Jack and the Beanstalk - The Real Story (2001)
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Wealthy businessman Jack Robinson (Matthew Modine) is building a new casino on the site of the family castle in England when the construction crew makes a startling discovery: They find the skeleton of a gigantic human being. Soon, foul weather and natural disasters occur at an unnatural rate.… More Wealthy businessman Jack Robinson (Matthew Modine) is building a new casino on the site of the family castle in England when the construction crew makes a startling discovery: They find the skeleton of a gigantic human being. Soon, foul weather and natural disasters occur at an unnatural rate. Countess Wilhelmina (Vanessa Redgrave) tells Jack that he's related to young Jack (J.J. Feild) who, 400 years ago, climbed a vine into the sky and came back with a goose that lays golden eggs and a harp that can play itself. Disbelieving, Jack encounters the lovely Ondine (Mia Sara), a mysterious woman who says she's 10,000 years old and that the evil weather can be stopped -- in fact, the world can be saved -- if Jack goes to the land in the sky with her to stand trial for his ancestor. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Henson
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Dec 2, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 5, 2002
- Studio
- Artisan Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
There's a great deal of opportunity in this film for scholarly approaches: the choices that the picture makes are that worthy of note.
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Cast
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Matthew Modine
as Jack Robinson
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Vanessa Redgrave
as Countess Wilhelmina
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Mia Sara
as Ondine
- Daryl Hannah
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J.J. Feild
as Jack
- Bill Baretta
