Children of the Corn poster

Children of the Corn( 1984)

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In their world adults are not allowed... to live.

Overview

A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Horton

      Burton Stanton

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      Linda Hamilton

      Vicky

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      R.G. Armstrong

      Diehl

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      John Franklin

      Isaac Chroner

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      Courtney Gains

      Malachai

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      Anne Marie McEvoy

      Sarah

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      Robby Kiger

      Job

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      Julie Maddalena

      Rachel

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      Jonas Marlowe

      Joseph

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      John Philbin

      Amos

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      Dan Snook

      Boy

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      David Cowen

      Dad

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      Suzy Southam

      Mom

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      D.G. Johnson

      Mr. Hansen

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      Teresa Toigo

      Hansen's Customer

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      Patrick Boylan

      Hansen's Customer

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      Elmer Soderstrom

      Hansen's Customer

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      Mitch Carter

      Radio Preacher (voice)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue May 21 2019
    And a child shall lead them... Who would have thunk it, that one of Stephen King's short stories would spawn a gargantuan movie franchise? Children of the Corn is one of those movies that horror fans of a certain age, who started to blossom in the 1980s, remember fondly but agree that now it's a bit, well, corny. Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton get trapped in a village of the damned where the children have killed the adults and established a religious order that gives worship to the devil of the corn. Isaac Chroner (John Franklin) and Malachai Boardman (Courtney Gains) head the creepy ki...

    Media

    Videos 5Backdrops 26Posters 61

    Recommendations

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      Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice48%

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      Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest47%

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      Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering44%

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      Children of the Corn44%

    19. Parents

      Parents59%

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      The Man Who Planted Trees80%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    800000.00

    Revenue

    14568989.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • sacrifice
    • children gang
    • human sacrifice
    • paganism
    • evil preacher
    • preacher
    • based on short story
    • religious cult
    • killer child
    • folk horror
    • cornfield