Faerie Tale Theatre - Sleeping Beauty

Starring:Christopher Reeve, Maysie Hoy, Patrick DeSantis, Lynn Tufeld, Carol Smith (II), John Achorn, Ron Rifkin, Richard Libertini, Carol Kane, Rene Auberjonois, Bernadette Peters, Beverly D'Angelo, Sally Kellerman, George Dzundza
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Studio: Starmaker II
Product Type: DVD

Description

A princess who has been put into a deep sleep by an evil fairy is awakened one hundred years later by the kiss of a prince.

Customer Reviews:

just for her voice.......2007-06-29

this is worth it just to hear Bernadette Peters sing "I'm nobody's baby". it is absolutely breathtaking and heartbreaking and all those wonderful qualities that only she can bring to a song.

Wonderful childhood shows come to dvd.......2005-07-03

I have waited a long time for the Faerie tale theatre shows to come to dvd. I grow up watching these shows every sunday morning before church. They are just as (if not more) entertaining now than they were all those years ago.

HORRIBLE.......2005-04-09

I bought the 4 DVD set, which includes all the 26 fairy tales, I haven't watched all of them yet, but this is definitely the worst one I've watched..
it is definitely not for children, don't expect anthing like the disney one, u will have a hard time figuring out why it is called sleeping beauty!! half of the episode involves a woodsman telling a story..they're trying to be funny but they're not..
I found myself fast forwarding through most of it.

not age appropriate .......2004-12-28

I ordered this dvd along with the dancing princesses. My daughters love fairy tales and knew both stories well. They love the dancing princesses. We only got 20 minutes into this one before we turned it off. (and it was a long 20 minutes!) This version of sleeping beauty is full of sexual innuendo. Furthermore, the story is hard to follow and boring. It is nothing like the Disney movie or the fairy tale book version. Don't waste your money. Buy the dancing princesses instead!

Beverly d'Angelo and Bernadette Peters are standouts.......2004-10-08

SLEEPING BEAUTY is one of the earliest episodes in the FAERIE TALE THEATRE series. The production values are lavish and the costumes heavenly. Beverly d'Angelo and Bernadette Peters lead a strong cast.

The story recounts a childless king and queen (played by Sally Kellerman and Rene Auberjonois) who are finally blessed with a child after receiving some helpful advice from a fairy. At the child's christening, all the fairies are invited to bestow gifts upon the little princess. However, the wicked Henbane (Beverly d'Angelo) gets left off the list and gatecrashes the event, cursing the princess to a premature death from a spindle-prick. Kindly good fairy Cookie (Carol Kane) remedies the curse by changing a few details: the princess won't die, only sleep until woken by the kiss of a true Prince.

Utterly enchanting. Christopher Reeve is perfect as the Prince, with the cast also including Ron Rifkin and George Dzundra. Beverly d'Angelo is hilarious as the addled Henbane and Bernadette Peters is an ideal princess (she even gets to sing!).

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