The difference between "Hansel and Gretel" (1987), and the original tale by the Brothers Grimm
The first difference lies in the events before Hansel and Gretel are captured by the witch. In the Brothers Grimm version they are left to go into the forest multiple times, instead of the one time they go into the forest in the film. The change was made so that instead of the parents having the same argument three times, it instead shows why they are struggling for food. It is because the father is a bit of a pushover, who can't get the full amount of money for the wood from the baker. This is different then in the Grimm's version where the reason why they are starving is because of a plague sweeping through the country. The change clearly made because something like a plague would not fit in with the tone of the film. Which is a somewhat campy musical. Also the before mentioned change to Hansel and Gretel only going once did work very well, because instead of telling us they starve because of a plague, in the movie they show us that the father is a pushover. It works because ...
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