Village of the Damned (1995)

A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

John Wyndham (book), Stirling Silliphant

Stars:

Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Reeve	...	Dr. Alan Chaffee
Kirstie Alley	...	Dr. Susan Verner
Linda Kozlowski	...	Jill McGowan
Michael Paré	...	Frank McGowan
Meredith Salenger	...	Melanie Roberts
Mark Hamill	...	Reverend George
Pippa Pearthree	...	Sarah, George's Wife
Peter Jason	...	Ben Blum
Constance Forslund	...	Callie Blum
Karen Kahn	...	Barbara Chaffee
Thomas Dekker	...	David McGowan
Lindsey Haun	...	Mara Chaffee
Cody Dorkin	...	Robert
Trishalee Hardy	...	Julie
Jessye Quarry	...	Dorothy

Storyline

An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | small town | alien life form | paranormal phenomena | world domination | 

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Taglines:

Beware the Children

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sci-fi terror and violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Carpenter had planned to work again with "Universal" on their long-gestating remake of "Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)," but the film's box office failure killed those plans. As of 2017, the remake remains unmade, although speculation began again with the announcement of "Universal"'s "Dark Universe" brand.

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Goofs

During the Janitor death scene, it is clearly a dummy which lands on the car.

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Quotes

Carlton: I know your game. I know what you're up to. Ever since you got here, I been watchin'... watchin' people leave this town... watchin' things die. You ain't right. None of ya'. And one of these days, somebody's gonna do somethin' 'bout it.

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Connections

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User Reviews

People are being way too hard on this movie.

Sure, it's not the best horror film ever made, but it was fun. I'm sure that people who grew up with the original would like it better, that's to be expected. But I thought the movie was a good B-level movie with some creepy scenes and a few shocks, and let's not forget the cheese. Most of John Carpenter's movies fall into this category. Halloween was a bit different, but come on, even In The Mouth Of Madness had some cheesy parts, and it was plenty creepy. Most of his movies are just fun to watch, and when they're over, you forget them. A horror movie that truly disturbs people only comes once every few years. Most of them shouldn't be taken so seriously. Pop some popcorn, grab a beverage, put your feet up and have some fun with this one.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Carpenter's Village of the Damned

Filming Locations:

Kirsting Court, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,222,450, 30 April 1995

Gross USA:

$9,418,365

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,418,365

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby SR Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1