Peter Pan (45th Anniversary Limited Edition) [VHS]

Tony Award® nominee Cathy Rigby stars as the boy who won't grow up. A smash hit on Broadway, seen on A&E, the family classic has been updated with dazzling sets and costumes, state-of-the-art theatrics, and Dolby Surround™ Sound. 2000, 96 min. This item was offered at the first price shown more than 12 months ago.

Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated Disney films: it instills an element of childlike wonder. The 1953 version of James M. Barrie's story is colorfully told and keeps on the straight and narrow of the book. Barrie's wondrous focus on child's play is the key to its longevity: kids who don't grow up, shadows that run away from their owners, pirates, a fairy, and the magic ability to fly. In short, you can't help wishing the adventure would happen to you. Fueled by a few memorable songs (the stunner being "You Can Fly") and the strong impression of the pixie fairy Tinkerbell and the goofy Captain Hook, Disney's version of this story neither supplants nor lessens the Broadway version with Mary Martin that was produced for television the same decade. Unlike some classics, Peter Pan never ages along the way. --Doug Thomas