Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Kirsten Dunst, Nia Peeples, Michael McShane, Amzie Strickland Directed By: D.J. MacHale Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 05, 2003 Running Time: 89 minutes Theatrical Release Date: October 26, 1997
Amazon.com: Kirsten Dunst stars as plucky teen niece to Steve Guttenberg in this 1997 telefilm that sets out to provide background for one of Disney/MGM Studios' popular thrill-rides, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Guttenberg plays Buzzy, a down-on-his-luck former journalist relegated to concocting stories for a Weekly World News-inspired tabloid. When an elderly woman approaches Buzzy with a compelling ghost story, he's persuaded to investigate. Dunst is Anna, who joins Buzzy in his search to find out the truth about the mysterious 1939 disappearance of five people--including a Shirley Temple-like child star--at the eerily abandoned Hollywood Tower Hotel. There are some scary segments, which may truly frighten sensitive younger viewers. Still, for older kids and adult viewers, Dunst's presence and a fairly fun story makes this an engaging film. (Ages 8 and older) --N.F. Mendoza
Description: Big-screen stars Steve Guttenberg (THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY) and Kirsten Dunst (DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL) encounter a host of haunts in this delightfully spooky mystery! Buzzy Crocker (Guttenberg) is a hard-luck photojournalist whose unexpected encounter with an old woman leads him to investigate an unexplained, decades-old disappearance. It seems that one Halloween night, many years ago, five partygoers vanished in the elevator of the Hollywood Tower Hotel ... and ever since, their ghosts have remained trapped inside the dilapidated old building! In an action-filled story that delivers creepy fun for everyone, Buzzy ultimately teams with his niece (Dunst) to solve the mystery while managing to save their lives and capture the biggest story of the year!
Great Family Fun! If you are planning a trip to MGM this movie is must! It is just like the ride. My daughter and I went to MGM at Christmas and the TOT was her favorite ride. She missed it so much I bought her the movie as a rememberence. GOOD TIMES!
Fun movie! This is a TV movie that looks like a Disney upper tier afterschool special. There are obvious commercial breaks that should have been edited out. It's a little campy in spots, but with a little more polish, it could have been released in the theaters. The plot is good, with a twist you will see coming only if you are looking for it. Guttenberg and Dunst stand out, and Melora Hardin is so good I wonder why I haven't seen her in other films. The music is great - especially the big band scenes. The opening shots have fantastic camera work to give the scenes a touch of spookiness and unease without overdoing it. The special effects are upper end TV special effects; okay, but not great. Overall, the film is simple, feel good, family entertainment. However, this film may not be for you if you do not enjoy fantasy with a touch of the supernatural (Harry Potter, X-files, Lord of the Rings, etc).
Tower of Terror? This movie isn't any where near as good as the ride of the same name at Disney in LA. I can only hope that Disney made the movie about the ride and not the ride about the movie, otherwise the ride would of been very boring!! If you want thrills, I suggest that you go visit the ride at Disney LA
It was okay I was kind of disapointed with the movie could have been lots better
but the ride at Disney land California is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
oh well such is life
really fun I love 80's comedy horror type stuff, this was surprisingly fun and I got it in good condition and very quickly, thanks
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