Movie: The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

Top 10 Billed Cast

Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch

Count Dracula

Mariette Hartley
Mariette Hartley

Winnie the Witch

Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson

Igor

Jack Riley
Jack Riley

Wolf Man

Josip Elic
Josip Elic

Zabaar the Zombie

John Schuck
John Schuck

Frankenstein's Monster

Robert Fitch
Robert Fitch

The Mummy

Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan

Newscaster

Jamie Ross
Jamie Ross

Father

Maggie Peters Ross
Maggie Peters Ross

Mother

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1979-10-28

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    5.818

  • Rating:

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    English
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