Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses
by Peter Medak
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Actor: David McCharen, Lesley Ann Warren, Max Wright, Murphy Dunne, Peter WellerDirector: Peter Medak
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 51 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Starmaker II
Movie Reviews of Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses
Movie Review: Faerie Tale Theatre's last production does the series proud
Summary: 5 Stars
Faerie Tale Theatre's adaptation of "The Dancing Princesses" displays the wit that characterizes the best work of the series. This twenty-sixth and last title in Shelley Duvall's brainchild series casts Lesley Anne Warren, Roy Dotrice and Peter Weller("RoboCop")in a solid show.
The king, played by Mr. Dotrice, is perplexed to the point of anger that his six daughters mysteriously escape their locked bedroom each night, leaving only tattered dancing shoes the next morning as clues to where they might go. He devises a marriage competition whereby each contending prince must find out where the princesses go, with the promise of marriage to the princess of his choice if he uncovers the secret. After three days with no luck, the prince is summarily sent away. This continues with one feckless prince after another until Peter Weller's keen soldier shows up at the palace door with a secret weapon to aid in the quest...
The script is cannily insightful and even realistic to a degree, as it is hinted that the king's emotional distance from his daughters helped lead to their nocturnal dancing. Performances are uniformly excellent, with the only minor complaint being that some of the princesses are relegated to the background fairly easily. This is due to the nature of ensemble casting, especially when the princesses are grouped together. Often, one or two stand out to the detriment of the rest.
Also starring Zelda Rubinstein("Poltergeist"), Faerie Tale Theatre's "The Dancing Princesses" is great. My only real complaint is that this show was never truly publicized on a grand scale as the last original episode from Faerie Tale Theatre. The series as a whole deserved more official credit and publicity as it was winding down, but the high quality of "The Dancing Princesses" as a final episode is tribute enough to a fabulous legacy.
Summary of Faerie Tale Theatre - The Dancing Princesses
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