Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) (V)

Director:

Guy Magar

Writers:

Stephen King (characters)
S.J. Smith (written by)

Release Date:

9 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The All-New, Terror-Filled Chapter!

Plot:

When a girl named Jamie repeatedly tries to contact her grandmother to no avail, she investigates by going to her apartment in Omaha Nebraska...

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Hallucination | Apparition | Severed Hand | Rural Setting

Cast

Claudette Mink	...	Jamie
Kyle Cassie	...	Armbrister
Michael Ironside	...	Priest
Troy Yorke	...	Jerry
Michael Rogers	...	Stan
Taylor Hobbs	...	Girl #1
Jeffrey Ballard	...	Boy #1 (as Jeff Ballard)
Sean Smith	...	Boy Preacher Abel
Crystal Lowe	...	Tiffany
Louise Grant	...	Hattie Soames
John B. Destry	...	Cranky Man (as John Destry)
Ron Small	...	Store Owner
Ralph J. Alderman	...	Forensics Officer (as Ralph Alderman)
Jason Low	...	Uniform
Brad Mooney	...	Boy #2

Also Known As:

Children of the Corn 2001 (USA) (working title)
Children of the Corn 7: Resurrection (USA) (working title)
Children of the Corn VII (USA) (working title)
Children of the Corn VII: Revelation (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, nudity, violence/terror, and some drug use.

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (2008) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2005) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Neo Art & Logic

Movie Connections:

Features The House of the Dead (1998) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Maybe One Day

Heavy on story, light on surprises

The seventh entry of the unending "Children of the Corn" series -- this one titled "Revelation" -- is heavy on the story, but light on the suspense or surprises.

With only one brief mention of He Who Walks Behind the Rows, this installment instead focuses on an apartment building in which zombie-like kids take it over... killing all of its inhabitants.

Lacking the shared backstory of the original "Corn" movie, this one takes off only in the last 20 minutes or so. Along with parts 4 and 5, this one also lacks a menacing leader child... and it hurts the film during its climax.

"Revelation", while attempting something different and bringing something new to the "Chdilren of the Corn" table, it lacks in other basic areas, hampering this otherwise solid effort.