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Children of the Corn (1984)

R  92 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  9 March 1984 (USA)
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A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.

Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writers:

Stephen King (short story), George Goldsmith (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Horton ...
Linda Hamilton ...
R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong ...
John Franklin John Franklin ...
Courtney Gains ...
Robby Kiger Robby Kiger ...
Job
Anne Marie McEvoy Anne Marie McEvoy ...
Sarah (as AnneMarie McEvoy)
Julie Maddalena Julie Maddalena ...
Jonas Marlowe Jonas Marlowe ...
John Philbin John Philbin ...
Dan Snook Dan Snook ...
Boy
David Cowen David Cowen ...
Dad
Suzy Southam Suzy Southam ...
Mom
D.G. Johnson D.G. Johnson ...
Patrick Boylan Patrick Boylan ...
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Storyline

A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to murder every adult in town. A young couple have a murder to report and they go to the nearest town (Gatlin) to seek help but the town seems deserted. They are soon trapped in Gatlin with little chance of getting out alive. Written by Éamonn Green  

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Plot Keywords:

Boy | Corn | Cult | Worship | Child Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

And a child shall lead them... See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stephen King's Children of the Corn See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,042,821 (USA) (11 March 1984) (350 Screens)

Gross:

$14,568,989 (USA) (28 May 1984)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Ryder Sound Services)

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

On the dashboard of Burt and Vicki's car is a copy of Night Shift, the Stephen King short story collection in which Children of the Corn originally appeared. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The pattern of the blood on Job's face in Hansen's changes between shots. See more »

Quotes

Burt: What's going on here?
Richard 'Amos' Deigan: My passage. It is my birthday.
Burt: You've got a pretty sick way of celebrating, pal!
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Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: The Langoliers (#4.11)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"School is Out"
Courtesy of Frank Guida / Rockmasters
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