- My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow
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My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow 
DVD Cover for My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway RainbowDirected by John Grusd Produced by Jonathan Dern Written by Jeanne Romano Starring Cathy Weseluck
Tabitha St. Germain
Janyse Jaud
Britt McKillip
Chantal Strand
Andrea Libman
Kathleen Barr
Venus Terzo
Kelly Sheridan
Brian Drummond
Maryke Hendrikse
Brittney Wilson
Tracey MooreDistributed by Paramount Release date(s) September 12, 2006 Running time 66 min.
(Feature: 30 min.)Country United States Language English My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow is a computer animated film produced by SD Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures in association with Hasbro. The film is the third of the Generation 3 My Little Pony films and the second film to promote the Crystal Princess line. Unlike The Princess Promenade, the film has been mostly criticized. The DVD also features another animated feature, Friends are Never Far Away, which was originally released on video in 2005.
Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow is again re-released on The Hub's official website, alongside My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas and My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade.
Contents
Plot
The Rainbow Celebration is almost near as everyone in Ponyville prepares and awaits the First Rainbow of the Season. Meanwhile at the magical city of Unicornia, Cheerilee is teaching a young unicorn pony named Rarity about being a Rainbow Princess and her duties to make the First Rainbow of the Season using the magic wand. Rarity is still young and she accidentally uses the wand, in which she teleports into the middle of Breezie Blossom. Cheerilee, Brights Brightly and Whistle Wishes venture outside Unicornia in search of her. Rarity, befriends the Breezies and they visit Ponyville and later, Rarity feels homesick. Pinkie Pie, Minty, Rainbow Dash, Spike and the Breezies help her get home, just in time for the First Rainbow of the Season.
Characters
Main article: List of My Little Pony charactersMajor Characters
- Rarity
- Voiced by: Cathy Weseluck
A unicorn pony with a pink body, yellow, orange and dark pink mane and green, blue and purple tail. Her cutie mark was a heart with multiple-colored swirls surrounding it. She is a young unicorn in charge of one of the magic wands alongside Brights Brightly, Cheerilee and Whistle Wishes. Her wand allows her to control the colors to bring in the first rainbow of the season and lets her summon the Crystal Carriage.
- Pinkie Pie
- Voiced by: Janyse Jaud
An earth pony with a pink body and a light pink mane & tail. Her cutie mark is three balloons. Pinkie Pie is imaginative, friendly and fun-loving. She also loves planning big parties and anything pink.
- Rainbow Dash
- Voiced by: Venus Terzo
An earth pony with a sky blue body, pink, orange, yellow and green mane and dark blue, purple and pink tail. She has a rainbow on the clouds as her cutie mark. She is stylish, and also caring. Usually speaks with a Zsa Zsa Gabor-style accent and always adds the word "darling" into her speeches.
- Minty
- Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain
An earth pony with a mint green body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is three swirled mint candies. Minty is described to be a green machine, who likes anything green. She also loves collecting socks, standing on her head and playing checkers with Sweetberry.
- Zipzee
- Voiced by: Andrea Libman
A Breezy with a yellow body, a yellow antennae and a orange mane and tail with a yellow streak. Her cutie mark is Two orange and white flowers. She is always seen with Tiddlywink and Tra La La, living in Breezy Blossom. Unlike the two, she has an allergy to pollen and flowers.
- Tiddly Wink
- Voiced by: Chantal Strand
A Breezy with a purple body, a pink antennae and a dark purple mane and tail with a pink streak. Her cutie mark is a Purple flower. She is always seen with Zipzee and Tra La La, living in Breezy Blossom.
- Tra La La
- Voiced by: Britt McKillip
A Breezy with a light pink body, a pink antennae and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Pink flower. She is always seen with Zipzee and Tiddly Wink, living in Breezy Blossom.
- Spike
- Voiced by: Brian Drummond
A dragon with blue with orange scales. Usually waking up after 1000 years during the events of The Princess Promenade, he now resides in the Celebration Castle in Ponyville. He is shown to be knowledgeable on things and gives the ponies some advice.
Minor Characters
- Sweetberry
- Voiced by Kathleen Barr
An earth pony with a magenta body and a purple, green and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Two strawberries and a white flower. Sweetberry is the owner of the Sweetberry Sweet Shoppe and alongside Cotton Candy, works at the Cotton Candy Cafe. She likes to help each other out in and also likes to make several sweet treats for her friends. Sweetberry is sometimes busy but very reliable.
