"I'm not very good at trusting people. I never want to jump unless I'm sure someone's going to catch me."

Abandon by her mother at the tender age of seven, Virginia Lewis(Kimberly Williams)grew up having trouble trusting people. Now grown up and working as a waitress at the trendy Grill On the Green restaurant, Virginia's social circle basically consist of her dad, her vain grandmother and her ditsy co-worker Candy Fitzsimmons. Always one to keep to herself and not get involved, she unexpectedly crosses paths with a golden retriever while on her way to work. Little does she realize that she just met the dog that will lead her on the journey of a lifetime.

"I'd like to have someone who'd look after me, fed me so I didn't have to worry about anything. That would be my idea of heaven."

By age twenty-one, Tony Lewis(John Larroquette) was on top of the world. He had a successful plastic business was married to Christine a beautiful New York socialite who gave birth to their only child Virginia. However, when he invested all of his fortune in his "bouncing castles" invention, it all fell apart. The castles didn't sell, the money stopped coming in and his wife went out the door, leaving him to raise seven year old Virginia alone. As the story starts, Tony is a janitor at a Central Park apartment building owned by the tyrannical Mr. Murray. Until one day he meets a stranger name Wolf who makes him an offer he just can't refuse.

"I am not your lackey. I am Relish, the Troll King, and you would do well to remember it."

Poor Relish,(Ed O'Neill) the Troll King and ruler of the beanstalk ravished Third Kingdom. He has long dreamt of expanding his kingdom by conquering the other eight with his sons Burly and Bluebell and his daughter Blabberwort, at his side. Nevertheless, his offspring at times seem like they only share one braincell among them. Thus Relish finds comfort in his shoe collection, the centerpiece of which is his most prized pair of magic shoes that make the wearer invisible. The only setback is they also make the person wearing them addicted to their power. Appearances not counting, Relish is a fearless warrior and many a town has felt the harsh brutality of his army. Upon his breakout of the Queen, from prison they make an agreement to divide up Wendell's kingdom. It is a bargain neither side intends to keep.

"Rush a torture, ruin a torture." - Burly

"The song concerns a deadly fever that only strikes on Saturdays." - Blabberwort

"We haven't heard anything. We've been gold." - Bluebell

All good things come in threes...well not exactly. Burly, Blabberwort and Bluebell(Hugh O'Gorman, Dawnn Lewis, Jeremiah W. Birkett)would be the exception. Burly, the oldest is your basic fight-first-bury-the-bodies-later sort of guy. Blabberwort, the second oldest and only girl, is the brains of the group, well she's less dumb then the other two. The last but never least, is the youngest Bluebell. More a follower than a leader, he won't hesitate to jump into the battle, whether it's for or against his siblings. He is the one that names New York, The Tenth Kingdom.

"This has been a test of kinghood, and I have failed dismally."

Prince Wendell Walter Winston White(Daniel Lapaine)was born to fill some pretty big shoes. As the grandson of Snow White and heir to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom, he has lead a very pampered life. Days filled with hunting and nights occupied by balls, has made His Highness somewhat spoiled. Then fate intervenes and the Prince finds himself up against his wicked step-mother in the body of her dog. Now Wendell has no choice but to use his wits in order to save his kingdom and claim his destiny.

"Poison is something of a science with me, and I seem to have timed it just right!"

Sentenced to a thousand years for trying to poison her stepson Prince Wendell, the Evil Queen(Dianne Wiest)spent every waking hour plotting her revenge. Her knowledge of the dark arts, in particular the use of "mirror magic", was taught to her by The Swamp Witch, her mentor. Upon perfecting her talents, she acquired a nursemaid position in the place where she began her plan to destroy the House of White from within. She poisoned first Wendell's mother, then after her death, she became Queen by marrying his father the King. Once she poisoned him to death, only young Wendell stood between her and the throne. She was caught, however, before she could complete her trilogy of death and sent to prison. But now she's out and this time she not only wants Wendell's kingdom but all the other kingdoms as well.

"Love of my life, let down your lustrous locks!"

Doing time in the Snow White Memorial Prison for sheep poaching, this two legged canine was only too happy to get sprung by an evil queen. Independent, cunning and armed with a keen sense of smell, Wolf(Scott Cohen)pretty much has been looking out for number one ever since his parents were burned to death by farmers. With his mind pretty much on either his last meal or his next Wolfie boy finds true love once he sees the lovely Virginia. Nevermind, that he gave her father a magic bean that made him violently ill or that he tied up her grandmother in hopes of eating her. Wolf, with the aid of self-improvement books such as "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway", is determined to get his girl in the end.

"It was my destiny to kill my son and hers to ask me."

It is said that the occurance of a great lost either brings out the very best in people or the very worse. The Huntsman(Rutger Hauer)comes under the latter category. In his youth he was a forrester in the Disenchanted Forest, when one day the Queen, passing through in her coach, stopped and summoned him to her. She gave him an enchanted crossbow and told him to aim it anywhere in the forest and shoot. He did and the bow hit his own son who had been playing nearby. The Queen said that the bow could only be stopped when it hit the heart of a living thing. Much impressed with his loyalty, she made him her Huntsman. Ever since he has dedicated himself to the hunt, whether it be for game, poachers or a dog with royal blood.