Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) (V)

Director:

Greg Spence

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (short story "Children of the Corn")
Stephen Berger (written by) ...
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Release Date:

8 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

In a sleepy midwestern town... A horrifying evil is about to rise again!

Plot:

All the kids in a town over night become feverish and have convulsions. The next day they start to become evil...

Plot Keywords:

Lifting Female In Air | Numbered Sequel | Doctor | Decapitation | Barn

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Grace Rhodes
Jamie Renée Smith	...	Margaret Rhodes
Karen Black	...	June Rhodes
Mark Salling	...	James Rhodes
Brent Jennings	...	Donald Atkins
Toni Marsh	...	Sandra Atkins
Lewis Flanagan III	...	Marcus Atkins
Brandon Kleyla	...	Josiah
William Windom	...	Doc Larson
Salle Ellis	...	Jane Nock
Marietta Marich	...	Rosa Nock
Jonathan Patterson	...	Charlie McLellan
Joshua Patterson	...	Scott McLellan
Kay Bower	...	Janet McLellan
Samaria Graham	...	Mary Anne
Evan Greenwalt	...	Convulsive Boy
Adam Lidberg	...	Michael
Libby Villari	...	Michael's Mom
William Prael	...	Concerned Father (as Bill Prael)
John Edson III	...	Son of Concerned Father
Stephen Earnhart	...	Wilks
James Krieg	...	Smits (as Jim Krieg)
Richard Gross	...	Sheriff Biggs
Harrison Young	...	Drifter
Christopher Wheatley	...	Demon Child / Josiah Double
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jake Eberle	...	Preacher in picture (uncredited)
Alexis Kleyla	...	Little Girl (uncredited)
Bill Kleyla	...	Preacher in picture (uncredited)
Harry Santiago	...	Demon child (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Spence

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(short story "Children of the Corn")
Stephen Berger		(written by) and
Greg Spence		(written by)

Produced by
Gary DePew	....	producer
Jake Eberle	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David C. Williams

Cinematography by
Richard Clabaugh
Charles Hatcher
Dean Lent
Michael Off

Film Editing by
Christopher Cibelli

Casting by
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Adele Plauche

Art Direction by
Carla Curry

Makeup Department
Michael Del Rossa	....	special makeup effects artist
Abiiba S. Howell	....	key makeup artist
J.M. Logan	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
April A. Janow	....	production supervisor
JoAnn Perritano	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neal Allen	....	second assistant director
Thom Buckley	....	second assistant director
Gerard DiNardi	....	first assistant director
Michael Mandaville	....	second unit director

Art Department
Kevin Berve	....	property master: second unit
Vicki Dittemore	....	on-set dresser
Darren Patnode	....	property master
Mari Phillips	....	property master

Sound Department
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor
Michael Ferdie	....	dialogue editor
Mack Melson	....	sound mixer
Bruce Murphy	....	dialogue editor
Laurence Puchalsky	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Lorenzo Puchalsky)
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Sullivan	....	assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Del Rossa	....	special effects makeup
Mike Delrossa	....	special effects makeup: Josiah's makeup
Josh Foster	....	special effects makeup
Roy Knyrim	....	special effects makeup: Josiah's makeup
Jerry Macaluso	....	special effects makeup: Josiah's makeup
Paul Salamoff	....	special effects crew: Josiah's makeup
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	makeup effects artist
Ken Wheatley	....	mechanical effects
Bill Zahn	....	special effects makeup: Josiah's makeup

Stunts
Jackson Burns	....	stunt double: William Wyndom
David Sanders	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Rocky Ford	....	key grip (as Rocky W. Ford)
Roze Hanks	....	still photographer

Transportation Department
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
John Baumhauer	....	production assistant
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	production coordinator
Jamie Nicholette Frey	....	key set production assistant
Jennifer Howell	....	assistant to director
Laura LeFaivre	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Melanie Miller	....	production secretary
Ronan P. Nagle	....	location manager: additional photography
Raigen Thornton	....	set paramedic
Dee Whitehurst	....	script supervisor
Marian Yeager	....	production assistant
Homer Jon Young	....	key set production assistant
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher (uncredited)

Thanks
Tristan Daoussis	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Dimension Films

Distributors

• Arcade Movie Company (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Dimension Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Dimension Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Finnkino (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Highlight Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and for some language

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1998) | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

A deleted scene features Jane and Rosa Nock telling Grace (Naomi Watts) and Donald (Brent Jennings) how the children called Josiah by a different name: "He Who Walks Behind The Rows".

Quotes:

[first lines]
June Rhodes:Yes? Can I help you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Scott Spiegel (2004) (V)

No Classic, but it is the best Direct-To-Video Sequel.

As ashamed as I am to admit it, I like the first two in this movie series. The third, well the ending was bad, and it wasn't scary, this one is good despite not having much to do with Issac and He who Walks Behind the rows, it had a decent plot and creepy atmosphere. The 5th one was boring, and the 6th was an all-round turkey. So this is the best in the DTV sequels for COTC. The best scene in this movie, is when the two old ladies explain the life of the preacher boy Josiah, the camera effects are really good and it leaves you scared. There really isn't a whole lot more other then if you watch just one of them DTV sequels, pick this one. The writers actually thought for a change.