The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
30m
Running Time
October 28, 1979Release Date
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
30m
Running Time
October 28, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 28, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time30m
Content RatingPG
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Wiki.
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't is a 1979 American television special that revolves around Dracula (Judd Hirsch) trying to save Halloween from the Witch (Mariette Hartley) who threatens it. It won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement – Children's Program" and was nominated for three others. On its VHS release, it was retitled The Night Dracula Saved the World.
The special, which premiered on ABC on October 28, 1979, was shot at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York. It also aired regularly on the Disney Channel during its Halloween season from 1983 to 1996.