The Watcher in the Woods (1980) - Trailer

The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Hough and Vincent McEveety and starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, and David McCallum. Based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, the film tells the story of a teenage girl and her little sister who become encompassed in a supernatural mystery regarding a missing girl in the woods surrounding their new home in the English countryside.

Filmed at Pinewood Studios and the surrounding areas in Buckinghamshire, England, The Watcher in the Woods was one of several live-action films produced by Walt Disney Productions in the 1980s, when the studio was targeting young adult audiences. The film had its premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on April 17, 1980, but was pulled from release after ten days, and future screenings were canceled by the studio because of an overwhelming negative response from critics and audiences. Several changes were made thereafter, including the excision of a pre-credits sequence, as well the filming of an entirely new ending, which was directed by Vincent McEveety without Hough's involvement. Disney re-released the revised cut of the film on October 9, 1981, and it grossed $5 million.

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[deadmanprime]

One of the two infamous Disney horrors of the 80s. Love them both.

[tonymata]

I wish Disney had the balls to do films like The Watcher in the Woods and Something Wicked This Way Comes again.

[housinauthority]

This was shown in the UK in the mid 80's in an afternoon timeslot on TV. I was very young and made the mistake of watching this movie. It scared the heck out of me!

[razorshark]

My friend has told me that this is one of the scariest Disney movies ever made. It a horror movie for the whole family maybe.

[mariajoseortizmena]

I watched this movie with my best friend when we were maybe 7 or 8 years old. My mom got it from Blockbuster. It was the scariest shit we have ever seen, we saw it like 3 times in a role trying to understand and we just got more scared! I still remember it as a very, very scary movie. One of the best! Nerak! omg

[williamcrowe]

This, as well as Something Wicked this Way Comes, was the House of Mouse's foray into horror.

[CinephileSanityTV]

I actually watched this a few months ago for the first time in ages...a fun Disney classic!

[firechiefrisley]

"dirty mary, crazy larry" hough betwixt "brass target" and "the incubus"... would absolutely love to see john's original cut prior to venerable t.v. hack McEveety's studio-imposed re-shoots...

[j.tgrooms]

Just when you thought it was safe to go to in the woods

[henrykujawa]

I can't believe they didn't include this trailer on the new BLU-RAY!