The Curse (1987)

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes... See full summary »

Director:

David Keith

Writer:

David Chaskin (screenplay)

Stars:

Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Wil Wheaton	...	Zack (as Will Wheaton)
Claude Akins	...	Nathan
Malcolm Danare	...	Cyrus
Cooper Huckabee	...	Forbes
John Schneider	...	Willis
Amy Wheaton	...	Alice
Steve Carlisle	...	Davidson
Kathleen Jordon Gregory	...	Frances
Hope North	...	Esther
Steve Davis	...	Mike

Storyline

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennesse Valley Authority will choose the town for the site of a new dam and recreational area. The night of a terrible storm, an unidentified, glowing object crashes on the Hayes farm and with it comes a horrible curse for the Hayes family and the members of the community.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | mutant | maggot | h.p. lovecraft | chicken | 

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Taglines:

No one believed him. Now, no one's left to save him.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Farm

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,930,001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to the actual films credits, producer Ovidio G. Assonitis in an interview says Lucio Fulci was not his partner on producing the film. He states that Fulci was only the director of the second unit.

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Goofs

When Zachary looks out of his bedroom window at the glowing meteorite, the cameraman is reflected in the window.

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Quotes

Frances Hayes: Everything's gonna be ok Frances... Daddys gonna protect you... sure thing... Hail Mary full of grace, how's your garden grow?

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Connections

Followed by Catacombs (1988)

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Soundtracks

"On Daddy's Farm"
By Deborah H. Barkat
Courtesy of Barkst - Mac Kechnie

User Reviews

From the works of H.P. Lovecraft: The Curse!!!

The Curse (1987) was a film that was loosely based upon the short story "The Colour from Outer Space". This seminal horror/science fiction prose was written by the master of horror H.P. Lovecraft. The problem with adapting his original material is that the film makers tinker with success. Whilst a few directors such as Stuart Gordon and Dan O'Bannon have been successful in translating his stories for the silver screen, most of them are pure nonsensical tripe that's best avoided (except for John Carpenter's trilogy of the apocalypse that captures the aura of Lovecraft perfectly).

The Curse had all the makings of being a decent film. But the director and writers just don't fully understand the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Dumbingt down the man's work for a pedestrian horror film just doesn't cut it. Whilst it get's an A for effort it get's an F minus in execution. Bad acting, sloppy direction and lousy dialog dooms this movie from the get go. Better luck next time.

Not recommended, unless you're a H.P. Lovecraft completist.