Tower of Terror ( film ) - wikipedia Tower of Terror ( film ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2013 ) For the 1941 film, see Tower of Terror ( 1941 film ). Also not to be confused with A Night in Terror Tower. Tower of Terror Tower of terror video cover Directed by D.J. MacHale Produced by Iain Paterson Written by D.J. MacHale Based on Disney 's The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Starring Steve Guttenberg Kirsten Dunst Alastair Duncan Melora Hardin John Franklin Wendy Worthington Amzie Strickland Lindsay Ridgeway Nia Peeples Michael McShane Music by Louis Febre Cinematography Stephen McNutt Edited by Barry Zetlin Production company Zaloom / Mayfield Productions Walt Disney Television Distributed by ABC Release date October 26, 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 26 ) Running time 89 minutes Country United States Language English Tower of Terror is a 1997 American supernatural horror television film written and directed by D.J. MacHale. It is based on the theme park attraction, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, at Disney 's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida and was originally a presentation of The Wonderful World of Disney. It is also Disney 's first film based on an attraction at one of its theme parks, and the only adaptation to be made for television. Unlike the theme park ride, the film has no connection to any incarnation of The Twilight Zone. Much of the film was shot at the actual attraction at Disney - MGM Studios. The rest was filmed on a closed stage in Hollywood, California. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 New theatrical film adaptation 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Plot Buzzy Crocker ( Steve Guttenberg ) is a journalist who was fired from the Los Angeles Banner ( where his then girlfriend Jill works as editor ) for publishing a news story which turned out to be fake. He now writes for a supermarket tabloid, `` The National Inquisitor '' with the help of his young niece Anna ( Kirsten Dunst ) with whom Buzzy is close friends. An elderly woman named Abigail Gregory comes to visit Buzzy, and explains that on Halloween in 1939, she was witness to a bizarre incident in the Hollywood Tower Hotel, when five hotel guests - singer Carolyn Crosson, actor Gilbert London, much - loved child star Sally Shine, her nanny Emeline Partridge, and bellhop Dewey Todd, - mysteriously disappeared without a trace when lightning struck the elevator they were in on their way up to a party at the hotel 's Tip Top Club. Abigail says that the nanny, Emeline, was a bitter witch who tried to put a curse on Sally, only for the curse to misfire, trapping all of the five people who were in the elevator as ghosts, who haunt the hotel. Buzzy investigates the shuttered hotel and finds book of spells mentioned in Abigail 's story. The book reveals the curse can be reversed by its `` contrary. '' Abigail also explains that items belonging to the passengers must be found, and what happened in 1939 must be repeated to break the curse. Buzzy and Anna enlist the help of Chris `` Q '' Todd, the hotel caretaker and grandson of Dewey, the bellhop. Q is reluctant, but he decides to help his deceased grandfather and the four guests, especially as he stands to inherit the hotel if an explanation to the 1939 event is revealed. Inside the hotel Buzzy and Anna meet an actress named `` Claire Poulet '', who had been hired so Buzzy could take fake pictures of the `` ghosts '' for the supermarket tabloid. Buzzy tries to develop a relationship with Claire, but she is dismayed when Buzzy expresses more interest in restoring his career than helping the spirits. Fearing an intrusion, some of the ghosts appear and repeatedly attempt to frighten off Buzzy and Anna, but Anna steadfastly offers to help the ghosts escape the curse. Finally the ghost of Carolyn appears. It is immediately apparent that she is the same `` Claire Poulet '' that Buzzy already talked to. Anna accuses Emeline of cursing the other guests. Shocked and dismayed at being put to blame, Emeline states her innocence, to which the other ghosts agree. Jill meanwhile has been researching Buzzy 's story more and learns that Abigail is the sister of Sally Shine. Abigail was secretly jealous of her younger sister 's talents and fame. Although Halloween was Abigail 's birthday, no one seemed to have remembered : no presents, no party. Abigail was the one who cursed her sister. Abigail has been in a sanitarium ever since, but is allowed out on day release. Buzzy realizes that finding the personal effects of the guests ( a lock of Sally 's hair, Ms. Partridge 's handkerchief, Dewey 's spare bell - boy hat, Gilbert 's Oxford spectacles, and