<P> In casting the leading part of Jan, Diane Lane had been the initial choice; however, due to complications, the part eventually went to Lynn - Holly Johnson, who had gained attention in the United States as a professional figure skater, as well as for her acting role as a blind ice skater in the 1978 film, Ice Castles, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination . </P> <P> Carroll Baker, who was living in London at the time, was asked to play the part for Hough (who had long admired her work). She accepted the role . Eleven - year - old Kyle Richards - who played Ellie, the youngest sister in the film - had previously worked with Hough on Escape to Witch Mountain in an uncredited role as a younger version of her sister, Kim Richards . </P> <P> The film was shot primarily at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, and the surrounding areas . The house used in the film was on location; it has since been deconstructed and turned into apartments . Hough used several locations that are also seen in Robert Wise's The Haunting, most notably the grand mansion in which John Keller's character lives; this was the same house used for filming The Haunting (Ettington Park, Warwickshire). </P> <P> After critical backlash during the film's limited theatrical run in New York in April 1980, the film was pulled from theaters and reshoots of its ending began without director Hough . Due to the 1980 actors strike, Davis was unable to return to England to film reshoots, so her additional footage was shot in California . The film had a total of three different endings, which are presented below . Each of these conclusions are featured on the film's 2002 Anchor Bay DVD release; the "other world" ending and the 1980 ending are included as supplemental material, while the final 1981 ending is the official ending of the movie . An "other world" sequence was an integral part of the intended ending for the film; it was never completed . </P>

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