Cinderella 2000 (1977)

Director:

Al Adamson

Writer:

Budd Donnelly (screenplay)

Release Date:

April 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Tomorrow's Sexiest Comedy Today!

Plot:

In the year 2047, sex is forbidden and Big Brother uses robots to keep on eye on everyone. One young girl tries to outwit the government so she can be with the man she loves. |

Plot Keywords:

B Movie | Female Nudity | Independent Film

Cast

Catharine Burgess	...	Cindy (as Catharine Erhardt)
Jay B. Larson	...	Fairy Godfather
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Tom Prince
Erwin Fuller	...	The Controller
Renee Harmon	...	The Widow (as Rena Harmon)
Buri Cowans	...	Bella (as Bhurni Cowans)
Adina Ross	...	Stella
Eddie Garetti	...	Roscoe the Robot
Olivia Michelle	...	Irma
Art Cacaro	...	Jack
Sherri Coyle	...	Jill
John Appleton	...	Enforcer
Steve Puckett	...	Enforcer
Don Birkley	...	Enforcer
Harry Kistner	...	Enforcer
Bruce Barnhill	...	Enforcer
Martha Wissel	...	Dancer
Karine Berghauser	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angelo Rossitto	...	Head dwarf in Snow White sequence (uncredited)

Directed by
Al Adamson

Writing credits
Budd Donnelly		(screenplay)

Produced by
Al Adamson	....	producer
Dan Q. Kennis	....	executive producer
Samuel M. Sherman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Zuckerman		(as Sparky Sugarman)

Cinematography by
Louis Horvath		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Bockman
Greg Tittinger

Art Direction by
Eddie Garetti

Set Decoration by
Rusty Lipscomb		(as Rusty Rosene)
Ann McDonald

Costume Design by
Rand Bond
Mark Johnson

Makeup Department
Mark Johnson	....	hair stylist
Mark Johnson	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Bockman	....	second unit director

Art Department
Rand Bond	....	animal designer

Sound Department
Bob Dietz	....	sound
Beau Franklin	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Bob Le Bar	....	title design (as Bob LeBar)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bollinger	....	assistant camera (as John Bolinger)
Bill Boyne	....	gaffer
Hedy Dietz	....	still photographer
Robert McClure	....	key grip
Frank Scarpitto	....	second assistant camera
Kit Whitmore	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jon East	....	costume assistant
Harry Kistner	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Dan Seeger	....	effects editor

Music Department
Corey Bailey	....	music recording engineer
Ed Wilson	....	music producer
Steve Zuckerman	....	composer: lyrics (as Sparky Sugarman)

Other crew
John Appleton	....	choreographer
Maria Dillon	....	script
Eddie Garetti	....	choreographer
Barney Gelfan	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Distributors

• Independent International Pictures (I-I) (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vogue Video (1981) (Canada) (VHS)
• Retro-Seduction Cinema (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Frontier Amusements (Canada)
• Specialty Video (video)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Berendo Sets & Scenics  set construction
• Haji Sound  music recorded at

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min | 103 min (European version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:X (self applied) | USA:R (re-rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Company:

Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Trivia:

The Canadian video release (circa 1981) from Vogue Video was derived from a video master originally created for hotel use. Thus, at the six minute mark, a voice comes on the soundtrack telling viewers that the preview period has ended and, to continue viewing the movie, they must push the appropriate button on their selector box and that the charge will be added to their room bill.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bite Me! (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Cinderella, Why Can't I Be You?

To Instruct or to Entertain?

Life in some future fascist or near fascist state which severely restricts personal freedoms is a recurrent theme both in modern literature and for film makers. Such works post us warnings about undesirable trends in our society to watch out for; but to be effective they must also be entertaining. Unfortunately most of the books are probably more effective in posting the warnings than in entertaining us enough to become really widely read; whilst with the films the problem is usually the other way round. The first such work to become really widely known was probably George Orwell's "1984" (first published in 1948), and this is still readily available both in the form of a book and as a film.

Watch or read it: and then, when you are feeling a little depressed by man's inhumanity to man, reach for Cinderella 2000. This is a feather light low budget film comedy based on the same theme which provides effortless but unrewarding viewing; and as with 1984 the calendar has now passed beyond its erstwhile period. Most of the comedy is laid on with a trowel although there are just a few genuinely funny moments. To exercise your mind in the long intervals between these you can focus it on the question of whether this film will gain a new extension of life by being released as a DVD or whether it will finally disappear into oblivion as existing tape copies deteriorate past redemption. There are many worse films appearing as DVD's these days, and frankly I do not care much what happens either way.

So far the best of the films of this genre has probably been "The Handmaiden's Tale", but I would very happily swap them all for a well made film of Jack London's towering novel "The Iron Heel". Ambitious as this would be, it still seems incredible that no modern film maker has yet dared to attempt it (IMDb only lists a B/W silent version made in Russia in 1919).