Carolyn 's locket ) and repairing the elevator has given Abigail the means to complete the curse. He and Jill rush back to the hotel, but they are too late. The ghosts are boarding repaired the elevator. Anna runs in, but only Sally makes it out of the elevator before the doors close and the car moves up the shaft. The group confronts Abigail, who then tearfully admits her actions before Sally appears. The elevator continues to move up, but gets stuck on the eleventh floor, with only minutes left before the final phase of the curse comes into effect. Sally explains that the party was a surprise birthday party for Abigail and apologizes to Abigail for not being able to get to it. Sally has kept the present she wanted to give to Abby : a golden friendship bracelet with two hearts engraved with their names. Abigail is distraught at her mistake but does n't know how to stop the spell. Buzzy, Q, Jill, Abby, and Sally board the service elevator, catching up with the others on the eleventh floor. Anna manages to leap from an emergency escape hatch, rejoining Buzzy and the others, but at exactly 8 : 05pm, lightning strikes the hotel again, and both cars plummet towards the basement. Amidst the chaos, Sally and Abby reconcile, breaking the curse. As they lovingly hold hands, they both dissolve into a shower of golden sparkles that safely stop both elevators just as they were about to crash. Buzzy and his group follow up behind as Carolyn, Gilbert, Dewey, Emeline, and Sally finally ascend to the Tip - Top Club, restored to its former glory. One by one, the ghosts then ascend to Heaven, along with the other partygoers. Abigail, now a child again, appears with Sally, and thanks her for the present. The sisters then hold hands and vanish into golden sparkles, reversing the curse on the hotel. With the spell broken, the Hollywood Tower Hotel is restored and re-opened to the public, with Q taking charge as the new owner. Cast Steve Guttenberg -- Buzzy Crocker Kirsten Dunst -- Anna Petterson Nia Peeples -- Jill Perry Michael McShane -- Chris ' Q ' Todd Amzie Strickland -- Abigail `` Abby '' Gregory Melora Hardin -- Carolyn Crosson / Claire Poulet Alastair Duncan -- Gilbert London Lindsay Ridgeway -- Sally `` Sally Shine '' Gregory John Franklin -- Dewey Todd Wendy Worthington -- Emeline Partridge Lela Ivey -- Patricia Petterson Richard Minchenberg -- Dr. Daniels Marcus Smythe -- Surgeon Don Perry -- Great Grand Dad Michael Waltman -- Reporter Ben Kronen -- Mr. Galvao Bill Elliot -- Bandleader Shira Roth -- Young Abigail Lynne Donahoe -- Chloe Dean Marsico -- Photographer New theatrical film adaptation In 2015, it was announced that a remake of the film was reportedly in development, written by John August and produced by Jim Whitaker. See also List of ghost films Notes Jump up ^ The novelization, written by Ron Fontes and Justine Korman, refer to Gilbert as Gilbert Lawrence. Jump up ^ Dewey Todd appears in D.J. MacHale 's 2003 novel, The Never War, book 3 of his series The Pendragon Adventure. The Manhattan Tower Hotel is also a major setting, the sister to the Hollywood Tower Hotel. Additionally, in The Pilgrims of Rayne, Dewey Todd is reported missing, as he was in an elevator in the Hollywood Tower Hotel the moment it was struck by lightning. References Jump up ^ `` The Tower of Terror Airs on The Wonderful World of Disney ''. D23. Walt Disney Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2015. ^ Jump up to : Sciretta, Peter ( 23 October 2015 ). `` Tower Of Terror Movie In Development ''. / Film. Retrieved 2 November 2015. ^ Jump up to : Kirshenblat, Eliana ( 23 October 2015 ). `` Disney 's New Tower of Terror Movie Seeking a Writer ''. Screen Rant. Retrieved 2 November 2015. ^ Jump up to : Steigman, Kelsey ( 26 October 2015 ). `` ALERT : Disney Has a New `` Tower of Terror '' Movie in the Works ``. Seventeen. Retrieved 2 November 2015. Jump up ^ Worthington, Wendy ( Actor ) ( October 26, 1997 ). Tower of Terror. Walt Disney Television. Emeline Partridge : I do n't know where you came up with such a fairy story, lass, but I could n't love Sally more if she were me own daughter. I protected her in life, and I 'll continue until I get her back safe with her parents. Jump up ^ Strickland, Amzie ( Actor ) ( October 26, 1997 ). Tower of Terror. Walt Disney Television. Abigail Gregory : I made her ( Sally ) a legend ! And now she is everywhere. Haunting me for 60 years. But not anymore. Jump up ^ Fleming, Jr, Mike ( October 23, 2015 ). `` ' Tower Of Terror ' Getting Movie Treatment ; Venerable Disney Theme Park Fright Ride ''. Deadline. 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Question: what movie is the hollywood tower hotel from
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