Fairy Tale and Film

Knocked Up
(Judd Apatow, 
2007) 179n
Kolbenschlag, Madonna 177n
Kramer vs. Kramer 
(Robert Benton, 
1979) 56
Kreuger, Freddy 136–7
Lady in the Water
(M. Night 
Shyamalan, 2006) 12
‘Lady Isabel and the Elf-knight’ 183n
Lady Snowblood
(Toshiya Fujita, 
1973) 177n
Lang, Andrew 74, 173n, 174n
The Last Seduction
(John Dahl, 
1994) 84
Lau, Kimberley J. 192n
Lawn Dogs 
(John Duigan, 1997) 16, 
66–7
‘The Lazy Spinner’ (ATU 1405) 183n
Le Havre 
(Aki Kaurismäki, 2011) 169
Lee, Jennifer 159
Lee, Tanith 
see
‘Wolfland’
Liar Liar 
(Tom Shadyac, 1997) 56, 
59, 60
Lieberman, Marcia 21, 22, 23, 26, 
54, 111, 173–4n
‘Little Louse and Little Flea’ 
(Grimm) 189n
‘The Little Mermaid’ (Hans Christian 
Andersen) 11–12, 
140
mermaid motif in films 172n
The Little Mermaid 
(Ron Clements and 
John Musker, 1989) 11
Little Otik
(Jan Svankmajer, 2000) 13
‘The Little Peasant’ (Grimm) 74
Looking for Mr Goodbar
(Richard 
Brooks, 1977) 101 
Lord of the Flies
(William Golding, 
1954) 135
Lord of the Rings 
trilogy
 
(Peter Jackson, 
2001, 2002, 2003) 1, 62
Lost
(TV series) 171n
Lurie, Alison 21, 22, 26, 29, 173n, 
174n, 187n
Luthi, Max 50–1
Mackenzie, Suzie 117
Maguire, Gregory 19, 141, 152, 
175n
Maid in Manhattan 
(Wayne Wang, 
2002) 29
‘Maid Maleen’ (Grimm) 183n
‘The Maiden without Hands’ (ATU 
706) 132, 133, 177n, 187n
Malefi cent 
(Robert Stromberg, 
2014) 140, 158, 160
Mallin, Eric S. 150
Mama 
(Andrés Muschietti, 
2013) 127, 
143
‘The Man on a Quest for his Lost 
Wife’ (ATU 400) 53
Memento 
(Christopher Nolan, 
2000) 18, 
109
Mermaid 
(aka 
Rusalka
, Anna Melikyan, 
2007) 166, 
172n
Millet, Lydia 103–4
Mirror Mirror 
(Tarsem Singh, 
2012) 46, 
145–7
Miss Congeniality 
(Donald Petrie, 
2000) 31–2
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and 
Fabulous
(John Pasquin, 
2005) 32, 
176n
‘Mr Fox’ 95
Mr and Mrs Smith 
(Doug Liman, 
2005) 35
‘Molly Whuppie’ (ATU 327B) 23
Monster
(Patty Jenkins, 2003) 108
Monster-in-Law 
(Robert Luketic, 
2005) 16, 
40–1
‘Moon Brow’ 175n
Morgiana 80, 
84, 
182n
see also
‘Ali Baba’
Mottram, James 89
Mulan 
(Tony Bancroft and Barry 
Cook, 1998) 28, 194n

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Index 
215
My Best Friend’s Wedding 
(P.J. Hogan, 
1997) 16, 
41–3
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 
(Joel Zwick, 
1992) 16, 
31
Never Been Kissed 
(Raja Gosnell, 
1999) 16, 
31
The Nightmare before Christmas 
(Henry 
Selick, 1993) 158
A Nightmare on Elm Street 
(Wes 
Craven, 1984) 117, 118, 136–7
No Country for Old Men 
(Joel and 
Ethan Cohen, 2007) 17, 82, 
87–8, 90, 182n
Notorious 
(Alfred Hitchcock, 
1946) 96, 
98
The Odd Life of Timothy Green 
(Peter 
Hodges, 2013) 12–13
Of Mice and Men 
(John Steinbeck, 
1937)
 
68
Once Upon a Time
(TV series) 2, 
171n, 192n
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
(TV 
series) 159
Orenstein, Catherine 147, 148
Orphan 
(Jaume Collet-Serra, 
2009) 121–2, 131, 189n
The Orphanage
(Juan Antonio Bayona, 
2007) 127, 138, 143
The Others 
(Alejandro
 
Amenabar, 
2001)
 
