Whoever brought this up got into my secret journal :O
I thought I was the only person on earth who had these. I, actually, went looking for a website the other day… and offered to make a home-page. It’s an amazing series and I can’t believe it’s being discussed here: or at all :O
Whoever’s seen them all, I have so much to say. There are some killer moments in all of them: Sleeping Beauty with the fairy giant (makes Maleficent look like Minnie Mouse), Snow White with Vanessa Redgrave as the Queen. At the end, all the mirrors turn to black and she kicks and rolls around the floor like a psycho. It’s totally hysterical. And then you have Robin Williams as the Frog Prince… probably one of the most enjoyable films I’ve ever seen (and Eric Idle wrote it). What’s Teri Garr doing these days?
Believe it or not, there’s a Nightingale with Mick Jagger. Probably one of the most terrifying scenes I’ve ever seen comes from this video (and I’ve seen some freaky stuff): when the death-creature jumps up on Mick and says all this creepy mumbo and conjures these visions. It’s so scary, I can’t believe that children would have watched it. It still freaks me out today!
I never saw all of them... because I could never find them. I’ve always been curious what the others are like. I only found out recently they did a version of The Little Mermaid and with Matthew Broderick in Cinderella. Seriously, on the whole (with a few exceptions) anyone who’s missed out on these needs ENLIGHTENMENT! FAST!
For the record, to any fans, the show’s had some losses over time, the deaths of these amazing participants: Bridgette Andersen, Eve Arden, Hoyt Axton, Art Carney, James Coburn, Jeff Corey, Billy Curtis (he was one of the Dwarfs: and was also the “Mayor of the Munchkin City” in Wizard of Oz), Dana Hill, Gregory Hines, Klaus Kinski, Lu Leonard, Joseph Maher (anyone remember the Priest from Sister Act?), Roddy McDowell, Burgess Meredith, Brock Peters, Vincent Price (obvious), Christopher Lee (obvious), Lee Remick (Anyone can Whistle, anyone?), Beatrice Straight, Herve Villechaiz and FRANK ZAPPA who was a hunchback in THE SHIVERS!
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
Updated On: 10/28/05 at 10:08 PM
