1980
·83m
The Watcher in the Woods
Summary
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Director
John Hough
Novel
Florence Engel Randall
Screenplay
Brian Clemens
Screenplay
Harry Spalding
Screenplay
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Writer
Gerry Day
Reviews
r96sk
September 11, 2020
Oh so very boring.
<em>'The Watcher in the Woods'</em> isn't necessarily a terrible film, but wow did I feel completely uninterested from (almost) start-to-finish. Dully told plot with a plain cast list. I couldn't, unfortunately, tell you anything I actually found good about this.
Lynn-Holly Johnson (Jan), a year prior to her appearance in James Bond, is the standout, but that's only down to a process of elimination to be honest; I found the rest yawnful. They aren't helped by the writing which fails to captivate how supposedly heavy the premise is, it's all basically as it seems - obvious. I should've cared for Mrs. Aylwood (Bette Davis) but I simply didn't feel attached one bit.
It is a weird one due to it not, as noted, doing anything massively negative, it's just the fact that the (short) run time is such a chore to get through. Not one I'd recommend.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000.00
Revenue:
$5,000,000.00
