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Scott Valentine, Nicole Picard, Cathryn de Prume, Melissa Leo, Michael Mesmer ... see more see more... , Matt Mitler , Brian de Persia , Kevin Hannon , Timothy Rule , Casper Roos , Phyllis Craig , Jeffrey S. Delman , Bryant Tausek , Suzanne Vaucher , Anne Redfern , John Bachelder , Heather L. Bailey , Beth Belty , Michael Berlinger , Ron Bush , Lisa Cain , Oded Carmi , Caroline Carrigan , Kathy Fleg , Leigh Kilton , Fran Lopate , Michele Mars , Patrick McCord , Jim Nocell , Harvey Pierce , Lesley Sank , Barbara Seldon , Rondell Sheridan , Robert Trimboli , Leif Wennerstrom , Cathryn DePrume

Inspired by traditional fairy tales, this trio of gruesome and darkly-comic vignettes is framed by the story of a lethargic uncle who can't seem to alleviate his bratty young nephew's fear of the dark... read more read more..., trying his hand at a few warped, testosterone-fueled versions of his favorite bedtime tales. The first installment, "Peter and the Witches," tells the story of a young fisherman (Scott Valentine) enslaved by two shape-shifting witches who are trying to bring their sister back to life; he later rebels against his masters after falling in love with the virgin they've captured as a sacrifice. The goofy second chapter involves "Little Red Running Hood" -- a somewhat shapelier modern version of the classic heroine -- whose jog to Granny's house leads to a showdown with a pill-popping weirdo whose anti-werewolf remedy got switched with Granny's prescription. Still unable to satisfy the demanding tyke, the exhausted uncle pulls out all the stops for the final tale, in which the Three Baers -- a family of murderous crackers -- encounter the telekinetic Goldi Lox, a malevolent cutie who shares the Baers' penchant for death and dismemberment. Originally titled Freaky Fairy Tales, this plodding, pedestrian film wandered in distribution limbo until Valentine's role in "Family Ties" lent some degree of marquee value. The cynical closing (in which the nephew's fears turn out to be justified) is rather satisfying, though. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Jeffrey Delman, Jeffrey S. Delman

Release Date: October 1, 1986

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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007

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  • ajv2688
    January 27, 2011
    ajv2688
    One of the worst anthology horror movies I've ever seen. Only one story is any good, but the others are stupid and not even scary.
  • 3niR
    July 5, 2010
    3niR
    I saw this in a very horrible print. The fairy tales were sort of raped. A bad storyteller would make up that kinda stories. I mean who will talk about "Adult Thingy" in front of a child. He wanted to hear something miserable but not a porn story or whatever. The ending was weird... read more. This was no near watchable. Don't recommend this to watch.
  • thefog1331
    September 2, 2007
    thefog1331
    Just twisted and stupid enough to be entertaining. For hardcore 80's fans only.
  • The80sExpert
    May 2, 2010
    The80sExpert
    This movie isn't scary enough, gory enough, or anything enough, but it spent an hour and a half trying to entertain. In the movie an uncle is telling bedtime stories to his little nephew, some of which involve sex and violence and don't seem like the kind of stories people would... read more tell kids. Two of them are based on normal kids stories, I'm not sure about the first one (which was the worst of the three). Overall, a stupid movie with a bad ending.
  • iansubordinate
    December 28, 2009
    iansubordinate
    Total bullshit movie. not gory, not funny, not clever, but it attempts all 3 of those things. This movie would only be good if you're under 10 years old and were restricted from watching horror films and somehow were allowed to see this at your friend's house.
  • slave2moonlight
    July 2, 2008
    slave2moonlight
    A super-cheezy '80's horror movie with bizarre takes on fairytales. 3 stories, the first is about a young man who is a slave to two witches, the second is a sexy, modern Red Riding Hood tale, and the third is a comedy about an escaped family of loonatics based on Goldilocks and t... read morehe Three Bears. It's purely a movie to watch for fun, and it works well in that way.

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Lucius Gore
March 24, 2009
Lucius Gore, ESplatter

All in all, this is a bad horror and bad comedy film. Full Review

Alex Sandell
October 17, 2002
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Sickly twisted in parts, but not worth a rental.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Forgettable low-budget anthology schtick.

Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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