124, 189n
 
Overboard
(Garry Marshall, 
1987) 36
Oz, the Great and Powerful 
(Sam Raimi, 
2013) 152–3, 163, 193n
Pan’s Labyrinth
(Guillermo del Toro, 
2006) 128–9, 143, 166, 
191n, 194n
Peau d’ane
(Jacques Demy, 
1970) 131–2, 
189n
Penelope 
(Mark Palansky, 2006) 78–9
‘Perceforest’ 176–7n
see also 
‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Sun, 
Moon and Talia’
Perrault, Charles 2, 3, 5, 8, 17, 25, 
93–4, 98, 103, 147, 176n
see also
‘Bluebeard’
Peter Pan
1, 6, 16, 56, 64–5, 68, 140, 
180n, 194n
Peter Pan 
(P.J. Hogan, 2003) 180n
The Piano 
(Jane Campion, 1993) 5, 
100–1, 172n, 184–5n
Picnic at Hanging Rock 
(Peter Weir, 
1975) 194n
‘The Pink’ (Grimm) 173n
Pinocchio
1, 3, 16, 56, 62, 63–4, 78, 
179–80n
Ponyo 
(Hayao Miyazaki, 2008) 12, 
172–3n
‘The Porter and the Ladies’ (
Arabian 
Nights
) 181n
Precious 
(Lee Daniels, 2009) 132, 
133, 190n
‘The Premature Burial’ (Poe) 183n
Preston, Cathy Lynn 144
Pretty Woman 
(Garry Marshall, 
1990) 4, 
29
The Princess and the Frog 
(Ron Clements 
and John Musker, 2009) 28
The Princess Bride 
(Rob Reiner, 
1987) 142, 
157
The Princess Diaries 
(Garry Marshall, 
2001) 193n
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(Garry Marshall, 2004) 193n
‘The Princess’s Laugh’ (ATU 559) 35
Princess Mononoke
(Hayao Miyazaki, 
1997) 172n
The Proposal 
(Anne Fletcher, 
2009) 37–9, 
47
Propp, Vladimir 3, 171
Psycho
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) 99, 117
Public Enemy
(William D. Wellman, 
1931) 82
Purkiss, Diane 122, 180n, 189n
‘Puss in Boots’ (ATU 545B) 80
‘The Queen Bee’ (Grimm) 178n
‘The Queen’s Looking Glass’ (Gilbert 
and Gubar) 145
Rapunzel (ATU 310) 19, 146, 151–2
see also
Frozen
Ray, Brian 65, 66
Rear Window
(Alfred Hitchcock, 
1954) 99

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Index
Rebecca
(Daphne du Maurier, 
1938) 184n
Rebecca 
(Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) 96
‘Red Riding Hood’ (ATU 333) viii, 2, 
14, 19, 147, 173n, 192n
Red Riding Hood 
(Catherine 
Hardwicke, 2011) 11, 149–50
The Red Shoes 
(Michael Powell 
and Emeric Pressburger, 1948) 3, 
11
Reservoir Dogs
(Quentin Tarantino, 
1992) 81
Return to Oz 
(Walter Murch, 
1985) 158, 
194n
‘Ricky with the Tuft’ 53
Ringu
(Hideo Nakata, 1998) 18, 120, 
121, 123, 130, 188n
‘The Robber Bridegroom’ (ATU 
955) 17, 84, 94, 99, 105, 107, 
109, 110
Role Models 
(David Wain, 2008) 179n
Rowe, Karen E. 23–4, 174n
Salander, Lisbeth 108
Sanders, Rupert 144, 192n
see also
Snow White and the 
Huntsman
Scarface
(Howard Hawks, 1932) 82
Scarface 
(Bryan De Palma, 1983) 83
Scheherazade viii, 108, 153, 182n, 
183–4n
Scream 
films (Wes Craven, 1996, 1997, 
2000, 2011) 99, 118
‘The Search for the Lost Husband’ 
(ATU 425) 53
Secret beyond the Door 
(Fritz Lang, 
1948) 96–9, 104, 109 
The Secret of Roan Inish
(John Sayles, 
1994) 167, 
172n
Seifert, Lewis C. 176n, 191n 
The Selfi sh Giant 
(Clio Barnard, 
2013) 168, 
194n
17 Again 
(Burr Steers, 2009) 4, 60–2, 
63, 69, 179n 
Sexton, Anne 146
Sexy Beast
(Jonathan Glazer, 
2000) 81, 
84 
Shallow Grave 
(Danny Boyle, 
1994) 17, 76, 82, 85, 89
Shallow Hal 
(Peter and Bobby Farrelly, 
2001) 4, 
58–9
Sharrett, Christopher 188n
‘She-Bear’ (Basile) 148
The Shining
(Stanley Kubrick, 
1980) 136, 
190n
Shoeshine (Sciuscià) 
(Vittorio de Sica, 
1946) 194n
Shrek 
(Andrew Adamson and Vicky 
Jenson, 2001) 29, 191n
Shrek Forever After 
(Mike Mitchell, 
2010) 176n
Shrek the Third
(Chris Miller and 
Raman Hui, 2007) 175n
Silence of the Lambs 
(Jonathan 
Demme, 1991) 106, 186n
A Simple Plan 
(Sam Raimi, 1999) 17, 
76, 82, 85–7, 88, 89, 90, 182n
‘The Singing Bone’ (Grimm) 181n
‘The Six Swans’ (Grimm) 178n
Skeleton Key 
(Iain Softley, 2005) 184n
‘Sleeping Beauty’ (ATU 410) 15, 
21, 15, 43–5, 140, 160, 174n, 
176–7n
Sleeping Beauty 
(Disney 1959 film)
 
