Publisher's Synopsis
A trio of family dramas based on classic tales. The 1999 film 'Alice in Wonderland' is a star-studded adaptation of the Lewis Carroll fantasy. When she slips down a rabbit hole, young Alice (Tina Majorino) finds herself in the bizarre kingdom of Wonderland. After an encounter with the ever-grinning Cheshire Cat (Whoopi Goldberg), Alice accompanies the White Rabbit to the tea party of the Mad Hatter (Martin Short). Alice's body size is adversely affected after she partakes of some magic tea, but this is nothing compared to the trouble she gets into after a run-in with the vile Queen of Hearts (Miranda Richardson). 'Prince Charming' (2001) is a made-for-television fantasy comedy. Prince Charming (Sean Maguire) is turned into a frog, and the spell will be broken only when he can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him. Five hundred years later, the amphibian Prince ends up in modern-day New York City, where he soon becomes embroiled in all kinds of romantic complications. Christina Applegate and Bernadette Peters co-star. The 1998 mini-series 'Merlin' is an adaptation of the Arthurian legend. Many years ago, in a time when the Old Ways of magic were waning, evil sorceress Mab (Miranda Richardson) summoned mighty wizard Merlin (Sam Neill) into existence, giving him the power of her dark enchantments. When Merlin fell in love with the innocent Nimue (Isabella Rossellini), Mab allowed them to be imprisoned by Lord Vortigern (Rutger Hauer). Now, however, Mab has placed a curse on Arthur, the man destined to be King and Merlin, casting aside Mab's dark ways, allies himself with Arthur, determined to help him bring peace to the realm.
