The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
30m
Running Time
October 28, 1979Release Date
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
30m
Running Time
October 28, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Judd Hirsch
Count Dracula
Mariette Hartley
Winnie the Witch
Henry Gibson
Igor
Jack Riley
Wolf Man
Josip Elic
Zabaar the Zombie
John Schuck
Frankenstein's Monster
Robert Fitch
The Mummy
Robert Fitch
The Mummy
Andrew Duncan
Newscaster
Jamie Ross
Father
Maggie Peters Ross
Mother
Charles Fields
Boy
Kristin Williams
Girl
Coleman Jacoby
Writer
Arthur Ginsberg
Editor
Gaby Monet
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 28, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time30m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
witch
monster
halloween
Wiki.
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't is a 1979 American television special that revolves around Dracula (Judd Hirsch) trying to save Halloween from the Witch (Mariette Hartley) who threatens it. It won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Children's Program" and was nominated for three others. On its VHS release, it was retitled The Night Dracula Saved the World.
The special, which premiered on ABC on October 28, 1979, was shot at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York and was sponsored by Kenner. It also aired regularly on the Disney Channel during its Halloween season from 1983 to 1996.
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