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Summary
Lester Billing's children are dying one by one. Prepare for a nightmarish journey into the dark side of one man's psyche; the side where fear can take over, reason can be lost and sanity can crumble.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 50
Letterboxd · 904 ratings2.8/5
IMDb4.6
Released
1982
January 1, 1982
44 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 people
- Michael Earl ReidLester Billings (as Michael Reid)
- BLBert LinderDr. Harper
- TBTerence BradySgt. Gurland
- MSMindy SilvermanRita Billings
- JBJerome BynderCoroner
- BPBobby PerichettiDenny
- MDMichael D'AgostinoAndy
- NLNancy LindebergNeighbor
- JHJames HolmesHusband
- JMJohn MacDonaldCop 1
- DBDave BuffCop 2
- RWRich WestAmb. Attendant 1
- JCJohn CotéAmb. Attendant 2
- BTBrooke TrivasDispatcher (voice)
Directing · 1
- Jeff Schiro Director, Screenplay, Editor, Sound Designer
Writing · 1
- Stephen King Short Story, Thanks
Production · 6
- Mark Fitzmartin Production Assistant
- Joe Shulder Production Assistant
- Kurt Hathaway Production Assistant, Location Sound Recordist
- John Walsh Production Assistant
- Michael Berkman Production Assistant
- Susan Schiro Production Assistant, Set Designer
Camera · 5
- Douglas Meltzer Director of Photography
- Lori Loeb Assistant Camera
- Lynn Harper Assistant Camera
- Bill Moore Assistant Camera
- Dave Corsen Assistant Camera
Sound · 3
- John Coté Music
- Dave Smith Location Sound Recordist
- John Vittolo Location Sound Recordist
Lighting · 2
- Peter Mascuch Gaffer
- Jim Sofranko Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Matt Malach Thanks
- Cheryl Daitch Thanks
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