Most ghastly occurances often occur in broad daylight in full view of everyone yet there are never any witnesses. That is truly creepy. Best funeral March ever btw...
I love the faint desperation in Jonathan Pryce's voice. He's consumed with getting his target, and it frustrates him to have to 'play games' to get it.
@doctorwho0077 yep that's rage..you can feel the micro-fraction that's holding him back from just beating the shit out of him..Jonathan Pryce with his words and movements takes the tension to 11, it's like watching an overwound spring about to break.. fantastic acting.
'Come visit me Sir, if you wish to improve your education'. 'I will, and I may improve yours'. In this scene, Pryce is more chilling and menacing than his compatriot Anthony Hopkins, in 'Silence of the Lambs'.
The book says that it was Chopin's Funeral March being played backwards, but here in the film it's actually Beethoven's Eroica 2nd Movement (played normally).
Not only an amazing movie, but a seriously inspiring performance by one of the world's best actors - Jonathan Pryce. The movie score (both of them, one that was used and the one that was cast away last minute for being too broody and dark) are amazing, and great sources for samples.
This post was 3 years ago. I can't think of a single Disney movie that's been good since! All their "live action" reboots and reimaginings 🤮 S-U-C-K so badly, they should rename their company to Hoover!
had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago and he told me he was more intimidated about doing that scene with Jason Robards then doing the entire film. He wanted to "get it right" and appear as menacing as can be, I think he hit it out of the park
This era of Disney movies were my favorite as they came out when I was a kid entering young adulthood. This was before it went Full Corporate under Michael Eisner's tutelage and it was competing in the competitive space innovated by Spielberg and Lucas. There's a darkness to this movie that is both sinister and cute and it plays out like an Edgar Allan Poe short story (notice how studios avoid making movies of his stories these days?) but we'll never see again from today's Disney Corp as they're more interested in maximizing demographic profit dollars by making everything generally bland and consumable.
This movie was definitely a classic! J. Pryce’s character as Mr. Dark was pretty intense, especially in this creepy video! And the way Dark stared at Jason R. after he was done questioning him was equally unsettling!
@@lorimorris6520 I remember that scene in the end where Mr. Dark rode the carousel forward in time and aged until he turned into a skeleton, that was crazy! PS. J. Pryce is a nice looking man(he looked great when he played “Mr. Dark!”
HISHE: "Hello, town police? Yes, I'd like to report possible child endanngerrment. I was just approached by a man looking for a couple of children and he has tattoos of their faces on his palms. What's that? Oh, oh yes well he's about six foot one, caucasian, mid forties and harmed himself right in front of me. He's wearing a costume that looks like it's from the 1920's and left his blood on the north sidewalk of the north east intersection of Fifth and Seventh". Later on, the cops come by to investigate the blood, bring the old man down to the carnival to confirm the identity of the man he reported. The cops then question Mister Dark: Investigator: "So you came to our town, for what reason?" Mr. Dark: "I am here because I need Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade to ride my carousel". Investigator: "Okay sir you're under arrest for attempted kidnapping and attempted interference with a minor!" The cops arrest Mr Dark and as he's being put into the police car, he sees Charles Mr. Dark: "I'll get you for this Charles!!"
In the book, the police do come to the carnival and question Mr. Dark, but all seems well and the kids can't prove anything. Such would be the case in this film. Dark has supernatural powers and the police would see nothing wrong.
A wonderful movie that accurately warns us about the evil in our midst that ever seeks our destruction. Most people do not realize they were born into a world at war between good and evil. Between God and the father of Lies. Pray for wisdom, it is more precious than gold.
God is a human creation. Not the other way 'round. No God. No devil. No superstition. No spirits. No ghosts. No demons. No angels. Nope. No proof either. Just stories, and a bunch of crazy motherfuckers who believe them and would kill to maintain the lie. Peace
Actually, the story delves into the complexity into each person's mind, including the younger ones. Quite the opposite of "the battle between Good and Evil".
AMAZING FILM. Way Mr. Dark walks... creepy. If i recall boy with football was either elderly or young and disabled who wished from Mr. Dark to be healthy/young again and play football professionally but became eternally a child.
I have a remake in the works, I intend to keep the original flavour and style but way darker too, the characters are more sinister and deeper, and you see their nice facade, then their darker hidden personas. Also Remember this film is just shy of 40 years old now. I still haven't decided if it will take place in 1983, or make it a sequel 🤔 following the decendants of the original characters in 2022, The present. Decision made, a sequel following the original closely.
"Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama." Wikipedia Born: June 1, 1947 (age 75 years), Carmel, United Kingdom I need him as a Director / Producer as well.
he was 59 when most of the filming was done in the fall of 1981. In one of the reshoots done a year later in 1982 - Where Will tells his father he loves him in the Hall of Mirrors near the end of the movie - he was only 60. So yes, he did look older than his real age.
Me n brother used to watch this movie all the time when we was kids n I think they played it in school too n yes it is kinda creepy a little bit but I still love it anyway n also I didn’t know Disney make this movie too well Disney make some creepy n funny stuff anyway especially these days but I still love Disney anyway lol🙏🏽😂😂😂😂😎😎😎😎❤❤️❤️❤️❤
Ludwig van Beethoven's "Eroica" Third Symphony, second movement (funeral march) To bad the performance the Carnval band performs isnt on the soundtrack.
All these years I thought it was Chopin's funeral march being played backwards. It would make sense given Mr Dark's ability to reverse the effects of aging in people, perhaps even keep them from dying. For a price, of course.
I literally just now got it! This scene scene, and the whole story is heart wrenching and creepy, but it all works off of a parents wish to keep their child innocent. Throw in the small town aspect and you have outsiders and their worldly ways encroaching on your children. That’s the October people. Honestly I see more layers here than that but I don’t want to write my own book here.
Wouldn't be as good. The casting for this 1983 movie was spot on brillant. The acting by all involved, especially Jonathyn Pryce (Mr. Dark), Jason Robards (Charles Halloway, Will's dad) and the two child actors, Vidal Peterson (Will Halloway) & Shawn Carson (Jim Nightshade) were great. I wonder whatever happened to Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson?
Trying to look up the funeral March that the band is playing But I cant find anything that sounds the same Can anybody tell me who the original composer is?
Whatever happened to the child star Vidal Peterson who played Will Halloway? I thought both he and Sean Carson, who played Jim Nightshade, were very good. The connection between Charles Halloway (Jason Robards) and his son Will Halloway (Vidal Peterson) is very poignant. Love this movie.
A very creepy scene that takes place during broad daylight in a crowded street...and it’s Disney!
Most ghastly occurances often occur in broad daylight in full view of everyone yet there are never any witnesses.
That is truly creepy.
Best funeral March ever btw...
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Watch the denizens of N'awlins perform their for-real funeral march. It's called _Second Line_ and it's really cool to watch.
I love the faint desperation in Jonathan Pryce's voice. He's consumed with getting his target, and it frustrates him to have to 'play games' to get it.
@doctorwho0077 yep that's rage..you can feel the micro-fraction that's holding him back from just beating the shit out of him..Jonathan Pryce with his words and movements takes the tension to 11, it's like watching an overwound spring about to break.. fantastic acting.
@@CaptApril123 , Jonathan Pryce was absolutely perfect as Mr. Dark.
@@CaptApril123well that’d be extremely disrespectful of him to beat him up as he’s an elder
Mr Dark is pretty much the Coachman from Pinocchio, the Child Catcher, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and Satan himself wrapped up into one character.
'Come visit me Sir, if you wish to improve your education'.
'I will, and I may improve yours'.
In this scene, Pryce is more chilling and menacing than his compatriot Anthony Hopkins, in 'Silence of the Lambs'.
This movie is the first time I ever saw Jonathan Pryce and he had me immediately. I've been a fan since then.
Jason Robards and Jonathan Pryce were perfectly cast in this film. They bring that edge and tension that makes everything believable.
Such a deeply underrated film. Really a modern classic.
Pryce is incredible (doesn't need to be said again), but Jason Robards -- what a Master Class in acting. And the writing!!!
Oh how I miss the gothic lovecraftian horror that Disney used to make.
The book says that it was Chopin's Funeral March being played backwards, but here in the film it's actually Beethoven's Eroica 2nd Movement (played normally).
I remember they play this music in Civilization II whenever a civilization is completely eradicated.
Not only an amazing movie, but a seriously inspiring performance by one of the world's best actors - Jonathan Pryce. The movie score (both of them, one that was used and the one that was cast away last minute for being too broody and dark) are amazing, and great sources for samples.
I miss the days when Disney had the balls to do those kind of movies. Now we just get a few good ones and a lot of bad sequels. T_T
Yes I agree! This and *Watcher in the Woods* are amazing!
