Children of the Corn (2009) (TV)

Director:

Donald P. Borchers

Writers (WGA):

Donald P. Borchers (teleplay) and
Stephen King (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

26 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot Keywords:

Based On Film | Screenplay Adapted By Author | King | Horror Movie Remake | Male Nudity

Cast

Daniel Newman	...	Malachai
David Anders	...	Burton Stanton
Kandyse McClure	...	Vicki
Preston Bailey	...	Issac
Ryan Bertroche	...	Amos
Jake White	...	Oldest boy
Austin Dreher	...	Freckled Boy
Alexa Nikolas	...	Ruth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brennan Bailey	...	Boy
Lexie Behr	...	Little Girl
Paul Butler	...	Nahum
Austin Coobs	...	Mark
Creighton Fox	...	Peter
Isabelle Fuhrman	...	(voice)
Robert Gerdisch	...	Preacher Boy
Shawn Kelly	...	David
Jordan Schmidt	...	Bloody Knife Boy
Billy Unger	...	(voice)
Zita Vass	...	Ponytail girl

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Children of the Corn (USA) (complete title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | USA:Unrated (uncut version)

Filming Locations:

Iowa, USA

Company:

Children of the Corn Productions

Trivia:

Kandyse McClure returns for her second time in a Stephen King TV remake. She also played Sue Snell in the remake of Carrie (2002) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene with Vicky in the car while Burt is in the church Vicky uses the power windows, even though Burt has taken the keys.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in New Directions (2009) (V)

A faithful adaptation of King's story to a fault

A bickering couple (David Anders and Kandyse McClure) driving to California suffer more than marital woes after they accidentally run over a small boy. They discover the boy's throat had been cut and, putting the body in their trunk, head to the nearby town of Gatlin, Nebraska, only to discover it looks like it has been a ghost town for the last 12 years. Outside of a prologue and a few short added bits (exploding car!), this is an accurate scene-for-scene adaptation of Stephen King's short story (King co-wrote with director Donald P. Borchers, who produced the original). And therein lies the film's problem as the 27 page story in itself isn't enough meat for a 90 minute movie. To their credit, the writers does maintain the story's darker ending that the original abandoned. Another major problem is the acting, especially from McClure (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), who looks a lot like Tyra Banks and possesses the same acting talent. Seriously, I haven't seen a performance this bad in a long, long time. She is woefully miscast and some of her delivery is hilarious (her performance after they hit the boy and she rails on her husband is cringe worthy). I actually prefer the original 1984 film because the villainous kids are actually menacing and dirty. Here, they look like they just stepped out of an Amish fashion catalog.