Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999) (V)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Stephen King (short story "Children of the Corn")
Tim Sulka (written by) ...

Release Date:

19 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

The latest and most horrorfying chapter...

Plot:

A girl called Hannah goes back to her hometown (Gatlin) to find out who her mother but on the way she...

Plot Keywords:

Coma | 666 | Impalement | Lifting Person In Air | Sequel

Cast

Natalie Ramsey	...	Hannah Martin
John Franklin	...	Isaac Chroner
Paul Popowich	...	Gabriel
Nancy Allen	...	Rachel Colby
Stacy Keach	...	Dr. Michaels
Alix Koromzay	...	Cora
John Patrick White	...	Matt
Sydney Bennett	...	Morgan
Nathan Bexton	...	Jesse
William Prael	...	Jake
Gary Bullock	...	Zachariah

Also Known As:

Children of the Corn 666 (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

82 min | Germany:80 min (cut version) | Germany:82 min (uncut version) | Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (2000) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16

Company:

Blue Rider Pictures

Trivia:

John Franklin is the only actor to appear in more than one "Children of the Corn" movie. He originated the role of Isaac in Children of the Corn (1984), which was also his screen debut.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Isaac has supposedly been in a coma for 19 years. However, when they show close-ups of his eyes in the beginning (still in a coma, more or less), he clearly has contact lenses in his eyes.

Quotes:

Isaac: You question!
[to Gabriel walking in the cornfields]
Gabriel: What you’re doing is wrong!
Isaac: Do you speak for the others, or only for yourself.
Gabriel: I want what's best for this town.
Isaac: Do you don't what is written!
Gabriel: It's a new generation! We don't believe anyone!
Isaac: I don't need to Question! I have faith.
Gabriel: I don't!
Isaac: Why question? When the answer are in front of your.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Oernunnce

Bad and eminently forgettable

This return-to-the-roots, sixth effort in the apparently neverending CHILDREN saga is so bad, I defy you to remember that you even saw it approximately one half hour after viewing. Sort of like Chinese food. The villainous character Isaac from the first movie is back, and is in fact embodied by the same actor, John Franklin, but it is anyone's guess how he can be back since he was killed and incinerated in the first flick. This actually bears only the slightest resemblance to the first movie, which itself was no great shakes. If you must see one of the CHILDREN sequels, go with the third (or is it fourth?) one, which relocated the action to an urban setting, a la POLTERGEIST 3. At least that one had a decent monster and a bang-up special effects finish. This increasingly puerile series is right up there with LEPRECHAUN and HELLRAISER for churning out endless, mind-numbing sequels that no one asked for and no one wants to see.