The Emperor's New Clothes

Released May 15, 1987

1h 23m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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40%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

Based on the classic fairy tale, this film follows the vain emperor (Sid Caesar) as he prepares for the wedding of his daughter, Princess Gilda (Lysette Anthony). Always looking for new ways to show off his importance and extravagance, the emperor falls for the scheme of two con men posing as tailors. These supposed makers of fine garb convince the ruler to purchase clothes that can be seen only by those who are worthy or extraordinarily smart. Plenty of awkward situations result.

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Directed and written by David Irving, this is the third Cannon Movie Tale I've seen with Clive Revill in it. It also has Sid Caesar as the Emperor, Robert Morse as the tailor who attempts to make his clothes and Lysette Anthony (Lyssa from Krull) as Princess Gilda. With these Cannon takes on fairy tales, you get long takes on what should be five minute before bed tales, but hey, the costumes look great and there's always lots of singing. They're meant for young viewers, but so was Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre and that appealed to young and old alike. Then again, the reason for this series seems to be bringing work to Israel. Obviously, everyone knows this story, but there's an additional romance Gilda and the tailor's son (Jason Carter). You should also keep an eye out for Cannon's reliable supporting actor Yehuda Efroni, who started working with Golan and Globus all the way back when he was in Operation Thunderbolt and The Uranium Conspiracy. No matter where in the world a Cannon movie was made, Yehuda showed up.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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I watched about half of it, and decided I had lost enough brain cells. :p

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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It is an extremely funny story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Certainly the worst of the Cannon Movie Tales, but charming and fun nonetheless. Sid Caeser is fantastic as the Emperor and could not be any more ideally cast. The songs are very good and it expands the original story quite well. A must see for families and children!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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so funny and colourful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Not the best of the movietales, but very funny.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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David Irving

Director

Sid Caesar

The Emperor

Clive Revill

Prime Minister

Robert Morse

The Tailor

Jason Carter

The Tailor's Nephew

Lysette Anthony

Princess Gilda

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Synopsis

Director: David Irving
Producer: Itzik Kol
Screenwriter: David Irving, Anna Mathias, Len Talan
Production Co: Cannon Films
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2021
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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