Summary
It's been five years since Terry's friend Glen discovered The Gate to hell in his backyard. Glen has now moved away and Terry begins practicing rituals in Glen's old house and eventually bringing back demons through The Gate and leading to demoniac possession and near world domination.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 44
IMDb4.9
Audience score27%
Box office
31%of its budget back
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $7 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1990
May 24, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
HorrorFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more17 people
- Louis TrippTerrence 'Terry' Chandler
- Simon ReynoldsMoe
- James VillemaireJohn
- Pamela AdlonLiz
- NMNeil MunroArt
- James KidnieMr. Coleson
- IPIrene PauzerTeacher
- LOLarry O'BreyRep. #1
- Elva Mai HooverDoctor
- Gerry MendicinoMaitre d'
- Mark SaundersWaiter
- TPTodd PostlethwaiteWine Steward
- ELEdward LeefeBusboy
Layne ColemanPriest- AOAnita OlanickStewardess
- CKCarl KrainesTerry Transformed
Andrea LadányiMinion
Directing · 1
- Tibor Takács Director
Writing · 1
- Michael Nankin Writer, Characters
Production · 5
- John Kemeny Executive Producer
- András Hámori Producer
- John Buchan Casting
- Peter Bray Line Producer
- H. Gordon Woodside Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Bryan England Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ronald Sanders Editor
Sound · 1
- George Blondheim Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- William Beeton Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Beth Pasternak Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Craig Reardon Makeup Effects
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GoodWatch score 43You're here
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