Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

Name: Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Mike Aiton, David Baldwin, Ruth Baumgarten

20122012
1h 30m

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4.6/10

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Gillian Bevan, Craig Charles, Sarah Greene, Michael Parkinson, and Mike Smith in Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012)

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Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC 'Hallowe'en Hoax' Ghostwatch look back at the show's unique production and legendary af... Read allTwo decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC 'Hallowe'en Hoax' Ghostwatch look back at the show's unique production and legendary aftermath.Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC 'Hallowe'en Hoax' Ghostwatch look back at the show's unique production and legendary aftermath.

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4.6/10

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Richard Broke, Lesley Manning, and Stephen Volk in Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012)

Sarah Greene, Lesley Manning, Mike Smith, Alex Ryle, and Alex Ashcroft in Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains (2012)

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Trivia
The film's subtitle "Behind the Curtains" refers to Pipes The Poltergeist's hiding space in the original Ghostwatch (1992). It is also one of the chapter headings on the inaugural BFI DVD release.

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No cats were harmed in the making of this film.

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Features Ghostwatch (1992)

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Ghost Watch
By Ian Evans, Matt Burrows

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10/10

Comprehensive retrospective on a cult classic

Ghostwatch, one of the most famous media events of all time, fondly remembered to this day. Behind the curtains offers a look into the production, transition and legacy of the legendary film. I hold the film in such high regard it stands amongst Halloween, Jaws and The Shining in my eyes.

This documentary provides never before seen insight to how Ghostwatch came to be and with interviews with cast, crew and critics you can clearly gather how Ghostwatch affected the nation. I don't speak for others but I can confidently say that this documentary is essential viewing for anyone who enjoyed the 1992 film, while DVD copies are becoming hard to find, you can also buy the book, which I own and thoroughly enjoyed reading. My biggest regret with the documentary is I didn't watch the screening of it at Birmingham horror con in 2017. If you can, WATCH IT because it truly offers another perspective on the event that spooked a nation and the world needs more Ghostwatch, it really does.

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