Jack and the Beanstalk is a children's fairy tale that has been turned into films such as the 1994 Beanstalk and the 2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story.
Sypnosis
Jack and the Beanstalk is a story about a young man who sells his mother's cow for magic beans instead of money. His mother gets very mad at him and tosses the beans away. The next morning the young man notices a massive beanstalk that has grown behind his house. Jack climbs into the sky and finds himself in the realm of a giant.
Notable Jack and the Beanstalk Films
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1913: Jack and the Beanstalk
1923: Jack and the Beanstalk
1924: The Giant Killer
1933: Jack and the Beanstalk
1947: Mickey and the Beanstalk
1967: Jack and the Beanstalk
1974: Jack and the Beanstalk
1991: Jack and the Beanstalk
2000: Jack and the Beanstalk
2008: Jack and the Beanstalk
2009: Jack and the Beanstalk
References
Fast Facts
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Origin of the tale unknown
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Earliest version recorded in 1807
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Most popular version recorded 1890 by Joseph Jacobs
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Has been adapted to stage, film, mime, comic-book
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The giant's "Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!" was included in William Shakespeare's King Lear
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Themes
Poverty, thievery, treachery, murder, justice, growth, maturity
