Product Details

• Actors: Lynn Redgrave, Jacob Smith, Taylor Momsen, Delta Burke, Howie Mandel
• Directors: Gary J. Tunnicliffe
• Writers: Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Jonathan Bogner, Timothy Dolan
• Producers: Barbara Lockridge, Dan Underwood, David Borg, Gary DePew
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: February 4, 2003
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007K089
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,349 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the same old story..., August 21, 2004

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A. L. Franklin "Music and Movie Mistress" (Wisconsin Rapids, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hansel & Gretel (DVD)

With movies and books constantly having regurgitated story lines and predictable characters, this one is a refreshing difference. For those who berate this movie because it has flagrant disregard to the original story, I remind you of what Disney has done (and continues to do) to classic stories, such as "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin." Those movies are great because they have modern experiences put in so that children of today can relate. "Hansel and Gretel" does the same thing. What results is a hilarious, visually-stimulating, modern retelling of a story we have all grown to memorize, with an all-star cast. The movie is very satirical, that is why sometimes it seems "overdone," but over-all it's a great movie for children of all ages (especially the parents). Laughs and chills abound with this fairytale!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for all ages, June 7, 2005

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mollydtt (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hansel & Gretel (DVD)

Okay, I passed on this one for a while, until I got to see a few clips. All the actors are great and it has just the right touch of satire and unexpected twists to keep your interest.

Delta Burke is perfect. Taylor Momsen shines.

My favorite line of the whole movie--"I see fairytale people" ---delivered by Dakota Fanning--always a great actress in everything she's in.


Highly recommended for your DVD library.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hansel and Gretel, October 24, 2004

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M. M. Muzyka "story master" (Lenexa, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hansel & Gretel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great satire on the traditional version of Hansel and Gretel! My grandson and I thoroughly enjoyed viewing this video together. He enjoyed the unique characters and I enjoyed the subtle humor of the dialogue. Delta Burke was the perfect evil step-mother and what a witch Vanessa Redgrave made! The closing line delivered by Delta Burke was priceless. All the actors did a fantastic job in making this version of Hansel and Gretel a movie to add to your collection.