27
Sleeping Beauty 
(Julie Leigh, 2011) 45
Sleeping with the Enemy
(Joseph Rubin, 
1991) 5, 
110
Sleepy Hollow 
(Tim Burton, 
1999) 158
Sleepy Hollow
(TV series) 2, 171n
Sling Blade 
(Billy Bob Thornton, 
1996) 16, 
68
Snowden, Kim 47, 148
‘The Snow Maiden’ 189n
‘Snow White’ (ATU 709) viii, 1, 5, 
15, 18, 19, 21, 25, 45–6, 119, 133, 
144, 174n
Snow White: A Tale of Terror 
(Michael 
Cohn, 1996) 130 
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All 
(Caroline Thompson, 2001) 146
Snow White and the Huntsman 
(Rupert 
Sanders, 2012) 46, 144, 192n
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Disney film version, 1937) 27
‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ 
(Sexton poem) 146
Sobchack, Vivian 136

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Index 
217
Some Call it Loving 
(James B. Harris, 
1973) 177n
Spirited Away
(Hayao Miyazaki, 
2000) 173n, 
180n
Splash 
(Ron Howard, 1984) 11
Stardust 
(Matthew Vaughn, 
2007) 157
‘The Starving Children’ 
(Grimm) 134
Stone, Kay 23, 174n
‘The Story of Grandmother’ 147 
see
also 
‘Red Riding Hood’
‘The Subtle Princess’ 
(L’Heritier) 183n
‘Sun, Moon and Talia’ (Basile) 43, 
44, 176n
Supernatural
(TV series) 192n 
‘Supertoys Last All Summer Long’ 
(Brian Aldiss) 64
Swept Away 
(Guy Ritchie, 2002) 36–7
Swimming with Sharks
(George Huang, 
1992) 84
Tabart, Benjamin 78
A Tale of Two Sisters 
(Kim Jee-woon, 
2003) 11, 18, 129–30, 131
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ 37
Tangled
(Nathan Greno and Byron 
Howard, 2010) 151–2, 192–3n
Tatar, Maria 2, 5, 20, 25, 26, 33, 34, 
45, 51, 53, 54, 72, 73, 75, 78, 
95–7, 98–9, 100, 102, 103–4, 
108, 124, 144, 156, 164, 174–5n, 
176n, 177–8n, 181n, 184n, 187n, 
188n, 190n
Tehrani, Jamshid 14, 173n
10 Things I Hate About You 
(Gil Junger, 
1999) 11, 37, 39, 47
Tenniel, John 158
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 
(Tobe 
Hooper, 1974) 117, 138 
13 going on 30
(Gary Winick, 
2004) 179n
Thompson, Caroline 66, 180n
see also
Edward Scissorhands
‘Three Brothers’ (ATU654) 51
see also
‘youngest son’ narratives
Three … Extremes 
(2004) 133
see also
Dumplings
‘The Three Feathers’ (Grimm) 178n
Three Kings
(David O. Russell, 
1999) 89, 
182n
‘The Three Spinners’ (ATU 
501) 183n
Three Wishes for Cinderella 
(Vaclav 
Vorlicek, 1973) 9, 172n
Through the Looking Glass
(Lewis 
Carroll, 1871) 158
‘The Tinderbox’ (Hans Christian 
Andersen) 77
Tolkien, J.R.R. 168, 169
see also
Lord of the Rings
trilogy
Top of the Lake
(series) 185n, 186n
‘Treasure Finders Murder One 
Another’ (ATU 763) 89
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(John 
Huston, 1948) 89
Treeless Mountain 
(So-Yong Kim, 
2008) 138
‘Trickster Wives and Maids’ (ATU 
1741) 183n
Troll Hunter 
(André Ovredal, 
2010) 192n
‘The Twelve Brothers’ (Grimm) 178n
Twin Peaks
(TV series) 132, 171n
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(David 
Lynch, 1991) 132
Tyrannosaur 
(Paddy Considine, 
2011) 110–11
The Ugly Truth
(Robert Luketic, 
2009) 36
uncanny, the (
unheimlich
) 115–16
 
