Darby O'Gill and the Little People gave me nightmares when I saw it long
ago. Never watched it since then.
Heather
At 07:20 PM 8/3/01 -0700, Mark or Travis wrote:
> > The thing that scared the bejesus out of me was the
> > Banshee in "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" (yep,
> > a Disney film - and they're supposed to be for kids.)
>
>I remember somebody taking me out to the lobby during that part of
>'Darby O'Gill' (I almost typed DOGATLP but decided to give Catherine a
>break ;-) I don't remember if this was because I was actually scared
>or somebody thought it would be too scary for me but I never knew
>there *was* a banshee in this film until I saw it on the Disney
>channel as an adult. Btw (sorry Catherine!), I met a woman from
>Ireland once who said most people on the Emerald Isle regard this
>movie as a total joke, kinda like the Irish equivalent of Stepin'
>Fetchit, and would be embarrassed to own the video or be caught
>watching it! I know we have Irish listers. Is that the case or was
>Fidelma pulling my leg?
>
>Mark in Seattle
