Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1999 · 27 min · ★ 7.3 · Animation, Family

Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby"; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with "interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.

Directed by Amy Schatz

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Billy Crystal Narrator (voice)
Susan Sarandon Narrator (voice)
Tony Bennett Self
Natalie Cole Self
Lauryn Hill Self
Patti LaBelle Self
Aaron Neville Self
Justin Arnold Boy
Joseph Cirkiel Kid (uncredited)
John Lennon Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Harrison Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

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