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Joan Collins eats children for 48 minutes. Campy nightmare fuel from Shelley Duvall's fever dream.
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Hansel and Gretel (1983)

deliriously camp80s fever dreamfairy tale evil

Overview

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Abandoned by their parents, a young brother and sister try to find their way home. On the way, they find themselves trapped in the plot of a nasty witch.

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witchfairy talebased on fairy talefaerie tale theatrelost children

Standout Aspects

Acting

Joan Collins devouring scenery AND children

Production

Faerie Tale Theatre's unhinged production design

Costume

The witch's edible architecture cosplay

Best for:Solo: Late-night weirdness you can't explain to anyone·Friends: Drunken screaming at Joan Collins' face·Rewatch: Spotting every unhinged creative choice
Heads up:Disturbing: Cannibalism played for family entertainment·Emotional: Parents literally abandon kids in woods twice
James Frawley

Director

James Frawley

ReleasedDec 5, 1983
Runtime48m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Platypus Productions
Gaylord Productions

Top Cast

Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder

Hansel

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Stepmother / Witch

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Father

Bridgette Andersen

Bridgette Andersen

Gretel

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Self - Host (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, a 1980s Showtime series where celebrities performed grim fairy tales with bizarre production values.

Trivia

Rick Schroder was a massive teen heartthrob at the time; casting him as Hansel was blatant demographic pandering.

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