I first learned of Lizzie Borden from the "Simpsons" Halloween episode from 1993. Borden was a jury member at a trial determining whether Homer should get to keep his soul after having sold it to the Devil - played by Ned Flanders - for a donut. "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" depicts her as a tragic, sympathetic figure. Coming from an unpleasant home, it's easy to see why she snapped (assuming that she was guilty). If the trial took place nowadays, it would probably rival the O.J. Simpson trial in terms of making news.
As Borden, Elizabeth Montgomery gets a new kind of role. I guess that you could say that Samantha Stephens becomes a different kind of witch. And yes, there's a scene that every boy who grew up watching "Bewitched" had no doubt wanted to see for a long time (although the European version showed even more). All in all, I recommend the movie.
Also starring Fionnula Flanagan, Katherine Helmond, Fritz Weaver and Hayden Rorke (Dr. Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie"; I guess that this marks the official crossover between "Bewitched" and that one).
As Borden, Elizabeth Montgomery gets a new kind of role. I guess that you could say that Samantha Stephens becomes a different kind of witch. And yes, there's a scene that every boy who grew up watching "Bewitched" had no doubt wanted to see for a long time (although the European version showed even more). All in all, I recommend the movie.
Also starring Fionnula Flanagan, Katherine Helmond, Fritz Weaver and Hayden Rorke (Dr. Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie"; I guess that this marks the official crossover between "Bewitched" and that one).