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Children of the Corn (1984) or, Zealous Kiddie Killers!



Creepy, great poster for Fritz Kiersch's Children of the Corn

QUICK REVIEW:

Stephen King's (Pet Cemetery (1989)) presence is felt here, - he wrote the short story that the script is based on, - in red neck, USA, (actually somewhere in Nebraska.) The film is paved with religious symbols and an atmosphere that sometimes brings The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) to mind, though this is less gruesome:
The story is staged as a simple, linear tale of travel without any hocus-pocus in George Goldsmith's (Nowhere to Hide (1987)) script, with Linda Hamilton (Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)) and a bunch of well-playing children. - Particularly the inbred fanatics are creepy, with their leader Isaac (John Franklin (The Addams Family (1991))) as the worst.
The score by Jonathan Elias (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)) and the editing by Harry Keramidas (Back to the Future Part II (1989)) are effective, and the film has some nice shocks along the way. It is directed by Texan director Fritz Kiersch (Tuff Turf (1985)).
Make sure to see a restored version of this strong low-budget religious horror flick that has spun no less than 7 sequels.


John Franklin as the freaky child cult leader Isaac in Fritz Kiersch's Children of the Corn


Watch the original trailer here

Cost: 0.8 mil. $
Box office: 14.5 mil. $
= Huge hit

What do you think of Children of the Corn?
Have you seen any of the sequels, and if so, how was it/were they?

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