Summary
Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 27Audiences 42GoodWatch 36
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $11 M
- Worldwide
- $14 M
Worldwide it earned $4 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9598Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+23
Released
1988
June 10, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25
Tom SkerrittBruce Gardner
Nancy AllenPatricia Wilson-Gardner
Heather O'RourkeCarol Anne Freeling
Lara Flynn BoyleDonna Gardner
Kipley WentzScott
Zelda RubinsteinTangina Barrons
Richard FireDr. Seaton
Nathan DavisKane
Joey GarfieldJeff
Maureen MuellerGallery Woman- PLPaty LombardHelen
Meg ThalkenDeborah- SGStacy GilchristMelissa
- MWMeg WeldonSandy
- CGCatherine GatzMarcie
- EME.J. MurrayMary
- SNSherry NarensMrs. Seaton
Mindy BellObserver- LVLaurie V. LoganElevator Woman
Jane AldermanScott's Mother- MSMaureen SteindlerOld Woman
- JBJerry BirnElevator Man
John RuskGallery Man
Alan WilderObserver
Directing · 1
- Gary Sherman Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Writing · 1
- Brian Taggert Screenplay
Production · 3
- Barry Bernardi Producer
- Jane Alderman Casting
- Shelley Andreas Casting
Camera · 1
- Alex Nepomniaschy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ross Albert Editor
Sound · 1
- Joe Renzetti Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Paul Eads Production Design
- W. Steven Graham Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tom McKinley Costume Design
- John Dods Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Ben Scott Stunt Coordinator
- Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
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