Deadtime Stories (film)
Encyclopedia
Deadtime Stories is a 1986 American film directed by Jeffrey Delman.
The film is also known as Freaky Fairytales (in the United Kingdom
), The Griebels (European DVD English title) and The Griebels from Deadtime Stories (in the Netherlands
).
The film has developed a small cult following over the years.
and a werewolf, and a story about "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
. In 2007, the film was released on a bargain DVD by Image Entertainment
under license from Cinevision International. The DVD runs 12 minutes shorter than the home video release since it stops and returns to the DVD menu in the middle of the end credits.
The film is also known as Freaky Fairytales (in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), The Griebels (European DVD English title) and The Griebels from Deadtime Stories (in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
).
The film has developed a small cult following over the years.
Plot summary
A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories—about a killer witch, Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
and a werewolf, and a story about "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
Cast
- Scott ValentineScott ValentineScott Eugene Valentine is an American actor.-Life and career:Valentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann and Edward Eugene Valentine. He began to pursue acting one year into his college education, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York...
as Peter - Nicole Picard as Rachel (Red Riding Hood)
- Matt MitlerMatt MitlerMatt Mitler is an American actor and voice actor best known for multiple roles on the television series Pokémon . He is also the director of Theatre Group Dzieci that works in hospitals and psychiatric wards and produces experimental work such as the critically acclaimed "Fools Mass" which was...
as Willie (Werewolf) - Cathryn de Prume as Goldi Lox
- Melissa LeoMelissa LeoMelissa Chessington Leo , is an American actress. After appearing on several television shows and films in the late '80s, her breakthrough role came in 1993 as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street for the show's first five seasons from 1993 – 1997...
as Judith "MaMa" Baer - Kathy Fleig as Miranda
- Phyllis Craig as Hanagohl
- Michael Mesmer as Uncle Mike
- Brian DePersia as Little Brian
- Kevin Hannon as Beresford "Papa" Baer
- Timothy Rule as Wilmont "Baby" Baer
- Anne Redfern as Florinda
- Casper Roos as Vicar
- Barbara Seldon as Seductress
- Leigh Kilton as Seductress
- Lesley Sank as Reviving Magoga
- Lisa Cain as Living Magoga
- Jeffrey Delman as Strangling Man
- Michael Berlinger as Greg
- Fran Lopate as Grandma
- John Bachelder as Drugstore Clerk
- Caroline Carrigan as Nurse
- Oded Carmi as Groundskeeper / Postman
- Heather L. Baley as Girl in Store
- Thea as Dog
- Bob Trimboli as Lt. Jack B. Nimble
- Harvey Pierce as Capt. Jack B. Quick
- Rondell SheridanRondell SheridanRondell Jerome Sheridan is an American actor, comedian and television director, best known for his seven-year portrayal of Victor Baxter, the goofy-yet-lovable father of a psychic teenager, in the Disney Channel sitcoms That's So Raven and Cory in the House. Sheridan is an alumnus of Marquette...
as Looney Bin Guard - Beth Felty as Reporter
- Patrick McCord as Anchor
- Michele Mars as Waitress
- Ron Bush as Bank Guard
- Bryant Tausek as Man At Car
- Suzanna Vaucher as Weather Girl
- Leif Wennestrom as Dead Body
- Jim Nocell as Dead Body
Availability
8 Months after the film's theatrical run, the film was released on videocassette in 1987 by Continental Video in the U.S. and in Canada by Cineplex Odeon. The film was first released on DVD through Mill Creek's Chilling Classics 50 Movie Pack. That box was later discontinued when it was revealed that Deadtime Stories was not in the Public DomainPublic domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
. In 2007, the film was released on a bargain DVD by Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...
under license from Cinevision International. The DVD runs 12 minutes shorter than the home video release since it stops and returns to the DVD menu in the middle of the end credits.
Soundtrack
- "Bedtime Tales" (Lyrics by Jeffrey Delman, music by Larry Juris)
- "Looney Tune" (Lyrics by Jeffrey Delman, music by Larry Juris)
- "Baby, No Maybe" (Lyrics by Jeffrey Delman, music by Larry Juris)
- "The Wolf's Lament" (Lyrics by Jeffrey Delman, music by Larry Juris)