The Watcher In The Woods (1980) - Credits and Details

The Watcher In The Woods Credits and Details

Directed by
	John Hough
	Vincent McEveety	...	uncredited
Written by
	Brian Clemens	...	screenplay by
	Harry Spalding	...	screenplay by
	Rosemary Anne Sisson	...	screenplay by
	Florence Engel Randall	...	novel "A Watcher in the Woods"
	Gerry Day
Cast
	Bette Davis	...	Mrs. Aylwood
	Lynn-Holly Johnson	...	Jan Curtis
	Kyle Richards	...	Ellie Curtis
	Carroll Baker	...	Helen Curtis
	David McCallum	...	Paul Curtis
	Benedict Taylor	...	Mike Fleming
	Frances Cuka	...	Mary Fleming
	Richard Pasco	...	Tom Colley
	Ian Bannen	...	John Keller
	Katharine Levy	...	Karen Aylwood
	Eleanor Summerfield	...	Mrs. Thayer
	Georgina Hale	...	Young Mrs. Aylwood
Uncredited Cast
	Ina Clare	...	Motorbike Race Spectator
	Dominic Guard	...	Young John Keller
	Derek Lyons	...	Motorbike Race Spectator
Produced by
	Hugh Attwooll	...	associate producer
	Tom Leetch	...	co-producer
	Ron Miller	...	producer
Original Music by
	Stanley Myers
Special Effects by
	Danny Lee	...	special mechanical effects: other world sequence
	John Richardson	...	special effects
	Neil Corbould	...	special effects assistant
	Tony Dunsterville	...	trainee pyrotechnician
	Ricky Farns	...	special effects technician
	Garth Inns	...	special effects technician
	John Pohl	...	special effects artist
	Ken Speed	...	special effects assistant
	Paul Wurtzel	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Jack Boyd	...	animation effects: Other World sequence
	Jane Boyd	...	animation effects: Other World sequence
	Bob Broughton	...	special photographic effects: Other World sequence / special photographic effects: final sequence
	Robin Browne	...	photographic processes
	Art Cruickshank	...	special photographic effects: final sequence
	Harrison Ellenshaw	...	designer: final sequence
	John Emerson	...	alien designer: Other World sequence
	Andy Gaskill	...	alien designer: Other World sequence
	Joe Hale	...	alien designer: Other World sequence / animation supervisor: Other World sequence
	Rick Heinrichs	...	alien designer: Other World sequence
	Don Henry	...	visual effects: final sequence
	Dick Kendall	...	visual effects: final sequence
	Brian Longbotham	...	kinetic light: Other World sequence
	David Mattingly	...	matte artist: Other World sequence / visual effects: final sequence
	Sam Nicholson	...	kinetic light: Other World sequence
	Michael Peraza Jr.	...	visual effects artist
	Henry Selick	...	alien designer: Other World sequence
	Bill Kilduff	...	photographic processes
	Tad Krzanowski	...	model effects
	Phil Meador	...	special photographic effects: Other World sequence
	Jon Sorensen	...	visual effects camera
Stunts
	Vic Armstrong	...	stunt supervisor

Additional Info
Premiere:	April 17, 1980
Theatrical Release:	October 09, 1981
DVD Release:	April 02, 2002
Blu-ray Release:	September 07, 2021
Countries:
Distributor:	Walt Disney Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.1 / 10	52 / 100

Production Companies
Walt Disney Productions (presents)

Distributors
Buena Vista Distribution Company (1980) (United States) (Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.) (theatrical)
Buena Vista Distribution Company (1981) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Walt Disney Home Video (1981) (United States) (pan-and-scan) (clamshell case) (VHS)
Disney Channel (1984) (United States) (The Disney Channel) (TV)
Walt Disney Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
TNT (2000) (United States) (TV)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
England, UK
Ettington Park Manor, Ettington Park, Warwickshire, England, UK (chapel) (manor: home of John Keller)
Ettington Park, Warwickshire, England, UK (chapel) (manor: home of John Keller)
Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (manor: Curtis family vacation home) (pond) (woods)
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Studio)
St. Huberts Lane, Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
St. Huberts, St. Huberts Lane, Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (manor: Curtis family vacation home) (pond) (woods)
UK
Walt Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA (Studio) (special effects; re-shoots; additional photography)
Warwickshire, England, UK

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