The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

October. 28,1979      PG
Rating:
6.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.

Judd Hirsch as  Count Dracula
Mariette Hartley as  Winnie the Witch
Henry Gibson as  Igor
Jack Riley as  Wolf Man
Josip Elic as  Zabaar the Zombie
John Schuck as  Frankenstein's Monster

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Reviews

Harockerce
1979/10/28

What a beautiful movie!

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TeenzTen
1979/10/29

An action-packed slog

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Limerculer
1979/10/30

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

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Cristal
1979/10/31

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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Hip-Hop-Legend
1979/11/01

I remember watching this as a kid! I loved it then, and I love it now. The one liners in this are great. Dracula: Soon you will grow sleepy and obey my every command. Witch: Over my dead body! Dracula: Don't be a tease! LOL! I had forgotten all about this until I stumbled across it on another website. All of the characters are great. The wolfman, the mummy, frankenstein's monster, the king of the dead, igor, and of course Dracula, and the witch. The funniest parts are the dialogue between Dracula and the witch, and Dracula and igor. Dracula to igor: Can't do me any harm huh? Who did that, termites? You have to watch to understand what I mean, but this is a great Halloween short and definitely worth a watch!

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James Matthews
1979/11/02

I saw this special back in 1979, but at age 17 I was at least 10 years too old for it. Not that Halloween specials are known for their sophisticated humor, but this one manages to be inept even by that standard.THAT thing won an Emmy? It must have been a very weak year. This is for you if you're so young that you think showing four actors running fast-forward is clever. Showing people repeatedly swinging on a rope unsuccessfully definitely has its limits, even for slapstick. The appearance of the little kids at the climax was especially shameless. (I know they're supposed to seem "cute" and all, but call me WC Fields.)I know that Judd Hirsch and Mariette Hartley were talented comedians, but here those talents are definitely wasted. I must have seen a different show from what these other reviewers saw.Urrgh.

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skvanna342000
1979/11/03

I remember this show as a little kid. My brother and I still do the little thing we call 'Tinie, Tiny bat, tinie, tiny bat.' It makes us laugh every time. This is a great movie for kids. They don't make them like this anymore.......I would highly recommend this to every kid I know and adults. It has some really cute humor. Judd Hirsch is awesome..Where can I go to buy this movie Amazon?I did try one year to find it and they wanted around 90 bucks for it. I'm not sure I would pay that much - but I would at least pay $30.00 Does anyone have any good ideas?

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Thecatandthebat
1979/11/04

One of the best movies bring back fond memories. I was 5 when it was re-released and it is fun to watch as a family. And although a little corny. I do believe that the whole family would enjoy watching it. It is short enough for little kids to stay interested. And it is funny for kids and teens. And brings back reminiscent times for adults. Plus you don't have to worry about what it is rated like most of the movies today. I have just recently seen it again and it is just as good as I remembered. And you will probably want to see it more then once. I know I sure did. Although now it is a bit hard to find. I would check pleases that sell used VHS. Also other places too. Since it was only once released to my knowledge.

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