Disney's Weirdest
Disney Films That Didn't Seem Like Disney Films
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- DirectorGary NelsonStarsMaximilian SchellAnthony PerkinsRobert ForsterA research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.Disney's attempt to give Star Wars a run for their money, casting big name actors (Maximillian Schnell, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux), crafting expensive special effects, and creating lovable robots because, hey, Disney knows merchandising. The only live-action Disney offering that has characters travelling to hell. No joke.
- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsPatrick McGoohanGeorge ColeTony BrittonIn eighteenth century England, the mysterious masked rider known as the Scarecrow (Patrick McGoohan) leads a rebel band to save the town of Romney Marsh from King George III's (Eric Pohlmann's) oppression and Naval press gangs.One of a handful of times Disney poured on the dark atmosphere and flirted with the horror genre. That wicked laugh during the show's promo still gives me chills.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsPatrick McGoohanSusan HampshireLaurence NaismithThomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.Reincarnation and cats, two things Disney would have done well to leave alone.
- DirectorTed BermanRichard RichStarsGrant BardsleyFreddie JonesSusan SheridanA young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.Were the execs at Disney doing blow when they greenlighted this? So far afield from what people expected from Disney, this easily takes the prize for worst animated feature. Thank God the Disney renaissance was just around the corner . ..
- DirectorJohn HoughVincent McEveetyStarsBette DavisLynn-Holly JohnsonKyle RichardsWhen a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.The closest Disney came to a horror movie. Which is fine, I love horror movies, just not from the House of Mouse.
- DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsJeff BridgesBruce BoxleitnerDavid WarnerA computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.This film has its fans, but I'm not one of them. All that monochromatic light gives me eyestrain.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsJohn HurtJane AlexanderDoug McKeonTrue tale about two men planning to escape from communist East Germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them.Not a bad movie, just not what you would want (or expect) from Disney.