The Uninvited 
(The Guard Brothers, 
2009) 18, 
131, 
189n
unnatural father 187n
see also
‘All-kinds-of-fur’, ‘Catskin’, 
‘Donkeyskin’, ‘The Maiden with-
out Hands’
The Usual Suspects
(Bryan Singer, 
1995) 81
Valenti, Peter 
see
fi lm blanc
The Vampire Diaries
(TV series) 186n
‘Vasilisa the Priest’s Daughter’ 9
Vice Versa 
(Brian Gilbert, 1988) 56
The Village 
(M. Night Shyamalan, 
2004) 150, 
192n

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Index
Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot 
de 54, 
178n
see also
‘Beauty and the Beast’,
 
conteuses
The Virgin Suicides 
(Sofia Coppola, 
1999) 194n
Waitress 
(Adrienne Shelley, 
2007) 43–4
Waking Ned 
(Kirk Jones, 1998) 85
War of the Roses 
(Danny De Vito, 
1989) 35
Warner, Marina 1, 3, 4, 5, 13–14, 28, 
34, 53, 54, 55, 56, 66, 75, 78, 89, 
94, 109–10, 119, 136, 148, 163–4, 
172n, 173n, 174n, 176n, 178n, 
182n, 185n, 186n, 189n
‘The Water of Life’ (ATU 551) 174n, 
178n, 182n
Whale Rider 
(Niki Caro, 2002) 167
What Happens in Vegas
(Tom Vaughan, 
2008) 34–5
What Lies Beneath
(Robert Zemeckis, 
2000) 104, 106, 107
What Women Want 
(Nancy Meyers, 
2000) 59
Where the Wild Things Are
(Maurice 
Sendak, 1963) 167
Whispering Corridors 
film
 
series 130
‘
The White Bride and the Black Bride’ 
(ATU 403) 41
‘The White Cat’ (d’Aulnoy) 148, 
176n
Wicked
(Gregory Maguire) 152
Williams, Christy 48, 191n
Williams, Tony 116, 137, 187n
Winter Witch 
(David Wu, 2012) 160
The Wizard of Oz 
(Victor Fleming, 
1939) 152, 
158
‘The Wolf and the Kids’ (ATU 
123) 173n
Wolf Creek 
(Greg Mclean, 2005) 167
‘Wolfland’ (Tanith Lee, 1983) 149
Wood, Robin 115–16, 120, 139, 
187n
‘The Wooden Baby’ 13
Woolverton, Linda 55, 158
Working Girl 
(Mike Nichols, 1988) 30
Wrong Turn 
(Rob Schmidt, 2003) 117
The X-Files 
(TV series) 171n
X-Men
181n
‘Yotsuya Kaidan’ (Yotsuya Ghost 
Story) 188n
‘youngest son’ narratives 51, 53, 
73–4
‘The Youth Who Wanted to Know 
What Fear Is’ (ATU 326) 53–4, 
178n
Zipes, Jack 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 20, 
22, 26, 27, 30, 44, 47, 48, 52, 
54, 70, 71, 73, 75, 103, 112, 116, 
137, 142, 147, 148, 156, 157, 164, 
165–6, 167, 168, 169, 172n, 174n, 
175n, 181n, 189n, 190n, 191n, 
192n, 193n, 194n

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Document Outline

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction: Fairy Tale Films, Old Tales with a New Spin
• 1 Finding Love and Fulfilling Dreams: Aspiring Underdogs and Humbled Heroines
• 2 Curses, Wishes and Amazing Transformations: Male Maturation Tales
• 3 Wealth through Stealth: Evening the Odds, or Flirting with Disaster?
• 4 Dangerous Liaisons: Demon Lovers and Defiant Damsels
• 5 Houses of Horror: Domestic Dangers and Man-made Monsters
• 6 Postmodern Revisions: New Tales for Old?
• Epilogue: The Importance of Enchantment
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Filmography
• Index