Unintentionally Scary Family Movies
02-20-08 | 12:03 PM
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Unintentionally Scary Family Movies
The mention of "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" reminded me of the fact there are old movies that were intended for the family audience, or kids themselves, that were a least a little creepy or frightening (including "Limpet") without intending to be. Family movies made in the '60s, in particular, tend to sometimes be creepy. I've made a list of some old ones that I watched on TV (and still pop up on places like TCM) as a kid that scared me:
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The Phantom Tollbooth
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
The Boy With Green Hair
Any other examples?
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The Phantom Tollbooth
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
The Boy With Green Hair
Any other examples?
02-20-08 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by The_Infidel
What the heck is creepy or frightening about "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"?
02-20-08 | 12:42 PM
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This might be a leap, but if parents aren't careful I would think that they could take Pan's Labyrinth as a mythical fairy tale and forever scar their kids.
02-20-08 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by visitor Q
This might be a leap, but if parents aren't careful I would think that they could take Pan's Labyrinth as a mythical fairy tale and forever scar their kids.
02-20-08 | 12:56 PM
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The child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang still sends chills down my spine whenever I watch it.
02-20-08 | 02:12 PM
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
02-20-08 | 02:43 PM
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From: 75 clicks above the Do Lung bridge...
Originally Posted by IDrinkMolson
The child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang still sends chills down my spine whenever I watch it.
that was the one that leapt to mind when i saw this thread...
02-20-08 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave7393
The Banshee gave me one of the worst nightmares I ever had as a kid. That movie is tops on my list for this discussion.
ditto, but I still loved it.
02-20-08 | 02:57 PM
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Didn't Darby O'Gill have a headless horseman in it too?
02-20-08 | 03:25 PM
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Leprechaun. Warwick Davis was in all these family films in the 80s that aren't scary, and then he stars in this. I don't get how any little kid wouldn't be scared of him in this movie.