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The Gate (1987)

 -  Fantasy | Horror  -  15 May 1987 (USA)
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Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids ... See full summary »

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Glen
Christa Denton ...
Al
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Lori Lee
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Deborah Grover ...
Mom
Scot Denton ...
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Ingrid Veninger ...
Paula
Sean Fagan ...
Eric
Linda Goranson ...
Terry's Mom
Carl Kraines ...
Workman
Andrew Gunn ...
Brad
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Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth. Written by Anonymous

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hole | backyard | demon | house | dog | See more »

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... pray it's not too late! See more »

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Fantasy | Horror

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15 May 1987 (USA)  »

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$2,500,000 (estimated)

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$13,539,458 (USA)
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Stephen Dorff's debut film role. See more »

Goofs

When Glen breaks the geode open with the hammer, it is clearly shown cracking dead straight down the center. Yet, moments later he touches it and it falls in half, the half that falls over is much smaller than the half that remains upright. Had the geode really cracked down the middle, the two halves would have been equal in size. See more »

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Al: You mean you guys were serious about that demon stuff?
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"MODERN PERSONALITY"
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Cheesy fun
2 September 2006 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

I wasn't expecting much from The Gate, especially as it had a 15 rating on the VHS big box that I have. However, it turned out to be quite a decent cheesy 80's horror flick. It is obviously geared towards a younger audience, but that's OK, because there's plenty of fun to be had. The plot revolves around a "gate" in a boys garden that contains demons. They are trying to escape into the real world. The demons are quite cool looking stop-motion creatures, and the effects are great.

Overall, I would say The Gate is definitely worth a watch if you like a bit of brainless fun.

6/10


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