Penelope
Reviewed in Issue 134 (Sept 2008) of Widescreen Review
| Studio | Summit Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 66104618 |
| MPAA Rating | PG |
| Rating Reason | Thematic elements, some inuendo and language |
| Retail Price | $25.99 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 90 |
| Release Date | 07/15/08 |
| Theatrical Year | 2006 |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Director | Mark Palansky |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Peter Dinklage & Richard E. Grant, |
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreePoor Penelope Wilhern (Ricci) suffers from a curse that was placed upon her blue-blooded family in the 19th century by a witch whose daughter was scorned by one of Penelope's ancestors. Born with a pig snout, Penelope is hidden from society for decades by her overbearing mother (O'Hara) in hopes she can find "one of their own kind to accept Penelope, just as she is" as the curse dictates to remove the spell. A well-known, highly successful matchmaker is called upon to line up potential aristocratic suitors that will love the disfigured girl for the person she is on the inside
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