Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story is a 2001 American television miniseries directed by Brian Henson. A co-production of Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company, it is based on the classic English tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". The story was considerably reworked to reflect what Henson believed to be a more ethical, humanist view. The cast includes Matthew Modine (as the modern-day descendant of Jack), Mia Sara (as a mysterious woman attempting to bring him to justice for the murder of a giant), Jon Voight (as the descendant's greedy manager intending to inherit the company), and Vanessa Redgrave (an elderly relative of the descendant). Richard Attenborough, Daryl Hannah, and James Corden play giants.

Among the other giants in the film are beings from various cultures including Hebrew, Buddhist, and Nordic.

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Once upon a time, "Jack and the Beanstalk" was a fairy tale, but for Jonathan William Von Hapsburg Robinson (Jack, for short), it's a part of his history - a giant secret buried in the Robinson family closet for centuries. In order to undo the ancient family curse, JacK must return to a different place and time, to a fantastic world where fairy tales come true. Here, a handful of beans really can produce magic, a goose really can lay a golden egg, and a beanstalk does indeed reach into the heavens where an immortal giant lives, breathes, and swears vengeance for all eternity. Prepare yourself for the larger-than-life truth behind a modern-day fable that reaches new heights in fantastic entertainment.