Shelley Duvall + Hervé Villechaize in a fever dream fairy tale that slaps harder than it should.
Desperate to save her own life, a miller's daughter makes a bargain with a strange elf-like character. When she cannot cover her debt she is faced with a challenge.
Acting
Hervé Villechaize devours scenery as a goblin gremlin nightmare king.
Production
Faerie Tale Theatre's handmade aesthetic is gloriously budget-conscious.
Director
Emile Ardolino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, which ran 1982-1987 and attracted bizarrely stacked casts including Jeff Bridges and Susan Sarandon.
Hervé Villechaize was fresh off Fantasy Island and reportedly insisted on doing his own stomping choreography for the finale.
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