The Watcher in the Woods

1980 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Family Horror Mystery Thriller

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 s, 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 The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 American English-language Family Horror film starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David Mccallum, Lynn-holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Frances Cuka and Derek Lyons. The movie is inspired from A Watcher in the Woods by Florence Engel Randall. Walt Disney Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Ron Miller. The movie is directed by John Hough and Vincent Mceveety. Buena Vista Distribution acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Watcher in the Woods was released on 3rd July 1981 and takes a screen time of 84 minutes. The Watcher in the Woods was made on a budget of $9 million and at the box office it grossed only $5 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Brian Clemens, Harry Spalding and Rosemary Anne Sisson. Cinematography was done by Alan Hume and editing by Geoffrey Foot. The music was composed by Stanley Myers.
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  • Jini Score
    6.2/10
  • Critics Score
    46%
  • Rating
    6.1/10
  • Jini Score
    6.2%
  • Critics Score
    46
  • Rating
    6.1
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Release Date03 JUL 1981
Budget$ 9 MILLION
Language

English

Genre

Family , Horror , Mystery , Thriller

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The Watcher in the Woods Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

54.29%

Positive Review Rating : 46%

46%
    • Variety Staff

      The acting and writing are barely professional but the art direction, especially Alan Humes stunning camerawork, gives the pic a gloss. ( Read More )
    • Nigel Floyd

      When it became obvious that the films mix of cutesy sentiment and vague scariness wasnt working, the company ordered whole sequences to be rewritten, re shot or re edited, then imposed a stupid ending that explains precisely nothing. ( Read More )
    • Gary Arnold

      Disney animators often left indelible impressions as masters of the macabre and expressive manipulators of childhood anxieties. ( Read More )
    • Scott Weinberg

      Fans of old fashioned, atmospheric ghost tales will forgive the films obvious faults, but even they will have a hard time generating much enthusiasm for the movie. ( Read More )
    • Kyle Anderson

      actively courting an older audience, since its films aimed at little kids werent doing so hot. ( Read More )
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