I have no reason to doubt he's the real Ned Wynn. The word Foo he used was because he was addressing to a member whose n
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Kalamata — 19 years ago(October 21, 2006 07:24 PM)
To all of you who remember this as a scary movie but upon seeing it again and finding it lacking: it's dated. We know that. DM and GdelT*, who want to produce the remake, have picked LMcK to direct it. As the original and remake writer, I promise you it will be torqued out to scare even this newer generation of more sophisticated horror aficionados. Some of you have seen it recently and have noted how it really doesn't do it like it did when you were younger. But that's true of a lot of movies, and remember, this was originally a TV Movie Of The Week! Can you see this on TV today? Hardly.
For a big screen feature film, we have a whole range of stuff we can do that we couldn't do then both in story and in special FX. Everything will be updated. But I will fight for the pizza cutter which was one of the best ideas I ever got. It's kind of the hallmark of this movie.
Ned Wynn
writer
*Can't reveal the names of the producers or director - under penalty of getting electrocuted, thrown off a roof, and pizza-sliced - until a deal is set. -
octaviov33 — 19 years ago(October 22, 2006 07:36 PM)
OKfirst zorry for my english. I am from Chile (south america)and a fan of horror b-movies and all this 70's and 80's tv movies. Is funny how there are memories that affect in the same way people in their 20's , 30's all around the world. How many times i talked with my friends about all this creepy movies that we saw when kids?? And finnally (Thanks to internet) i found the name of many of them. I have this movie.. I recorded it from TV several years ago and now i passed it to DVD. I love it is one of the best, and i wanna thank you for writting this awesome film. i hope to get some day a original DVD copy of DGTS. I beg you don't miss the spirit of the original in the remake please!!!
Some movies of my list (TV flicks i'm not 100% about all of them, but.. i saw them on TV!!!!):
-Dark night of scarecrow (i have it)
-Trilogy of terror (no)
-Satan's triangle
-Bermudas deph (The giant turtle..)
-Dead and buried
-The car
-Salem's lot or La noche del vampiro
-Don't be afraid of the dark
-The hearse
-Devil dog (ja ja El perro diabolico..funny)
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Insanity-Within — 19 years ago(October 27, 2006 06:23 AM)
ok, but she was in discussion at least!
Well, whatever you do I am sure it will be fine!
Then, when its time for a DVD-release, why dont have a 2-disc version with the old and the new version?
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Kalamata — 19 years ago(October 27, 2006 04:17 PM)
It's tricky getting a film properly cast. There are so many fine actors around, and child actors are a special case. Most likely these kids will be unknowns, but I'm not sure. Whatever, they will be good.
Anyone who wants to see some cleaned up clips of the movie may now do so at
. I'd appreciate some 5-star ratings if anyone of you are in the mood to rate the different clips (yes, the pizza cutter scene is there).
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be60102 — 19 years ago(November 04, 2006 06:01 AM)
This is my all-time favorite ghost movie, an excellent psychological thriller. I'm looking forward to a remake.
My cast choices:
Jennifer - Jennette McCurdy or Emily Hirst
They can both do "sinister and creepy" very well.
Mary - Juliette Goglia
I'm a loyal fan (and therefore biased). I think she's perfect for just about any role.
edit: I just read on another thread that actual filming may not get started anytime soon. Juliette, Jennette, and Emily will probably be too old to be in it.
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ShutUpLars — 19 years ago(March 17, 2007 05:36 AM)
Your movie scared the hell outta me as a kid and I still think about it from time to time even now! I literally woke up from a scary dream I had that somehow incorporated the ghost ("jennifer") in that last scene in that final scene, ascending from the foot of the bed.
The pizza cutter was genius by the way. I think that's one of the reasons this movie stood out and apparently still gives me some chills to this very day.
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Kalamata — 19 years ago(October 27, 2006 04:21 PM)
Anyone who wants to see some cleaned up clips of the movie may now do so at
. I'd appreciate some 5-star ratings if anyone of you are in the mood to rate the different clips (yes, the pizza cutter scene is there).
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Mystic7045 — 19 years ago(November 02, 2006 11:57 PM)
If I don't have a screename on here I need to get one, LOL..
Anyway, Im 26 and never saw this movie but was haunted by the commercial alone as a child!! I don't know how old I was, my guess is about five, I have a great memory for TV images, and I even remember that I saw it during an intermission while watching the Return of King Kong. Now im looking through old VHS tapes hoping I can find it just to watch the commercial but the tape is probably lost.
What I most remember from the commercial is an image of a women crying outside a door while leaning on it, and also the image of the kid falling off the roof and a voice saying "DON"T GO TO SLEEP!". When I was little always got the movie confused with BAD DREAMS because the add for that scared me too, but i have seen that movie.
I find it fasicinating how all of us in the same age group have had the same experience. WHERE CAN I FIND THIS ON EIHTER VHS OR DVD??? I HAVE TO SEE IT NOW!!
Anything both creepy and nostalgic is great, those gritty films of the 70's and early 80s were captivating. I also heard there was another version of the same movie made in the early 80s. IS THIS TRUE??? Where can I find this film?? -
panicpanache — 19 years ago(December 11, 2006 08:03 AM)
This sounds repetitive of the other posts here, but there has never been a movie that has scared or haunted me like Don't Go to Sleep. My grandmother had it on video when I was a kid, and I used to watch it over and over. There is one scene that, unless I was feeling really brave, I would always close my eyes. It's the one where Mary goes to hide under the bed and sees her dead sister for the first time. It was the way the sister was smiling. Creepiest. Scene. Ever. In any movie. For years, YEARS! I couldn't look under a bed. Even today as a full grown, sort of adult I can't forget that creepy smile. Actually I found this board today because I went to get a box from under the bed, and that scene just popped into my head. So I decided to search for this movie. I'm now really excited to hear about a potential remake. I'm also excited to see the youtube link. (Thanks!) I hope the 'smile' scene is one of the clips. I'd love to see it again, to see if it's as scary now as I remember it to be.
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XtroTerrestial — 19 years ago(January 08, 2007 07:36 PM)
Dear Ned Wynn, I can't wait until this movie gets a proper DVD release, so i can relive my child hood memories with this film. I woke up last night at 3:41 AM, with some of the music from DGTS playing in my head. (The part that plays just before Valarie Harper hears Jennifer knocking and appearing before her) It was creepy considering it was dark, everyone in my house weas sleeping, and it was time to take my meds. Luckily I got back to sleep and go a few zzzzzzzz's.
This is one of the ultimate cult horror classics ever!
Also recommended: Sleepaway Camp, Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark, Burial Ground, Mother's Day, and The Deadly Spawn.
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nihilistic_tyranny — 10 years ago(December 09, 2015 07:50 PM)
So glad this was on youtube! Then again, basically every made-for-TV movie from that era exists on youtube in some form. Cool to see a filmmaker talking on IMDB forums, rather than a bunch of whiners and trolls! Way to go keylime!
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Swift-12 — 19 years ago(February 12, 2007 09:48 AM)
Hi, Ned. Any more news on the remake?
Just saw you and your clan on TV last night ABSENT MINDED PROF.
Hadn't heard of DGTS until today; sounds great. Also want to find CALIFORNIA DREAMING. The IMDb discussion of it sounds very good.
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