Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1991 2D animated film from Walt Disney Studios written by Robert D. Sans Souci and directed by Tony Bancroft.

It is based on the classic tale of the same name which has been turned into more then 20 overrall television prorgrams and films.

The Disney feature features the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Ian McShane, Angela Lansbury, Drew Barrymore, William Shatner, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Aniston, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Courtney Cox.

This is Walt Disney's second feature regarding the classic tale Jack and the Beanstalk as previously in 1941 Walt Disney released the film short Mickey and the Beanstalk.

Plot
An extravagant, reckless yearning for adventure boy Jack (Elijah Wood) eventually get's his wish the day his widowed mother (Jeanne Tripplehorn) asks her son to go and trade in their valued one cow Betsy for provisions of food.

Jack is however suaded in town by a slinky dressed in black salesman (Ian McKellen) to trade in Betsy for a handful of beans he promises are magical.

This greatly upsets Jack's mother and Jack is no longer aloud to go out for anything.

Jack casts away the beans promised to be magical out his bedroom window on the ground outside.

Over night the beans sprout and create a giant dark and light green beanstalk.

Jack's mother becomes even more horrified at this and now forbids Jack from even leaving his room until she can be rid of the Beanstalk.

However no axe nor garden utensil can take the giant monstrosity.

Salesman come from all over trying to strike up a bargain with Jack's mother for they could make the colossal beanstalk roadside attraction.

She however declines all offers mysteriously though she was so desperate in earning money for her and Jack to bring them out of Povertry.

That night Jack dreams of amazing things and amazing lands lieing at the top of the Beanstalk and feels a rush of green tempting energy come over him.

That night he climbs the Beanstalk which outstretches even further making roots which break he and his mother's cottage home.

Jack reaches the top to a barren land which is still in the time of day.

There is confronted by an almost air made matter fairy who tells a tragic secret and history of the land he has come to.

She tells a Giant controls this land who was responsible for the death of his father which tore apart their family and plummeted them into poverty.

She tells the Giant was jealous of his father's good wealth as hoped he was the richest in the world.

She gives Jack a chance of revenge and a chance to help his mother and him get out of the horrible life of being peasants.

She points the way to the Giant's Palace and tells him to be cautious and well disguised so he may steal one of the Giant's rich almost priceless possessions.