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Children of the Corn is a horror film adapted from the short story by Stephen King. It was made in 1984 and stars Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton and John Franklin as Isaac, the child preacher.
A young couple find a briefcase with blood on it so drive into what seems like a normal mid-western town called Gatlin to try and report the incident to the police, but find only children and no adults to be found. They try to find out what happened in this town, but as Burton heads to the town hall, his girlfriend, Vicky, is captured and brought to Isaac, the head of all the children. He says he is spoken to by 'he who walks behind the rows', meaning the rows of corn, and has brainwashed everyone into doing and believing whatever he says. Fortunately, there is a brother and sister who want out of this murderous cult, and so help Brandon get Vicky back, as well as trying to stop the brutal regime of the Children of the Corn.
I happen to be a big fan of King adaptions, and I think this is up there with the best of them, along with "The Shining", "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Salem's Lot". The town and the houses in it are messy, dusty and falling apart, a great place for a horror film. There isn't much music on the score, which is good as with this kind of film you want to be right there with the characters as they experience each terrifying moment, it makes the film scarier. Which is why there is a lot of silence, as well as the occasional gust of wind blowing through the town.
The acting is very good, even by adult standards. Kids in films usually aren't that good, they just haven't had the time to hone their acting skills and are still new to this career, but these kids are the exception. They're angry, murderous and are willing to do anything for Isaac. Isaac himself is very menacing, he has great presence for such a young actor, and has confidence to really get into his character and to boss and order people around. The other star for me is Courtney Gains as Malachi. Clearly there is a power struggle going on between him and Isaac, with people taking sides and in the end Malachi wins, that's what often happens with these kinds of societies, there will always be someone who thinks they will be a better leader and will find people willing to fight for them. In contrast, Sarah and Job are sweet and helpful, caught up in a situation they can't get out of. They are more like kids than the rest of them put together, just wanting to have a nice, peaceful life.
Overall a good, solid horror film with some chilling moments. Well worth watching for any horror fan, four stars!
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Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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adaptation of Stephen King's short story. While driving through Nebraska en route to a new job, medico Burt (Peter Horton) and his wife Vicky (a pre-TerminatorLinda Hamil...
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