The Watcher in the Woods (1981)

Starring:
Bette DavisCarroll Baker, (more)
Director(s):
Vincent McEveetyJohn Hough, (more
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Category:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Synopsis of The Watcher in the Woods

This Disney Studios attempt at entering the horror genre is a British production based on the chilling novel by Florence Engel Randall. An American family, headed by composer Paul Curtis (David McCallum) and his wife Helen (Carroll Baker), is renting an old mansion in England. The mansion's owner is Mrs. Aylwood (Bette Davis), who lives in a small guest house on the property. The mansion is surrounded by dense, forbidding woods. The Curtis children, Jan (Lynn-Holly Johnson) and Ellie (Kyle Richards), explore the forest. Mrs. Aylwood is continually searching the woods for her daughter -- whom she lost there 30 years ago. Over time, the children come to be haunted by the spirit of the daughter, Karen (Katherine Levy). The film was originally released in 1980 with an ending that included a huge alien from another planet. The studio pulled back the film after test audiences laughed at the special effects, and re-released the movie in 1982 with a new ending that circumvented the alien. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
83 mins

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Director(s):
Vincent McEveetyJohn Hough
Writer(s):
Rosemary Anne SissonBrian ClemensHarry Spalding
Producer(s):
Ron Miller
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Questionable for Children, Mild Violence, Violence)
Categories:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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