Jim Henson's Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
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Contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, with a revelation: the original Jack was perhaps the greatest thief of all time. He stole the golden goose and the singing harp from giant Blundermore Thunderdell then chopped down the beanstalk, sending Thunderdell to his death. Now his great, great, great grandson must go back up the beanstalk to right the centuries of wrongs that have been committed by his family.
Modern-day Jack Robinson is a rich, privileged young man whose biggest worry is that none of the men in his family have lived beyond their 40s. Jack's father's company, which was founded generations before, is now run by his Uncle Siggy, who wants Jack to think that everything is under control. Siggy does not disclose the disturbing fact that some giant bones have been discovered on the construction site of their latest complex and that many on the company's Board of Directors fear that the company's main stock in trade -- the goose that lays golden eggs -- may be at risk.
Jack then meets a beautiful woman masquerading as a journalist who questions him about the company for an article she is writing. He decides to visit the family matriarch to get her insight on the company, both past and present, much to Siggy's dismay. When Jack meets the grand older woman, she convinces him that there is truly a curse against the family and that it is Jack's destiny to right the terrible wrong done long ago. To help him, she gives Jack a locket, a family heirloom, in which he will find the key to the family secret.
Cast
Lisa Kay
Vincent Marzello
Mel Cobb
Julia Mckenzie
Tom Ellis
Jason Thorpe
Jonathan Hyde
Edward Highmore
Daryl Hannah
Mia Sara
Bill Barretta
Josh Cole
Brian Henson
Leo Dolan
Peter Guinness
Andrew Grainger
Alisdair Simpson
Matthew Modine
James Corden
Jemma Woodman
Frank Baker
Lolly Susi
Oliver Ford Davies
Fraser Flintham
Jerry Harte
Rachel Shelley
Craig Stoke
Roger Blake
Vanessa Redgrave
Carl Pizzie
Adam Fogerty
Freddie Highmore
Nicholas Beveney
Lynda Rooke
Anton Lesser
Joseph Long
Tomas Shepherd
Marc Goodall
David J Nichols
Richard Attenborough
Sam Halfpenny
Glen Davies
J. J. Feild
Jon Voight
Iain Rogerson
Jim Carter
Honor Blackman
Richard Cubison
Richard Huw
Rosalind Knight
Cyril Shaps
Roger Morlidge
Crew
Christopher Bailey
Martin G Baker
Roderick Baron
Bill Barretta
Jason Bath
Ambur Beg
Owen Bleasdale
Phil Booth
Kent Boswell
John Bowman
Victoria Boydell
Tony Bradley
Maire Brennan
Ed Bulman
Paul Butterworth
Jim Carew
Trevor Carless
John Casali
Neal Champion
Igor Chevalier
Jens Christensen
Pete Coogan
Richard Coombs
Jamie Courtier
Frankie Cox
Christopher Craig
David Crozier
Denis Culhane
Carole De Jong
Robert Dibble
Sarah Dibsdall
Patrick Doherty
Paul Donachie
Nick Drew
Martin Duncan
Dean Dunham
Carol Eastwood
Ricky Eyres
Vanessa Falkner
Sean Feeney
John Fenner
Tony Fenner
Evelyn Ficarra
Charlotte Finlay
Sharon Fitzgerald
Toby Ford
Jim Francis
Roy Furness
James Gemmill
Marilyn Goldsworthy
Tracy Granger
John Greaves
Ben Greenacre
Rupert Gregson-williams
Rupert Gregson-williams
Isobel Griffiths
Michelle Guish
Lisa Gunning
Bill Haber
Steven Hall
Stevie Hall
Vic Hammond
James V Hart
James V Hart
James V Hart
Philip Harvey
Alix Harwood
David Hayes
Andrew Hellen
Brian Henson
Brian Henson
Brian Henson
Cattherine Heys
Pauline Heys
Graham High
Yvonne Hobbs
Belinda Hodson
Ann Hollowood
Nathan Holmes
Cameron Hornbuckle
Chris Howard
Kevin Hunter
Paul Jennings
Matt Jones
William Todd Jones
Laura Julian
Nikos Kalimerakis
Gaby Kester
Kate Kilroy
Alastair King
Alastair King
Ray King
Alleyne Kirby-davies
Steve Kitchen
Tacy Kneale
Richard Lambert
Shana Landsburg
Layla Lee-curtis
Lily Lester
Tim Lewis
Sarah Love
Dave Lowery
Miriam Ludbrook
Miriam Ludbrook
David Macanulty
Laura Mackenzie
Simon Maddison
Alex Mahon
Nathan Mann
Nigel Marchant
Rod Marley
Laura May
Elaine Mccormack
Philip Mcdonald
Charles Mcfadden
Dave Mcgrath
Adam Mcinnes
Caroline Mcmanus
David Mears
Liz Michie
Terry Montague
Stephen Morley
Paul Munro
Ian Mussell
Lucien Nunez-vaz
Roma O'connor
Russell Oxley
Julian Parry
Dave Pearce
Mike Proudfort
James Smith Pryor
Ashton Radcliffe
Liz Ragland
Richard Robson
Alex Rockwell
Maggie Rodford
Peter Russell
Jo Schotting
Bjorn Schroeder
Keith Short
Thomas G Smith
Barnaby Smyth
Rupert Steggle
Dominic Strevens
Steve Swannell
Emma Thomas
Isobel Thomas
Ann Townsend
Keith Tunney
Robert Tygner
Emma Walker
Joanna Weaving
Michael Williams
Bill Wilson
Julia Wilson
Mak Wilson
Rolf Wilson
Nick Wollage
Peter Young
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Winner of the 2002 Saturn Award for Best Single Program Presentation from The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Aired in United States December 2, 2001
Aired in United States December 4, 2001
Released in United States on Video February 5, 2002
Began shooting November 27, 2000.
Completed shooting February 19, 2001.
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