Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996)

A man and his daughter return to his hometown only to be terrorized by demons who had sacrificed the man's sister in the past.

Director:

Adam Grossman

Writers:

Stephen King (characters), Guy Riedel (story)

Stars:

Michael Gross, Alexis Arquette, Hilary Swank

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Gross	...	Jon Porter
Alexis Arquette	...	Tony Reno
Hilary Swank	...	Michelle Porter
Bojesse Christopher	...	Vinnie Ritacco
Glen Beaudin	...	Sean Patrick
Jennifer Elise Cox	...	Jules Martin
Jennifer Aspen	...	Maria Moore
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Father Archer Roberts (as W. Morgan Sheppard)
Michael Malota	...	Young Jon
Gabriel Dell Jr.	...	Steve Pagel
Patrick Renna	...	Young Alan
Leslie Danon	...	Lisa Porter
Ingrid Sthare	...	Jennifer Hadley
Michael Stadvec	...	Phil Thorn
Andree Gibbs	...	Page Porter

Storyline

Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too late. The sinister forces that caused his sister's brutal murder 30 years ago are back. Jon knows the nightmare can't continue. He must stand up to his fear and exorcise the demons who have risen again to take posession of his beautiful teenage daughter - body and soul.

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Plot Keywords:

based on the works of stephen king | based on short story | punctuation in title | ellipsis in title | surrealism | 

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Taglines:

Some things are better left ... dead

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, some sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Gross plays a role of a father to Hilary Swank's character of Michelle. He is best known as another father on a worldwide popular TV series The Family Ties starring Michael J. Fox as Alex Keaton.

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Goofs

When Jules is doing Michelle's "Birthday Tarot", Michelle's representation card is "Page of Pentacles". Yet in the next shot, the card changes to "Wheel of Fortune".

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Quotes

Tony Reno: [to Steve as he is held underground] Hey, Steve! I've been thinking... we never had a chance to get to know each other. You know, I'm not such a bad guy once you get to know me. Here's a question: If a gardener with a big mouth is alone in the field being tortured and no-one has to hear him scream, does it still hurt?

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, Alexis Arquette re-appears in the psychiatrist's office to announce that he's back.

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Connections

Follows Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

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Soundtracks

Inside Of Me
Performed by TerraCoda
Written by Jonathan Grossman

User Reviews

"If a gardener with a big mouth is alone in the field being tortured and no-one has to hear him scream, does it still hurt?"

Extremely low ratings on film sites not only do not deter me from watching the movie, but on the contrary, they make me more curious. And quite often, watching these films turns out to be a good choice. This one is no exception. "Sometimes They Come Back... Again" (1996) is far from a masterpiece of cinema, and it's not even close to the top of the genre, but it is quite a decent low-budget horror and it is better than its predecessor. The story is interesting (understandably, since it's an adaptation of Stephen King), it has a nice atmosphere, it doesn't exaggerate with special effects (which is a common flaw of the genre), it holds attention from the beginning to the end and, although acting isn't particularly great, characters are quite believable. Alexis Arquette, sister of Patricia Arquette, while (s)he was still Patricia Arquette's brother, is rather creepy as the main villain and without her/him the movie would have lost much in effect.

6/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sometimes They Come Back 2

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color