Magicmakers Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin continue their stint as masterful children's storytellers in DAYDREAMER. In a bedazzling mixture of live action and animation, the film retells four classic stories from Hans Christian Andersen. In THE LITTLE MERMAID, a seafarer begins an unlikely romance with a creature that is half-woman, half-fish. An insecure ruler falls prey to the influence of his followers in THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES. Also present here are THUMBELINA and THE GARDEN OF PARADISE.

Seemingly psychedelic at times, DAYDREAMER is a lighthearted and honest presentation of Andersen's timeless fairy tales for a new generation of viewers. Coincidentally, both THUMBELINA and THE LITTLE MERMAID would be produced with large budgets for mainstream theatrical release in the 1990s. In juxtaposition with those versions, DAYDREAMER demonstrates the change in Hollywood's production of children's films and, if nothing else, the catchiness of the numerous jangly Bass-penned songs.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Poster Art
Additional Products:
Booklet

Ray Bolger: American Actor/Dancer, THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Margaret Hamilton: American Actress, THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Burl Ives: American Actor/Singer, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958)
Hayley Mills: British Child Star, THE PARENT TRAP (1961)
Patty Duke: American Actress
Ed Wynn: American Comic Actor/Writer
Tallulah Bankhead: American Actress
Boris Karloff: Actor/ Horror Icon
Victor Borge: Zany Pianist
Jack Gilford: American actor and comedian

Jules Bass: Producer/Director

Arthur Rankin: Director, Producer, Writer, kid's holiday fare, w/Jules Bass
Joseph E. Levine: Legendary producer