It seems like movie makers have gone nuts making live action fairy tale films and TV shows. All the Snow White films, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, and now even a new Hansel and Gretel film.
Is this what started it all off?
There's been live action fairy tale films for awhile and this one wasn't a huge success. Plus for something somewhat recent Brothers Grimm was about a year and a haf before and had more success so I would say that one had more influence.
shareJulie Andrew's Cinderella in the 1950s (and the two re-makes in the 1990s)
Drew Barrymore's Ever After
There is even is/was a silent movie of "Cinderella" staring Mary Pickford in the 1900s.
There have always been a few fairy tale movies. There was a bit of a revival in the 80s with stuff like Labyrinth, Willow and The Dark Crystal but it stayed mostly underground. Lord of the Rings put fantasy into blockbuster status, so that was a big help too. Enchanted meanwhile probably convinced Disney to go back to making animated movies again.
I think it started with Burton's Alice.
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