Children of the Corn (1984)

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)

Stars:

Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Horton	...	Burt
Linda Hamilton	...	Vicky
R.G. Armstrong	...	Diehl
John Franklin	...	Isaac
Courtney Gains	...	Malachai
Robby Kiger	...	Job
Anne Marie McEvoy	...	Sarah (as AnneMarie McEvoy)
Julie Maddalena	...	Rachel
Jonas Marlowe	...	Joseph
John Philbin	...	Amos
Dan Snook	...	Boy
David Cowen	...	Dad
Suzy Southam	...	Mom
D.G. Johnson	...	Mr. Hansen
Patrick Boylan	...	Hansen's customer

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cult | boy | corn | worship | supernatural horror | 

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Taglines:

In their world adults are not allowed... to live.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Children of the Corn

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$14,600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Angeles Entertainment Group, Cinema Group, Gatlin

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Ryder Sound Services)

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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.

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Goofs

After the gas attendant checks his garage after hearing a noise, as he walks back to his red truck, you can see a boom microphone rise and then lower in the windshield.

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Quotes

Vicky: Can you take us to Isaac?
Sarah: No.
Vicky: Why not?
Sarah: He's scary.

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Connections

Referenced in Zarazhenie (2015)

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Soundtracks

School is Out
Courtesy of Frank Guida / Rockmasters
International Network

User Reviews

An adult nightmare.

Children of the corn is a 1984 film based on the short story by Stephen King. The story is that a couple who go to Gatlin, Nebraska find themselves in a living nightmare as they are hunted by a cult of children who have been taught by their "preacher" Isaac that everybody over the age of 18 must be killed.

This film starred: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton & John Franklin

In my opinion this is an entertaining film and doesn't deserve all the stick it gets, it isn't great by any means however it's a good film too watch when your bored also a good film to watch with your friends on a night in. I do recommend this film if you have read the short story or if you are a Stephen King fan also to all you 80's cult fans.

***/***** Good film.