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Fairy Tales, released in the UK as Adult Fairy Tales, is a 1978 sex comedy directed by Harry Hurwitz, the plot of which revolves around the stereotypical fairy tale.
Thumbelina (世界名作童話 おやゆび姫, Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Oyayubi-hime, lit. ' World Masterpiece Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess ') is a 1978 Japanese anime fantasy film produced by Toei Animation and Tezuka Productions based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
He appeared frequently in television series and mini-series, particularly best known for the police drama Baretta, and his later film roles included appearances in Alex in Wonderland (1970), Brain of Blood (1971), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Little Cigars (1973), and Fairy Tales (1978).
1978 Fairy Tales: Little Bo Peep 1979 H.O.T.S. Boom-Boom Bangs 1981 ...All the Marbles: Louise, Girl in Harry's Room 1982 Boxoffice: Starlet Suzi 1983 Scarface: Woman at Babylon Club #1 1984 The Lost Empire: Heather McClure Bachelor Party: Mrs. Klupner 1985 Basic Training: Cheryl 1986 Chopping Mall: Miss Vanders 1988 Flex (final film role)
In the UK, in 1990, a video version was released by Hustler Video Ltd. In Germany, in 2013, with the title, Cinderellas Unmoralische Abenteuer, Donau Film released a DVD with a quoted run time of 90 minutes. In the UK, the film's cinema poster was required to contain the warning "Positively not to be confused with any other film with a similar ...
Hurwitz attended The High School of Music & Art and New York University, where he received a B.S. in 1960 and an M.A. in 1962. Before becoming a director, Hurwitz worked intermittently as a drawing, painting and filmmaking instructor at various institutions, including New York University, the State University of New York at New Paltz, Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, Queens College ...
Rather than merely mocking the conventions upheld by sedate, waif-like princesses, she kept the appealing structures of popular fairy tales in place, filling them in with uncensored human subjects. In a wild mash-up of "Little Red Riding-Hood," Carter's "The Werewolf" follows a girl who chops off a wolf's paw.
The film was later re-released on VHS by Starmaker Entertainment in 1989; it was sold as a full version of the original film under the title Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. The film was released on Region 1 (USA and Canada) DVD by UAV Corporation under the name "The Little Mermaid: Based on Hans Christian Andersen's Classic Tale."