This post was 3 years ago. I can't think of a single Disney movie that's been good since! All their "live action" reboots and reimaginings 🤮 S-U-C-K so badly, they should rename their company to Hoover!
Maybe they will remake it with CGI
You mean now they make awful movies with GODawful sequels??
Let’s pray they do no remakes
Love this movie...great cast, great music, great old fashioned visuals! Amazing!
Jonathan Pryce is amazing
had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago and he told me he was more intimidated about doing that scene with Jason Robards then doing the entire film. He wanted to "get it right" and appear as menacing as can be, I think he hit it out of the park
When Disney wasn't afraid to go full metal.
You thought the funeral march would be less creepy played backwards? WRONG!
Love it. In broad daylight evil shows up
Disney sure was scary back then!
Wasn't it awesome!
This era of Disney movies were my favorite as they came out when I was a kid entering young adulthood. This was before it went Full Corporate under Michael Eisner's tutelage and it was competing in the competitive space innovated by Spielberg and Lucas.
There's a darkness to this movie that is both sinister and cute and it plays out like an Edgar Allan Poe short story (notice how studios avoid making movies of his stories these days?) but we'll never see again from today's Disney Corp as they're more interested in maximizing demographic profit dollars by making everything generally bland and consumable.
Such a great movie. I loved it.
I do too. It is an absolute favorite of mine.
This movie was definitely a classic! J. Pryce’s character as Mr. Dark was pretty intense, especially in this creepy video! And the way Dark stared at Jason R. after he was done questioning him was equally unsettling!
Damned good movie - very spooky and done very well.
This and the movie lady in white
Ray Bradbury wrote great stories
Young Jonathan Pryce was hot as hell in an amazing movie!
I had a crush on him.but ain't no way I'm riding that carousel backwards
@@lorimorris6520 I remember that scene in the end where Mr. Dark rode the carousel forward in time and aged until he turned into a skeleton, that was crazy!
PS. J. Pryce is a nice looking man(he looked great when he played “Mr. Dark!”
Tbh he was a good looking man but also Jim was a total cutie as well.
@@oooh19 so was Vidal Peterson as Will.
@@MarkFloyd7451 yea he was
HISHE: "Hello, town police? Yes, I'd like to report possible child endanngerrment. I was just approached by a man looking for a couple of children and he has tattoos of their faces on his palms. What's that? Oh, oh yes well he's about six foot one, caucasian, mid forties and harmed himself right in front of me. He's wearing a costume that looks like it's from the 1920's and left his blood on the north sidewalk of the north east intersection of Fifth and Seventh".
Later on, the cops come by to investigate the blood, bring the old man down to the carnival to confirm the identity of the man he reported. The cops then question Mister Dark:
Investigator: "So you came to our town, for what reason?"
Mr. Dark: "I am here because I need Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade to ride my carousel".
Investigator: "Okay sir you're under arrest for attempted kidnapping and attempted interference with a minor!"
The cops arrest Mr Dark and as he's being put into the police car, he sees Charles
Mr. Dark: "I'll get you for this Charles!!"
In the book, the police do come to the carnival and question Mr. Dark, but all seems well and the kids can't prove anything. Such would be the case in this film. Dark has supernatural powers and the police would see nothing wrong.
A wonderful movie that accurately warns us about the evil in our midst that ever seeks our destruction. Most people do not realize they were born into a world at war between good and evil. Between God and the father of Lies. Pray for wisdom, it is more precious than gold.
God is a human creation. Not the other way 'round. No God. No devil. No superstition. No spirits. No ghosts. No demons. No angels. Nope. No proof either. Just stories, and a bunch of crazy motherfuckers who believe them and would kill to maintain the lie.
Peace
Actually, the story delves into the complexity into each person's mind, including the younger ones. Quite the opposite of "the battle between Good and Evil".
@@upsydaysy3042 anything used for or thought of as good can be evil if someone gets off track just a little and gets lost.
"Boys, what the hell is going on?"
I think the barber was tryin to warn him
@@lorimorris6520 Or simply missing his bud.
Brilliant film
AMAZING FILM. Way Mr. Dark walks... creepy. If i recall boy with football was either elderly or young and disabled who wished from Mr. Dark to be healthy/young again and play football professionally but became eternally a child.
Disney sure doesn't make movies like this anymore.
Way underated.
