HEY LOOK! I found a Halloween hidden gem buried deep into the wonders of YouTube, based off one of the greatest Disney rides ever created at Disney World's resort in Orlando Florida. Tower of Terror (the ride) in my mind is without a doubt one of the top five greatest Disney rides of all time and I can say that because I've been to Disney World twice and it's defiantly a great thing going on that ride. I've always said before once you go to any of the Disney Theme parks you will never appreciate any other rides or theme parks out there. And I've never been to the Tower of Terror till like the summer of 2003, and so the only way I can really experience those kinds of things was watching a movie based on the ride. For which I present to you Disney's movie adaptation to Tower of Terror.
A journalist (Steven Guttenberg) and helpers (Kirsten Dunst and Nia Peeples) investigates a 1939 mystery in which five people vanished from a hotel elevator on Halloween.
Though I'll admit it's been quite a long time since I watched this hidden gem, and yes it does have some bizarre questions in terms of the protagonist's profession of making up stories on a so called newspaper for which in all honesty I remember going to grocery stores all the time and seeing some strange gossip papers that I didn't believe to be true so, deep down there really is or might be a profession out there although I'm not for sure if it's still out there even though I have no clue how they would get away with that such profession. Now the movie itself is a family movie with very slowness in terms of scenes and dialogue but it still has that fun-ish way of telling a story about helping the past find some closure in life moreover trying overcome obstacles in life, but more importantly has a good story about jealousy and forgiveness that I believe the rest of the family can enjoy. But most importantly the film itself does have a fantastic list of actors starting with Scott Guttenberg who’s infamous with the Police Academy films, furthermore does a great job playing this duchy guy but with a good heart. And a side from Guttenberg you also have two recognizable actresses, an up-and-coming in Kirsten Dunst who had a ton of movies under her belt with Interview with a Vampire, Jumanji and Small Soldiers and sure she was a little over the top in terms of accusing people, but she was really the best part about the movie. And most importantly you get the most surprising actress in the movie Melora Hardin aka Jan, for the Office for which was a big surprise because I do remember seeing her in the film while back and this was when the Office was still a big thing and I do believe she as well does a great job in the movie being this strong woman who sympathies with Guttenberg's character although in a strange way but in the end does. Another unappreciative actor that's been in a lot of shows and movies in the 90's is Mike McShane who was in a lot of like family films or shows most notably the side character of the Lawrence Brothers (Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence and Andy Lawrence) show called Brotherly Love and the family movie about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn titled Tom and Huck, and along with Tower of Terror but also was in small role in Office Space moreover played Friar Tuck in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood and then, the poor guy just disappeared from the media though I guess he did a lot of voice acting from then on. Even McShane does a great job playing the lovable goof ball that's doesn't want to set foot in the haunted hotel but in the end helps the ghost cross over. The production itself is really a mystery mainly because there's not a whole lot of what I can find, but I assume that some of the film was either shot on California or in Florida and I'm guessing they filmed in Florida because they would film at the ride itself because in all honesty they had to get the exterior shots of the Hotel, but really they did a fantastic job with interior shots of the hotel making more believable just like the ride itself when you're waiting in line itself so major props to the filmmakers and production designers of bringing the whole look of the ride to life. Despite being a TV movie, the film alone is really entertaining until the final frame and more importantly is a great nostalgia movie that brings you back to when Disney was a simple company and not just a money-grubbing whore that would annoy the husband and would take a good chunk of the alimony every year of your life. Though according to Wikipedia, "As of 2023, the film is not available on any streaming service or aired on any television channels for unknown reasons though maybe related to the films production under a dual partnership, MGM is now owned by Amazon, which is in a direct streaming competition with Disney's Disney + service". So, there's a reason why I found this movie on YouTube and another great reason why the film alone has been disappeared just like the main characters to the Tower of Terror ride, although you can find the movie on Amazon as a DVD copy so if you have a DVD player you can defiantly purchase it furthermore it's also under ten bucks. Having relived this silly entertaining ninety-minute movie I would most certainly recommend watching this movie if you want to relive your childhood like me, and I surprisingly go my niece into loving the movie so that's a positive effect to this forgotten hidden gem of a film.
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