Product Details

• Actors: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, Ian Abercrombie, John Achorn, Randy Allaire
• Directors: Peter Medak
• Writers: Maryedith Burrell
• Producers: Bridget Terry, Fred Fuchs, Shelley Duvall
• Format: Color, Live, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1990
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302492890
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,247 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the best!, October 22, 2004

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses (DVD)

THE DANCING PRINCESSES surely ranks as one of the finer entries in the FAERIE TALE THEATRE series. It features the beautiful Lesley Ann Warren as well as a sweeping and delightful musical score.

The story is about the daughters of a widowed King (Roy Dotrice) who somehow wear out their dance-slippers every night despite being locked in their room until morning. The secret is not discovered until a crafty soldier (Peter Weller) follows them and finds that they go dancing in a fairy-kingdom under the ground.

This must surely be my favourite, because its everything a fairytale should be; romantic, funny, sad and incredibly-entertaining. Lesley Ann Warren looks luminous and has a remarkable chemistry with Peter Weller.

The story also features Sachi Parker (the beautiful and talented daughter of Shirley MacLaine) as the comical youngest princess; as well as Zelda Rubinstein (Tangina from the POLTERGEIST trilogy).

Most FAERIE TALE THEATRE fans single out this episode as their all-time favourite (with TALE OF THE FROG PRINCE coming a close second). This was actually the final episode ever made of FTT.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faerie Tale Theatre on DVD!, September 16, 2004

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Heidi Anne Heiner (SurLaLune Fairy Tales.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses (DVD)

After years of waiting, Faerie Tale Theatre fans can finally own the series on DVD. Shelley Duvall's series originally appeared on Showtime 20 years ago and featured well-known and rising stars of the time. The series' enthusiastic interpretations of beloved fairy tales has made it a cult classic. Better yet, the DVD prices are affordable, especially after the high prices the used VHS copies have been earning in recent years.

About this episode:

The Dancing Princesses is one of the best episodes from Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre. When six princesses wear out their new dancing shoes every night while locked in their bedroom, their father the king is determined to learn the cause. Only a humble soldier is able to solve the puzzle.

Cast:

Lesley Ann Warren ... Genetta

Peter Weller ... Soldier

Roy Dotrice ... King

Starr Andreeff ... Dinetta

Laura Harrington ... Coretta

Sachi Parker ... Loretta

Viveca Parker ... Musetta

Lora Staley ... Wanetta

Ian Abercrombie ... The Cobbler

Zelda Rubinstein ... Old Woman

Max Wright ... Prince Heinrick

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars in touch with my childhood, September 19, 2005

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B. Cook - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses (DVD)

I was so stoked to find this, it was a favorite movie of mine as a child and was wonderful to watch it again. Recommended for little girls that love princesses and fairy stories.