Tower of Terror 

A disgraced reporter investigates an abandoned luxury hotel where five people mysteriously disappeared sixty years earlier.

Director:

D.J. MacHale

Writer:

D.J. MacHale

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Kirsten Dunst, Nia Peeples

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Buzzy Crocker
Kirsten Dunst	...	Anna Petterson
Nia Peeples	...	Jill Perry
Michael McShane	...	Chris 'Q' Todd
Amzie Strickland	...	Abigail Gregory
Melora Hardin	...	Claire Poulet
Alastair Duncan	...	Gilbert London
Lindsay Ridgeway	...	Sally Shine
John Franklin	...	Dewey Todd
Wendy Worthington	...	Emeline Partridge
Lela Ivey	...	Patricia Petterson
Richard Minchenberg	...	Dr. Daniels
Marcus Smythe	...	Sergeon
Don Perry	...	Great Grand Dad
Michael Waltman	...	Reporter

Storyline

The film starts out when 5 people walk into an elevator, but something goes very wrong. The elevator collapses 11 floors and the five people roam around the hotel as ghosts. 60 years later, reporter Buzzy (Steve Guttenberg) and his niece Anna (Kirsten Dunst) are trying to find out the mystery of the hotel. An old lady named Abigail tells them that if they find a belonging of each person on the elevator they will be free from the hotel.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | sister sister relationship | black magic | based on theme park attraction | elevator crash | 

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Taglines:

Hotel Guests Check In...But They Don't Check Out!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the role of Emeline Partridge; Maggie Roswell, Pamela Kosh, Bonnie Hellman, Marianne Muellerleile, Anne Haney, Mary Pat Gleason, and Mimi Kennedy were all candidates who were considered for the part (which was later given to Wendy Worthington).

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Goofs

In the opening music montage at the Hollywood hotel, you see the band playing and they show a closeup of a man in the band wearing modern seeing glasses.

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Quotes

Chris 'Q' Todd: One word: forget it.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: D23 Expo 2019 Extravaganza (2019)

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Soundtracks

Boy of my Dreams
Performed by Melora Hardin

User Reviews

Ehh....

Run-of-the-mill cutsie Disney "horror" movie (a contradiction in terms?). You have to be pretty bored to sit through this. If you have nothing better to do, go ahead and watch it. But don't go out of your way to find it. I watched it to see Kirsten Dunst (NOT Kirsten Storms, in spite of what a previous reviewer said!) in an early role. Even here, she shows signs of what she is capable of doing, and does in her later roles. Other than that, there isn't much substance to this.

But then again, this is aimed at a young audience, so for them, this can be entertaining. Unfortunately, the plot is predictable. You can tell what is coming a mile away. A typical Disney TV movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Torre do Terror

Filming Locations:

Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1