- Cotton Candy
- Voiced by Kelly Sheridan
An earth pony with a pink body and a blue, light pink and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Cotton candy on a Stick. The owner of the Cotton Candy Cafe, in where she serves ice cream and sundaes to her friends. She is also a storyteller, enjoying conversation.
- Sparkleworks
- Voiced by Venus Terzo
An earth pony with an orange body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Yellow, red, blue and white fireworks. Sparkleworks is a Glitzy pony, who has a big imagination and can make each and every day an adventure. She is also found of glittery stuff and Razaroo explained that she coated Ponyville with glitter during her birthday.
- Sunny Daze
- Voiced by Adrienne Carter
An earth pony with a white body and a yellow, pink, orange and purple mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Orange and pink smiling sun surrounded by purple clouds. Sunny Daze is a brave athletic pony, who usually loves outdoor activities and things with bright colors.
- Cheerilee
- Voiced by: Tracey Moore
A unicorn pony with a light purple body and a pink mane & tail. Her cutie mark is three pink flowers. She acts as Rarity's teacher and adviser, who alongside Brights Brightly, Whistle Wishes and Rarity, she was in charge on bringing in the first rainbow of the season until Rarity disappeared. She alongside Brights Brightly and Whistle Wishes venture outside Unicornia to search for her.
- Brights Brightly
- Voiced by: Maryke Hendrikse
A unicorn pony with a yellow body and a orange and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a rising sun over stylized water, with three pink hearts flying over the sun. She is one of Cheerilee's friends, who alongside Whistle Wishes and Rarity, in charge on bringing in the first rainbow of the season until Rarity disappeared.
- Whistle Wishes
- Voiced by: Brittney Wilson
A unicorn pony with a blue body and a multicolored mane and tail composing of pink, yellow and green. Her cutie mark is rainbow stars and a cloud. Also one of Cheerilee's friends, who alongside Brights Brightly and Rarity, in charge on bringing in the first rainbow of the season until Rarity disappeared.
Friends are Never Far Away
The DVD also includes an animated feature titled Friends are Never Far Away, which is first released in 2005 on DVD packaged alongside the Pegasus pony named Hidden Treasure. It's the sequel of the last feature Dancing in the Clouds, as it explains how Star Catcher and Skywishes help the Pegasus Ponies to make friends with the residents of Ponyville.
Media
Books
A storybook adaptation of the film was created by Nora Pelizzari and was published by HarperFestival on August 15, 2006. A comic adaption is also published by Tokyopop in 2006.
Video game
My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow Developer(s) Webfoot Technologies Publisher(s) THQ Platform(s) Game Boy Advance Release date(s) - NA September 13, 2006
Genre(s) Adventure/Puzzle Mode(s) Single-player Rating(s) - ESRB: E
Media/distribution Game Boy Advance Game Pak A video game adaptation of the movie, titled My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow was developed by Webfoot Technologies and published by THQ under license from Hasbro. The game was released on the Game Boy Advance on September 13, 2006 in North America only.
Reception
The special received mixed reviews from critics, with Internet Movie Database giving it the score of 5/10.
References
External links
- My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow on The Hub
- My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow at the Internet Movie Database
My Little Pony Created by Bonnie Zacherle TV series Films and specials Rescue at Midnight Castle (1984) • Escape From Catrina (1985) • The Movie (1986) • A Very Minty Christmas (2005) • The Princess Promenade (2006) • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow (2006) • A Very Pony Place (2007) • The World's Biggest Tea Party (2008) • Twinkle Wish Adventure (2009)Animated Shorts A Charming Birthday (2003) • Dancing in the Clouds (2004) • Friends are Never Far Away (2005) • Pinkie Pie and the Ladybug Jamboree (2006) • Greetings From Unicornia (2006) • Pinkie Pie's Special Day (2008) • Meet the Ponies (2008) • Starsong and the Magic Dance Shoes (2008) • Rainbow Dash's Special Day (2009) • Sweetie Belle's Gumball House Surprise (2009) • Waiting for the Winter Wishes Festival (2009) • Pinkie Pie's Ferris Wheel Adventure (2009) • Once Upon a My Little Pony Time (2009-2010)Video games Friendship Gardens • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow • Pinkie Pie's Party (Parade) • Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a DayCharacters Fandom BroNYCon • Equestria Daily • My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic • My Little Pony OnlineRelated articles Categories:- English-language films
- 2006 films
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- American animated films
- American children's films
- Game Boy Advance games
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