Something Wicked This Way Comes in 35mm
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In a small, boring town, best friends Jim and Will eagerly await the excitement of the yearly carnival. But after a different festival, helmed by the sinister Mr. Dark, unexpectedly sets up overnight, the town adults begin to fall under his spell, and the funfair reveals itself as a carnival of terror. Disney funded the project, based on Ray Bradbury’s short story “Black Ferris,” in hopes of breaking free from its stereotype of animated family films; ultimately, there were extensive edits and reshoots to create a more family-friendly film without losing too many of the thrills.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1983 | 95 min. | USA | Color | English | Rated PG | 35mm
DIRECTED BY: Jack Clayton
PRODUCED BY: Peter Vincent Douglas
WRITTEN BY: Ray Bradbury
WITH: Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson, Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce
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