Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.
- monster
- lightning
- fight
- magic
- drag queen
- sarcasm
- castle
- radio
- satire
- money
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Eve Ferret — Sylvia
- Bryan Pringle — Pfister
- Peter Vaughan — Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
- Paul L. Smith — Dr. Paul Abbot
- Jim Carter — Montego
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths — Cousin Francis Jr.
- Ann Way — Rachel
- Sally Osborne — Mrs. Abbot
- Jo Ross — Susan
- Julann Griffin — Nora
- William Hootkins — Reporter
- Directed
- Gene Wilder
- Written
- Terence Marsh, Gene Wilder
Production
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 · 173 ratings
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
