matthew Broderick, Patricia Arquette, Ben Kingsley, Martin Short, and Geena Davis.

Development of the film first began with Amblimation in 1990, but shipped to Paramount Feature Animation as development then began in November 1996. It was the second of four Paramount animated features (the others being *Natalia's Story*, *The Wizards* and *Life in the Ocean*) produced primarily at the London animation studio.

*Angel Dream Palace*was originally released on December 17, 1999 to positive reviews from critics, who praised its animation, characters, music, and voice acting. It was a success at the box office, earning over $563 million worldwide on its $59 million budget, making it the second highest-grossing animated film of 1999, as well as the fifth highest-grossing film of the year overall. A sequel, titled *Angel Dream Palace: The Quest for Magic*, was released on the Paramount+ streaming service on March 4, 2021.

## Voice cast

* Haley Joel Osment as Ian Lloyd
* Beverley Mitchell as Princess Skyla
* Matthew Broderick as Terry Lloyd
* Patricia Arquette as Carla Lloyd
* Ben Kingsley as King Christopher
* Martin Short as Grady
* Geena Davis as Selina
* Clancy Brown, Frank Welker and Charles Nelson Reilly as Crawler, Liger and Ratty. They make their 11th appearance in a Paramount animated film.

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## Production

### Development

*Angel Dream Palace*was originally been started at Amblin Entertainment's UK-based animation division Amblimation in 1990, during the development of *An American Tail: Fievel Goes West*. However, the film was never began in production.

In late 1995, during the production of *Natalia's Story*, the film, along with *The Wizards*, being shipped to Paramount Feature Animation.

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## Music

*Main article: Angel Dream Palace/Soundtrack*
## Release

*Angel Dream Palace* was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on December 17, 1999 in the United States and Canada. The film was originally slated for December 25, 1999, but was pushed to a week later in favor of the release of Paramount's other films *Angela's Ashes* and *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, as well as to avoid competition with DreamWorks' *Galaxy Quest*. The film was actually accompanied with the *Jimmy Neutron* pilot episode, Runaway Rocketboy, making it the third and last Nicktoon pilot to be released alongside a theatrical movie.

### Marketing

The film was accompanied by a promotional campaign by Burger King.

### Home media

*Angel Dream Palace*was released on VHS and DVD on May 9, 2000. The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on May 25, 2010. *Angel Dream Palace* was later released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 17, 2019.

On March 4, 2021, *Angel Dream Palace*, along with other Paramount Animation films, was available on Paramount+.

## Legacy

### Television series

*Main article: Angel Dream Palace (TV series)*
A spin-off animated series of the same name ran from 2000 to 2002 on Nickelodeon. Produced and developed by Paramount Television Animation, the series is set one year after the events of the 1999 film.

### Sequel

*Main article: Angel Dream Palace: The Quest for Magic*
*Coming soon!*

## Transcripts

### Main

To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.