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The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

PG  84 min  -  Family | Horror | Mystery   -  11 September 1982 (Japan)
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When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.

Writers:

Brian Clemens (screenplay), Harry Spalding (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Bette Davis ...
Lynn-Holly Johnson Lynn-Holly Johnson ...
Jan Curtis
Kyle Richards ...
Ellie Curtis
Carroll Baker ...
Helen Curtis
David McCallum ...
Paul Curtis
Benedict Taylor ...
Mike Fleming
Frances Cuka Frances Cuka ...
Mary Fleming
Richard Pasco Richard Pasco ...
Tom Colley
Ian Bannen ...
John Keller
Katharine Levy Katharine Levy ...
Karen Aylwood (uncredited in the shortened 1981 release)
Eleanor Summerfield Eleanor Summerfield ...
Mrs. Thayer
Georgina Hale Georgina Hale ...
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Storyline

When a normal American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal appearances befall them in this interesting twist to the well-known haunted-house tale. Their daughter Jan sees, and daughter Ellie hears, the voice of a young teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before... Written by Michael Ducharme <ducharme@escape.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Solar Eclipse | Past | Eclipse | Country Home | Haunted House  | See more »

Taglines:

It was just an innocent game... until a young girl vanished for thirty years See more »

Genres:

Family | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Az erdei kápolna titka See more »

Filming Locations:

England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$5,000,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This was to be Disney's first PG-rated movie. However, poor test screening convinced the studio to re-shoot the ending and hold the release until April 1980 (and it bombed). Thus, The Black Hole became the first Disney movie with a PG rating. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Mrs. Alywood saves Jan from drowning in the pond they are in Mrs. Alywood's cottage talking. Jan's bangs change from being spread out across her forehead to being all together. See more »

Quotes

Ellie Curtis: She had to. She had to push you down to get you loose from the branch. She saved your life.
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Connections

References The Legend of Hell House (1973) See more »