The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods
by John Hough, Vincent McEveety

The Watcher in the Woods
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Actor: Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Kyle Richards (II), Lynn-Holly Johnson
Director: John Hough, Vincent McEveety
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video

Movie Reviews of The Watcher in the Woods

Movie Review: This is a Great Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars

My sister and I were around 9 & 11-years old when our parents rented this harmless Disney movie to keep us entertained while they had a night out on the town. Oh my. It was so scary! We watched with our eyes half shut, huddled together.

All these years later and with all the "scary" movies I have seen since, Disney's The Watcher in the Woods still stands out as one of my favorites.

Summary of The Watcher in the Woods

Legendary actress and two-time Oscar(R)-winner Bette Davis (DANGEROUS, 1935; JEZEBEL, 1938) stars in this frightening and atmospheric thriller. When an American teenager joins her family in an English country house, she experiences strange and supernatural occurrences. Mrs. Alywood (Davis), the kindly caretaker, knows the dark secret behind the happenings ... and prepares for the return of a young girl who died mysteriously some 30 years earlier! THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS weaves a haunting, riveting tale that stays with you long after the explosive ending!
Ghost story meets paranormal mystery in Disney's PG family spookfest, a rare kid-friendly scary movie that still manages to frighten. American girls Lynn-Holly Johnson (Ice Castles) and little sister Kyle Richards move into a secluded British manor cradled in a mist-shrouded forest, home to a ghostly guardian angel and a decades-old mystery that still haunts the place. Director John Hough (whose Legend of Hell House is a classic of supernatural suspense) delivers all the right shiver-inducing ingredients: flashes of light, whispers in the wind, eerie visions of a blindfolded little girl lost (the long-lost daughter of withered widow Bette Davis) reaching out from mirrors, as if trapped behind them. Though tame by today's bloody standards and a flop on its original release in 1981, this handsome little gothic ghost story has become something of a cult film for its suggestive direction, impressionistic imagery, and spooky sense of the unknown. Ages 9 and up, although more sophisticated younger kids should enjoy this. --Sean Axmaker

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