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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 27m
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5.3/10
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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)
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Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.

  • Director
    • Bob Clark
  • Writers
    • Bob Clark
    • Alan Ormsby
  • Stars
    • Alan Ormsby
    • Valerie Mamches
    • Jeff Gillen
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    4.8K
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    • Director
      • Bob Clark
    • Writers
      • Bob Clark
      • Alan Ormsby
    • Stars
      • Alan Ormsby
      • Valerie Mamches
      • Jeff Gillen
    • 130User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Alan Ormsby
    Alan Ormsby
    • Alan
    Valerie Mamches
    • Val
    Jeff Gillen
    • Jeff
    • (as Jeffrey Gillen)
    Anya Ormsby
    Anya Ormsby
    • Anya
    Paul Cronin
    • Paul
    Jane Daly
    Jane Daly
    • Terry
    Roy Engleman
    • Roy
    Robert Philip
    • Emerson
    Bruce Solomon
    Bruce Solomon
    • Winns
    Alecs Baird
    • Caretaker
    Seth Sklarey
    Seth Sklarey
    • Ourille
    Bob Sherman
    Bob Sherman
    • Ghoul
    • (as Robert Sherman)
    Curtis Bryant
    • Ghoul
    William R. 'Bob' Smedley
    • Tallest Dead Thing
    • (as Robert Smedley)
    Debbie Cummins
    • Ghoul
    Gordon Gilbert
    • Ghoul
    Peter Burke
    • Ghoul
    Chester Phebus
    • Ghoul
    • Director
      • Bob Clark
    • Writers
      • Bob Clark
      • Alan Ormsby(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Director Bob Clark was planning to release a remake of this film in 2007. Unfortunately, though, he died in a car accident before production plans could get started.
    • Goofs
      Alan claims the book of spells, etc. is in a direct line from the Druids, but the Druids never had a written language.
    • Quotes

      Terry: Gee, Mr. Wizard, how do you get the litmus paper to turn blue?

      Alan: The same way I get the egg into the Coke bottle, bitch.

    • Crazy credits
      The zombies get into the boat and sail to the city throughout the course of the film's closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Although the UK theatrical release of the film was uncut by the BBFC, the 2005 UK Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of it was missing about seven minutes of dialogue scenes for unknown reasons. The earlier Exploited Video DVD release of it, however, was completely uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things + the Invisible Terror (1980)

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    Eerie location
    Interesting tidbit, I used to live in the house where the movie was shot. It belongs to my ex-mother-in-law. And trust me she is much scarier than any zombie! The site is located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Fl. She actually purchased the property with the original house that appeared in the movie but prior to her being able to start renovating the original house it burned down. She later built a new home on the same site. Interesting enough after Hurricane Andrew blew by in 1992 it knocked over a huge avocado tree in the backyard and my ex-brother-in-law and I dug up tons of old turn of the century bottles that had been buried under the tree. Even more interesting the late Marjorie Stoneman Douglas the great conservationist champion used to frequent the home which was once owned by the Deering family and would summer there. The home she lived in until she passed away is just a few blocks away... Yes a very interesting piece of land with a very interesting history. And don't get me started on my own personal ghostly experiences at the house!!! Really!
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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Revenge of the Living Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Brandywine Motionarts Films
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    • Budget
      • $70,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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