Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

(1987)Directed by Francis Ford Coppola49 minFantasy, TV Movie, History

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale about Rip Van Winkle, a carefree villager who wanders into New York’s Catskill Mountains, drinks with mysterious strangers, and falls into a deep sleep—awakening twenty years later to find the world around him transformed.

Harry Dean Stantonas Rip Van Winkle
Talia Shireas Wilma Van Winkle
Ed Begley Jr.as Brom Dutcher
Roy Dotriceas Peter Vanderdonk
Mark Blankfieldas Derrick Van Bummel
Albert Hagueas Nicholas Vedder
Tim Conwayas Mayoral Candidate
Hunter Carsonas Little Rip
Chris Pennas Will Tussenbrook
Glenn Withrowas Harpoon Crew Member
Sofia Coppolaas A Child
John P. Ryanas Hendrick Hudson / Narrator (voice)
Shelley Duvallas Self - Host (uncredited)