Product Details

• Actors: Bob Church, Naomi Leach, Tony Molesworth, Catherine O'Hara, Gilda Radner
• Format: Animated, Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Family Home Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: August 5, 1995
• Run Time: 25 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303816339
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,820 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun for the whole family, October 20, 1999

By	octobercountry (the Land of Trees and Heroes) - See all my reviews

I just watched this video for the first time in a good many years, and found that I remembered almost every line of dialogue in it! So you can tell that it made a strong initial impression on me. The animation is basic in the extreme, but the backgrounds are quite nice and the character design of the witch is excellent--some of her facial expressions are extremely amusing. (She rather puts me in mind of Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard.") The script is very funny--I think adults can enjoy it just as much as children. Great for watching around Halloween! The only drawback to this tape is that it's recorded in EP, the slowest VHS speed, so the video quality isn't as good as it could be.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Halloween Story Ever., October 30, 2005

By	B. Phelps "bartlcsw" (Roseville, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am lucky enough to own the original release. Gilda Radner's Norma Desmond witch is simply wonderful. This was released in 1978 in a period when people were less uptight and less strangled by political correctness...thank goodness. If you're afraid that your sensitive little darling might be tainted by the look of a seductive cartoon vampiress then they probably shouldn't be celebrating this pagan holiday anyway. It has a wonderful wholesome message that all of us go about out lives in the same old way day after day, and for one night we can be whoever and whatever we want to be. Let the kids watch it I'm sure they will survive and be better for it! I have shown this wonderful gem to family and neighbors for twenty-six years and it is the best sort of halloween tradition.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and Brilliant, October 23, 2003

By	C. Pencil - See all my reviews

This is one of the best Halloween animated pieces of all time. It is very clever and extremely funny. This is not just for children, it is just as much for adults. It's one of my family's favorites, right up there with the Great Pumpkin. It is intelligent and original in it's themes and style. Gilda Radner's performance as the witch is priceless. She holds nothing back in her hilarious portrayal. The animated expressions and reactions on the witch's face are pure genius. The music and theme song is brilliant as well.

This animated special deserves a quality DVD release. Hopefully it will one day get the attention it deserves.