Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)

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87 min - Comedy | Horror

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Six friends dig up a corpse named Orville. They use it in a satanic ritual to make the dead rise from their graves. Look out!!!

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Alan Ormsby	...	Alan
	Valerie Mamches	...	Val
	Jeff Gillen	...	Jeff (as Jeffrey Gillen)
	Anya Ormsby	...	Anya
	Paul Cronin	...	Paul
	Jane Daly	...	Terry
	Roy Engleman	...	Roy
	Robert Philip	...	Emerson
	Bruce Solomon	...	Winns
	Alecs Baird	...	Caretaker
	Seth Sklarey	...	Orville Dunworth
	Bob Sherman	...	Ghoul (as Robert Sherman)
	Curtis Bryant	...	Ghoul
	William R. 'Bob' Smedley	...	Tallest dead thing (as Robert Smedley)
	Debbie Cummins	...	Ghoul

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Actors led by Alan Ormsby go to a graveyard on a remote island to perform a necromantic ritual. The ritual works and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh. Written by Humberto Amador

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You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party...It'll Be A Scream...YOURS!!! See more »

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Comedy | Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Revenge of the Living Dead See more »

Filming Locations:

Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA See more »

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Budget:

$70,000 (estimated)

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Geneni Film Distributors See more »

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87 min

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Mono | Stereo (2.0) | DTS

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1.85 : 1

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Trivia

When Orville is sitting on the couch with Alan, they move his arm and for a moment, you can see his normal "flesh colored" skin between the fake right ghoul hand and suit sleeve. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Alan claims the book of spells etc is in a direct line from the Druids. The Druids were a preliterate culture. See more »

Quotes

Val: Get out of the grave, Alan. Get out of the grave and let an artist show you how to call a curse down on Satan!
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Director Bob Clark is credited as "Benjamin Clark" in the opening credits. See more »

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Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) See more »

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