Faerie Tale Theatre Season 6
1. Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle is off in the Catskill mountains one day when he finds a gathering of ghosts. After drinking wine and socializing all day, he falls fast asleep. When he awakes, he discovers it is 20 years later! An interesting version of the Washington Irving Tale.
Shelley Duvall
Self - Host
Chris Penn
Will Tussenbrook
Harry Dean Stanton
Rip Van Winkle
Talia Shire
Wilma Van Winkle
Ed Begley Jr.
Brom Dutcher
Tim Conway
Mayoral Candidate
Roy Dotrice
Peter Vanderdonk
Mark Blankfield
Derrick Van Bummel
Hunter Carson
Little Rip
Albert Hague
Nicholas Vedder
Glenn Withrow
Harpoon Crew Member
Sofia Coppola
Child (uncredited)
John P. Ryan
Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Mark Curtiss
Teleplay
Rod Ash
Teleplay
Washington Irving
Story
Alister Berry
Writer
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
2. The Little Mermaid
Pam Dawber makes a deal with a sea witch after rescuing a human from drowning -- she wants to become human. The witch agrees to give her legs, but the prince must fall in love with her or she is doomed to be sea foam forever on the sea. The Witch also takes away her voice and warns her that every step she takes will feel like she is walking on knives. Even with all odds against her, the little mermaid follows her heart, no matter where it may lead!
Shelley Duvall
Self - Host
Pam Dawber
Pearl
Helen Mirren
Princess Emilia
Treat Williams
Prince Andrew
Karen Black
Sea Witch
Brian Dennehy
King Neptune / Narrator (voice)
Donna McKechnie
Anemone
Laraine Newman
Coral
Guy Boyd
The Captain
Geoff Hoyle
First Mate
Carinthia West
Charlotte
Shawn Erler
Boy on the Beach
John Achorn
Sailor (uncredited)
Patrick DeSantis
Sailor (uncredited)
3. The Dancing Princesses
An overbearing king learns from his daughters that being overprotective is as unwise as being to permissive. The trouble starts when he learns that his 6 daughters dancing slippers nearly worn to bits Every morning (which is very costly). He wonders how they accomplish this when he locks them in their room every night. Where do they possibly go dancing? The secret isn't discovered until a wise soldier shows up at the palace and follows them by aid of an invisible cloak to a stunning fantasy world where the girls dance the night away with their dream men.This is one of the finest episodes of Faerie tale Theatre!
Shelley Duvall
Self - Host
Max Wright
Prince Heinrick
Roy Dotrice
The King
Ian Abercrombie
Royal Cobbler
Lesley Ann Warren
Jeanetta
Peter Weller
The Soldier
Starr Andreeff
Dinetta
Laura Harrington
Coretta
Sachi Parker
Loretta
Viveca Parker
Musetta
Lora Staley
Wanetta
Zelda Rubinstein
The Old Woman
Murphy Dunne
Steward
David McCharen
Out-of-Breath Prince
John Achorn
Surprised Guard
Jim Thompson
Dancing Prince
Joseph R. McKee
Dancing Prince
Randy Allaire
Dancing Prince
Bill Purdy
Dancing Prince
Bill Prudich
Dancing Prince
Jeff Gysin
Dancing Prince
Maryedith Burrell
Writer
Peter Medak
Director
