during the ceremony. Realizing that Troy does not want to keep up the pretense, Jennifer asks him why he does not want to continue the game. She explains that she wants to keep playing the game forever, as if she were a child. As she grows tired from the potion, Troy tearfully picks her up and carries her away. The film ends with Jennifer back in the Sleeping Beauty tent. Troy is now playing the role of the doctor, and Scarlett plays his nurse. Cast Zalman King - Robert Troy Carol White - Scarlett Tisa Farrow - Jennifer Richard Pryor - Jeff Veronica Anderson - Angelica Logan Ramsey - Carnival Doctor Brandy Herred - Nude Cheerleader Pat Priest - Carnival Nurse Production James B. Harris found John Collier's story in Fancies and Goodnights while doing research for Stanley Kubrick's Lolita. In the original, the Sleeping Beauty is so unlikable when she awakes that the man puts her back to sleep. Harris was more interested in a relationship that soured because of the man's inability to escape his own obsessions. The baritone saxophone solos in the film were recorded by Ronnie Lang. The rest of the band consisted of Conte Candoli (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Dave Grusin (keyboard), Ray Brown (bass) and Stan Levey (drums). Reception James B. Harris was invited to the Director's Fortnight at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, where the film was received well. He explained the decision to make Troy a jazz musician was meant to underscore the games he plays with Scarlett. Troy has a " jazz mentality that prefers 'playing variations' to 'playing the melody.'" American reviewers tended to dismiss the film as "a rambling, contemporary fable that is merely pretentious." See also List of American films of 1973 References External links 1973 films 1970s romance films 1973 LGBT-related films Films based on Sleeping Beauty American LGBT-related films Bisexuality-related films Erotic mystery films American erotic romance films 1970s erotic drama films Films based on short fiction Films directed by James B. Harris American erotic drama films 1973 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films