His birthday present of a living doll in a music box turns into a giant when the princess opens the box and it abducts her from the palace. The evil magician Pendragon (Torin Thatcher) returns to Cornwall unrecognized on the birthday of Princess Elaine (Judi Meredith) and devises a mad scheme to abduct her so he can gain control of Cornwall from her father, King Mark (Dayton Lummis). There was a time when the Kingdom of Cornwall lived in fear and trembling of the Black Prince Pendragon – master of witches, giants and hobgoblins – who ravished the land…” But he was given the boot by Herla the Wizard and was exiled to another island. In the film’s prologue, “The legend of Jack the Giant Killer is spelled out and we learn that the tale was born over a thousand years ago in Cornwall, England near Land’s End. Though the demonic creatures, hobgoblins, a griffin and an octopedic sea monster are not as well created as a Harryhausen project, the scene of the witches attacking the ship to abduct the princess is in stop-motion and is effective and so is the rescue scene of the princess in the sorcerer’s castle. The ‘Harryhausen’ special effects were created by Project Unlimited (Tim Barr, Wah Chang and Gene Warren) and Jim Danforth, who was a student under Harryhausen. For this project Small reunites the director Nathan Juran (“20 Million Miles to Earth”/”Siege of the Saxons”/ “East of Sudan”) and actors Kerwin Matthews and Torin Thatcher from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and keeps the same basic plot. Animation maven Ray Harryhausen first offered it to Small, who turned it down to his regret. It’s produced by Edward Small, who wished to recreate the smash hit Columbia had with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
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“In spite of its obvious flaws (inferior animations), Jack the Giant Killer is movie magic that’s rife with rich fantasy and winsome playfulness.”Ī decent children’s fantasy tale for the older children, but I think there’s too much violence for the younger ones it’s about the good guys battling evil animated creatures. Horsley editor: Grant Whytock music: Paul Sawtell/Bert Shefter cast: Kerwin Mathews (Jack), Judi Meredith (Princess Elaine), Torin Thatcher (Pendragon), Walter Burke (Garna), Don Beddoe (Diablotin), Barry Kelley (Sigurd), Roger Mobley (Boy, Peter), Dayton Lummis (King Mark), Anna Lee (Lady Constance), Robert Gist (McFadden the Scottish Captain) Runtime: 94 MPAA Rating: NR producers: Robert E. (director/writer: Nathan Juran screenwriter: Orville H.
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