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Village of the Damned
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Village of the Damned (1995) -- A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.
Village of the Damned (1995) -- A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

Overview

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Director:
John Carpenter
Writers:
John Wyndham (novel)
Stirling Silliphant (1960 screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
28 April 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Beware the Children
Plot:
A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(14 articles)
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A great remake of a 1960's classic sci fi story. more (93 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Village of the Damned (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sci-fi terror and violence.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS-Stereo | DTS
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Italy:VM18 | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (2000) (DVD) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1995) (VHS) | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Inverness, California, USA more

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Director Cameo: [John Carpenter]man at pay phone more
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Continuity: During the graveyard scene between David and Alan, it is clear (because of changes in the amount of light, and the angle of sun in the background, as well as cloud cover) that this particular scene was shot over a period of several hours or possibly days. more
Quotes:
Dr. Alan Chaffee: [walks into the barn where the children are] Another man is dead. Why do you hate us so much, Mara?
Mara Chaffee: It isn't a matter of hate. It is a biological obligation.
[short pause]
Mara Chaffee: You are thinking of what happened to the others. Then our actions shouldn't surprise you. We have to survive no matter what the cost; we are the only ones left now.
Dr. Alan Chaffee: I don't see why we can't reach an understanding. Why can't we just live together?
Mara Chaffee: If we coexist, we shall dominate you. That is inevitable. Eventually you will try to eliminate us. We are all creatures of the life force. Now it was set us at one another to see who will survive.
Dr. Alan Chaffee: That's a cruel sport.
Mara Chaffee: Life is cruelty. We all feed on each other, exploit each other in some way to survive.
Dr. Alan Chaffee: [shakes his head] I don't agree with you.
[walks over to where Mara is sitting]
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Referenced in Horror Business (2005) (V) more

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21 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
A great remake of a 1960's classic sci fi story., 1 December 2004
Author: palexandersquires from United Kingdom

I have just bought this DVD, and I find it an brilliant version. I am very lucky to have the 1960 original on a video, I found the whole film to be thrilling and it has good effects. well done John. I also found the children to be more striking than the original version I also liked little David, he seemed to be like a normal little boy. and Myra ,the girl seemed to be the children's leader. All the children were good little actors and I ask myself now, will there be another village of the damned? after David and that that lady go away in the car, what happens next???? This film will also be my tribrute to Christopher Reeves as well. I also have the book by John Wyndham called The Midwhich cuckoos I miss George Saunders in this 1995 remake. but Christopher Reeves plays a good scientist. I also think that the professor is very brave sharing his home, with one of the children. Very scary!!!!

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