I'm not against a remake if they do this legendary movie justice.
Fair enough, but the remake must have Jonathan Pryce!
@@IsaacS2010 True I can't see anyone being Mr.Dark except Pryce.
I have a remake in the works, I intend to keep the original flavour and style but way darker too, the characters are more sinister and deeper, and you see their nice facade, then their darker hidden personas.
Also Remember this film is just shy of 40 years old now.
I still haven't decided if it will take place in 1983, or make it a sequel 🤔 following the decendants of the original characters in 2022, The present.
Decision made, a sequel following the original closely.
@@IsaacS2010
I liked Jonathan Pryce, if not him, a close match, must be a Brit with a very posh accent.
"Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama."
Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1947 (age 75 years), Carmel, United Kingdom
I need him as a Director / Producer as well.
Jason Robards was only 61 in this movie. He looks like he's 80.
Alcoholism aged this legend, unfortunately. Fits perfectly for the content of this film, though.
Yea I mean I thought he looked older than his actual age
he was 59 when most of the filming was done in the fall of 1981. In one of the reshoots done a year later in 1982 - Where Will tells his father he loves him in the Hall of Mirrors near the end of the movie - he was only 60. So yes, he did look older than his real age.
Me n brother used to watch this movie all the time when we was kids n I think they played it in school too n yes it is kinda creepy a little bit but I still love it anyway n also I didn’t know Disney make this movie too well Disney make some creepy n funny stuff anyway especially these days but I still love Disney anyway lol🙏🏽😂😂😂😂😎😎😎😎❤❤️❤️❤️❤
5 People don't know a great movie from a hole in the wall or their arse from their elbow.
wonderful film
Disney at it’s glorious BEST! 😀😀😀😀😀
Ludwig van Beethoven's "Eroica" Third Symphony, second movement (funeral march) To bad the performance the Carnval band performs isnt on the soundtrack.
Thank you. My very question answered!
I thought Chopin did the funeral march?
Chopin's is more known and just as beautiful! Still Setup that it's not on the soundtrack!!
Marcos Lefevour deLeon cool thanks
All these years I thought it was Chopin's funeral march being played backwards. It would make sense given Mr Dark's ability to reverse the effects of aging in people, perhaps even keep them from dying. For a price, of course.
Mr. Pryce would be perfect as Leland Gaunt if there was a remake of _Needful Things._
I literally just now got it! This scene scene, and the whole story is heart wrenching and creepy, but it all works off of a parents wish to keep their child innocent. Throw in the small town aspect and you have outsiders and their worldly ways encroaching on your children. That’s the October people. Honestly I see more layers here than that but I don’t want to write my own book here.
Nice platform heels, Jonathan :D
This should be remade but with tim burton as director!
I think Guillermo Del Toro would make an acceptable choice, as well.
Mr. Del Toro is the better choice. If this film was to be threatened with a reboot then give Del Toro 💯 control over everything
Wouldn't be as good. The casting for this 1983 movie was spot on brillant. The acting by all involved, especially Jonathyn Pryce (Mr. Dark), Jason Robards (Charles Halloway, Will's dad) and the two child actors, Vidal Peterson (Will Halloway) & Shawn Carson (Jim Nightshade) were great. I wonder whatever happened to Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson?
He kind remind me characters me gold once upon a time tv show
He'll never get the child
He's embarrassed
why there walking like slow?one step too a other
More menacing and dramatic. Creepier.
They were playing a funeral march. Trying to intimidate the dad
Why are they walking slowly one foot in front of the other?
They were mimicking Second Line funeral marches in New Orleans, Louisiana.
great movie. how can ibuy it?
I believe amazon would have it
Disney+ or not.
eBay.
Trying to look up the funeral March that the band is playing
But I cant find anything that sounds the same
Can anybody tell me who the original composer is?
Beethoven
Beethoven's third symphony, second Movement
Uhhhh, yeah you have kids pictures on the palms of your hands.....sorry i can't help you.
Whatever happened to the child star Vidal Peterson who played Will Halloway? I thought both he and Sean Carson, who played Jim Nightshade, were very good. The connection between Charles Halloway (Jason Robards) and his son Will Halloway (Vidal Peterson) is very poignant. Love this movie.
Aaron Rodgers was in a movie??
This was an awesome movie, but Disney had no biz making it. lol
The category is wrong comedy how is this a comedy
No sign of Hitchcock music
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When disney made good movies.......