Sleeping Beauty (1987 film)
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Sleeping Beauty is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales
. It is directed by David Irving and stars Tahnee Welch
. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty
. Like the other Cannon Movie Tales, the movie was filmed entirely in Israel.
) is given a magical potion by a kindly elf (Kenny Baker
). When the lovely Princess Rosebud is born, all the fairies are invited to bestow gifts upon the child. However, the fearsome Red Fairy is left off the guest-list because there only eight special golden dinner plates and nine fairies in the kingdom. Enraged, she crashes the christening ceremony and curses Rosebud to a premature death from the prick of a spindle. The wise White Fairy, who was tardy and therefore unable to bestow her gift, remedies the curse by changing the death to a hundred years sleep, and the awakening of Rosebud with the kiss of true love. In the meanwhile, all spindles are banned from the kingdom, except for one which is hidden and seemingly forgotten.
In the passing years, with all the clothes in the kingdom dissolved to rags because of the absence of spindles and sewing-needles, the King and Queen travel to the far reaches and bring back reams of fabrics. During their absence, the Red Fairy lures a teenage Rosebud (26-year-old Tahnee Welch
) into a secluded old tower room and tricks her into pricking her finger. The White Fairy uses her magic to put the rest of the castle's inhabitants to sleep and cover the castle in thick vines. One hundred years passes and a handsome Prince comes to the castle and wakes Rosebud with a kiss. They live happily ever after.
Cannon Movie Tales
Cannon Movie Tales is the collective name for a series of films created in the late 1980s by Cannon Group producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, associate producer Patricia Ruben, and executive producer Itzik Kol. Filmed principally on location in Israel, these stories are generally fairy tales...
. It is directed by David Irving and stars Tahnee Welch
Tahnee Welch
Tahnee Welch is an American model and actress.She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of actress Raquel Welch and her first husband, James Welch. She appeared in Time magazine in a photo with her mother.Her film career began in Italy starring opposite Virna Lisi. Returning to the U.S...
. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
. Like the other Cannon Movie Tales, the movie was filmed entirely in Israel.
Synopsis
A childless Queen (Morgan FairchildMorgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
) is given a magical potion by a kindly elf (Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
Kenneth George "Kenny" Baker is a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.- Career :...
). When the lovely Princess Rosebud is born, all the fairies are invited to bestow gifts upon the child. However, the fearsome Red Fairy is left off the guest-list because there only eight special golden dinner plates and nine fairies in the kingdom. Enraged, she crashes the christening ceremony and curses Rosebud to a premature death from the prick of a spindle. The wise White Fairy, who was tardy and therefore unable to bestow her gift, remedies the curse by changing the death to a hundred years sleep, and the awakening of Rosebud with the kiss of true love. In the meanwhile, all spindles are banned from the kingdom, except for one which is hidden and seemingly forgotten.
In the passing years, with all the clothes in the kingdom dissolved to rags because of the absence of spindles and sewing-needles, the King and Queen travel to the far reaches and bring back reams of fabrics. During their absence, the Red Fairy lures a teenage Rosebud (26-year-old Tahnee Welch
Tahnee Welch
Tahnee Welch is an American model and actress.She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of actress Raquel Welch and her first husband, James Welch. She appeared in Time magazine in a photo with her mother.Her film career began in Italy starring opposite Virna Lisi. Returning to the U.S...
) into a secluded old tower room and tricks her into pricking her finger. The White Fairy uses her magic to put the rest of the castle's inhabitants to sleep and cover the castle in thick vines. One hundred years passes and a handsome Prince comes to the castle and wakes Rosebud with a kiss. They live happily ever after.
Cast
- Morgan FairchildMorgan FairchildMorgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
- Queen - Tahnee WelchTahnee WelchTahnee Welch is an American model and actress.She was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of actress Raquel Welch and her first husband, James Welch. She appeared in Time magazine in a photo with her mother.Her film career began in Italy starring opposite Virna Lisi. Returning to the U.S...
- Princess Rosebud - Nicholas ClayNicholas ClayNicholas Anthony Phillip Clay was an English actor.-Early life:Born in Streatham London, to Bill and Rose Clay, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his acting career in the early 1970s with small parts in film and television.-Career:Clay also appeared in several West End...
- Prince - David HollidayDavid HollidayDavid Holliday was an American broadway actor and voice actor.Holliday's longest-running role on Broadway was that of Richard Kiley's alternate as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, being Don Quixote in matinees and Dr Carrasco in the evening performances, from 1965 to 1971...
- King - Jane WiedlinJane WiedlinJane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
- White Fairy - Sylvia MilesSylvia Miles-Early life and career:Miles was born Sylvia Reuben Lee in New York City, the daughter of Belle and Reuben Lee, a furniture maker....
- Red Fairy - Kenny BakerKenny BakerKenneth George "Kenny" Baker is a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.- Career :...
- Elf - Shaike Ophir - Master Elf
External links
- Sleeping Beauty on Lovefilm.com