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Starring Christopher Reeve, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Kane.
"Let's just hope there's a prince out there with more courage than brains."
Another personal favorite of mine is this, The Sleeping Beauty.
One of the world's most famous fairy tales is given a lovely adaptation here. The sets and costumes have a very Russian
style, which works surprisingly well. Those familiar with the tale will still find several new twists and interesting
subplots.
Bernadette Peters plays two roles: that of the perfect fairy-tale
princess (who looks like a doll and sings beautifully), and also a sultry Middle-Eastern princess who goes after the
prince. She was stunning in the first role and hysterical in the second.
Christopher Reeve, still at the height of his Superman fame, looks
gorgeous and is the perfect Prince Charming. He is also nearly unrecognizable as a rival for the Princess's affections
(seriously, it was years before I realized that was him!)
Rene Auberjonois makes another appearance as a king, and
is clearly enjoying himself. Beverley DeAngelo and Carol Kane are perfect
foils as the fairies and the script is so beautifully written that there is not a boring moment in this film. Lovely
adaptation.
Trivia:
The song "Nobody's Baby" was originally performed by Judy Garland in
the 1940 film Andy Hardy Meets Debutante.
Bernadette Peters, Christopher Reeve, and Sally Kellerman each play two characters.
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WOODSMAN: Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a handsome woodsman, hard at work.... That's me.
GOOD FAIRY: Someday a prince will come.
PRINCE: Too beautiful. You're too pure and too good. Do I dare to wake you to reality? Or am I dreaming now?
GOOD FAIRY: Good luck, Princess. Between you and me let's just hope there's a prince out there with more courage than
brains.
GOOD FAIRY: You know something Henbane? For a good fairy, you're really not very nice.
Episode 5 (2-3)
Air date: July 7, 1983
CAST:
Bernadette Peters........................Sleeping Beauty/Deborah
Christopher Reeve.................Prince Charming/Mean
Prince
Beverley D'Angelo................................................Henbane
Carol Kane.......................................................Good
Fairy
Rene Auberjonois...............................................King Boris
George Dzunda.................................................Woodsman
Sally Kellerman.....................Queen Natasha/Queen Farrah
Richard Libertini.............................................King
Murray
Ron Rifkin.......................................................Squire Tuck
Lynne Scott....................................................Purple
Fairy
Carol Smith....................................................Yellow Fairy
Maysie Hoy.........................................................Red
Fairy
Gene Varrone......................................................Blue Fairy
Lynn Tufeld.............................................Orange
Fairy
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