Rumpelstiltskin

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Jones directs. Douglas Milsome behind the camera. Rick Fields cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 3Directed by Mark Jones, shot by Douglas Milsome. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Rick Fields shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Kim Johnston Ulrich and Tommy Blaze and Allyce Beasley carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "When the fairy tale ends, the nightmare begins.".
• 7IMDB entry: tt0114306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Douglas Milsome

Editing

Rick Fields

Production design

Ivo Cristante

Costume design

Holly Davis

Makeup / hair

Lisa Buono

Stunt coordinator

Leon Delaney

Runtime

87 min · 1h 27m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Rumpelstiltskin (1995) ↗

Also by

Mark Jones

• 
  Triloquist

  2008 · ★ 5.6
• 
  Leprechaun

  1993 · ★ 5.6
• 
  Scorned

  2013 · ★ 4.5
• 
  Quiet Kill

  2004 · ★ 3.2

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Terror Vision Blu-ray Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Wuchak2026-09-07
  ★ 6/10

  When the popular imp of folklore is resurrected in the modern day This was obviously inspired by the success of “Leprechaun” from two years earlier. Much as Warwick Davis effectively brought to life the magical creature from Irish legend, so Max Grodénchik does so here with Rumpelstiltskin. He happens to resemble Marvel’s Hobgoblin from the 1980’s Spider-Man comics, which probably isn’t a coincidence. After an opening that takes place in the 15th century, the setting switches to present day Los Angeles where the protagonists make the mistake of purchasing an item at a back-alley curio shop. Isn’t this what set into motion the crazy events of “Gremlins”? Kim Johnston Ulrich stars as Shelley while Tommy Blaze eventually emerges as the amusing male protagonist, Max. Shelley is shown nude from behind in one scene, but it’s a body double because Kim refused to do it. She wasn’t happy with the results, however, because she didn't feel the double's derriere was as shapely as hers. While it’s hard to beat Jennifer Aniston in her youth in “Leprechaun,” “Rumpelstiltskin” is better IMHO because it’s less one-dimensional and redundant. The locations are diverse and there’s lots of action. I’d put it on par with “Leprechaun 2” and “Leprechaun 4,” although it’s not on the level of entertainment of “Leprechaun 3, mainly because it lacks Lee Armstrong as Tammy (lol). For anyone interested in a flick that’s a faithful rendition of the folk tale, check out 1987’s “Rumpelstiltskin” with Amy Irving. It runs 1h 27m and was shot in Los Angeles. GRADE: B-

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Production companies

Who made it

• TR

  Transnational Entertainment

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  Republic Pictures

  US

Key crew

• StuntsErik Rondell
• StuntsTim Trella
• ProducerMichael Prescott
• ProducerJoe Ruby
• CastingVictoria Burrows
• EditorRick Fields
• ProducerKen Spears
• First Assistant DirectorPaul N. Martin
• Set DecorationTim Colohan
• Second Assistant DirectorMichelle LeDoux
• EditorChristopher Holmes
• StuntsDenise Lynne Roberts
• MusicCharles Bernstein
• Production DesignIvo Cristante
• Art DirectionKen Larson
• Costume DesignHolly Davis
• Key Makeup ArtistLisa Buono
• StuntsJanet Brady
• StuntsAndy Armstrong
• EditorRonald Krehel
• Stunt CoordinatorLeon Delaney
• StuntsTroy Gilbert
• Key Hair StylistLisa Buono
• StuntsJohn Casino

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• rumpelstiltskin
• murder
• death
• based on fairy tale

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1995-11-24R

Also known as

International titles

• РумпельштильцхенRU
• RumpelstiltskinUS
• RumpelstiltskinHU