Children of the Corn (TV 2009)

The film opens in 1963 in the town of Hemingford in western Nebraska, which is in the middle of a severe drought... See full synopsis »

Director:

Donald P. Borchers

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Daniel Newman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Anders	...	Burton Stanton
Kandyse McClure	...	Vicky Stanton
Daniel Newman	...	Malachai
Preston Bailey	...	Issac
Robert Gerdisch	...	Preacher Boy
Jordan Schmidt	...	Bloody Knife Boy
Remington Jennings	...	Joseph / Ahaz
Austin Dreher	...	Freckled Boy
Dominic Plue	...	Jacob
Lexie Behr	...	Little Girl
Creighton Fox	...	Peter
Austin Coobs	...	Mark
Jake White	...	Oldest boy
Zita Vass	...	Ponytail girl
Ryan Bertroche	...	Amos

Storyline

The film opens in 1963 in the town of Hemingford in western Nebraska, which is in the middle of a severe drought... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

sex | horror movie remake | male nudity | scene after end credits | nebraska | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Children of the Corn

Filming Locations:

Tipton, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Children of the Corn Productions, Planet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

When Burton is attempting to tune in a station on his stock AM radio, a station comes in loud and clear with the creepy broadcast. He looks out the window and the view is of - not a longwire AM antenna system, but rather a tower with FM repeaters.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)

User Reviews

Good film, stays true to the short story.

OK, let's be honest. This is not a film that is going to win lots of awards. It's relatively low budget, acting could be better, flimsy story line etc etc. But what do you expect? ALL Stephen King adaptations tend to fall short of their expectations. I'm not ashamed to say I like this film. My whole gripe with the original COTC was it didn't stick to the original short story at all, it had a happy ending and the acting sucked. This film at least overcomes the first two! I did actually think the actor who played Burt did him very well; and the kids were genuinely creepy. Everything felt real to me, like this could actually happen which is one thing I look for in good horror films. Is it better than the original film? A million times yes. If you want an answer to "should I watch this?" the answer is also yes. It's entertaining, very close to the short story, good atmosphere and is overall a nice creepy film. It's by no means amazing, but I'm judging it compared to the original, and it does feel like a completely different film. So give it a chance. You'll definitely look at gingers differently after watching it! :P