Rumpelstiltskin (1995 film)

In the 15th century, Rumpelstiltskin is imprisoned inside a small jade figurine. In modern-day Los Angeles, the recently widowed wife of a police officer, with baby in tow, finds her way into a witch's shop and purchases a certain figurine, resulting in the cackling beast being freed and demanding possession of the baby.

• Kim Johnston Ulrich as Shelly Stewart
• Tommy Blaze as Max Bergman
• Allyce Beasley as Hildy
• Max Grodénchik as Rumpelstiltskin
• Vera Lockwood as Matilda
• Jay Pickett as Russell Stewart
• Sherman Augustus as John McCabe
• Valerie Wildman as Nedda
• Jack McGee as Detective Ben Smith
• Mark Holton as Huge Man
• Elmarie Wendel as Gypsy Woman

Rumpelstiltskin was not a success at the box office, it made only $306,494, with its widest release being 54 theaters.[1] The film was released on DVD on August 21, 2001, by Republic Pictures.[4] The film was released on DVD on January 10, 2004, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment

AllMovie wrote, "this groan-inducing would-be camp [...] boasts some good makeup by Kevin Yagher but is still easily the worst of the '90s crop of fairy-tale horrors."[5] JoBlo.com's Arrow in the Head reviewed the movie in 2019, stating that "Listen, RUMPELSTILTSKIN is no award-winner, we all understand that. However, the movie is much better than the 10% box-office return it suffered on its already modest budget. It’s fast, fun, funny, gory, and knowingly pokes fun of itself as nothing more than a dark farcical fairytale."[6]

Most reviews by the general public are polarized, both citing the film's absurdity as the deciding factor in their opinion.[7] Fans of the movie would say that Rumpelstiltskin is a prime example of the "movies so bad that they're actually good" genre.

• Rumpelstiltskin at IMDb
• Rumpelstiltskin at AllMovie
• Rumpelstiltskin at Rotten Tomatoes