Product Details

• Actors: Jessica Tandy, Stephanie Zimbalist, Lisa Jakub, Christopher Gartin, Tandy Cronyn
• Directors: Larry Elikann
• Writers: Robert Zeschin
• Producers: Jack H. Degelia, Joseph B. Wallenstein, Margery Nelson, Marvin Miller, Michael Filerman
• Format: Color, DVD
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Jones Programming Partners
• DVD Release Date: May 25, 1999
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000ILFA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,361 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Story Lady" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon is shipping DVD-Rs not the Image DVD release, January 19, 2009

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W. T. Fork - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Story Lady (DVD-R)

Just a word of warning, the DVD of The Story Lady that Amazon is currently shipping is not the edition advertised. It IS NOT the original Image edition, but instead one from Screen Media Ventures, oh and it's a DVD-R. The cover is not even remotely close to the one shown on the page, the UPC code is a sticker stuck on the case, and again the back of the case says it's a DVD-R. Just wanted to make everyone aware before you purchase an inferior DVD-R and have to waste time trying to get a refund. Once Amazon creates a separate listing or stops selling this version as the long out of print Image DVD release, I will delete or modify this review.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT ANOTHER FAIRY TALE, March 15, 2001

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Bonita L. Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Story Lady [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Grace McQueen is a senior citizen looking for an opportunity to be of service. She's turned down by agency after agency until she decides to do what she loves;story telling. She manages to get a spot on a public tv station and becomes a hit. Then the fun begins. She is "discovered" by some ad executives who see a gold mine in exploiting her talents.

A whirlwind of network ratings, make overs and new name (Granny Goodheart) overwhelms Grace. How she navigates through this mess is a delightful commentary about how we treat our elders, our own children and ourselves in a doggy eat dog world of our own making.

Jessica Tandy is wonderful as Grace, the grandmotherly figure unwilling to let the studio bosses remake her image. Stephanie Zimbalist stars as the ad executive who is so caught up in her work to the point of neglecting what matters most, her daughter. In this film we re-aquaint ourselves with the taste of what it means to be a family and affirmed in one's old age.

Now sit back and enjoy the Story Lady as she reads you a tale where "they live happily ever after. The End."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful movie!, April 11, 2002

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Richard A Ferguson (Rochester, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Story Lady [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is an artful combination of humor, moral instruction, and a reminder of what is really important in life. It is beautifully written and the acting is fantastic.