Trailer
Summary
Mikey just needs a good stable home. He's bounced from foster home to foster home his whole life. He finally lands himself with a new loving family, but their perfect little child is not what he appears to be.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 54
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score45%
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
1992
November 12, 1992
34 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Brian BonsallMikey
Josie BissettJessie Owens
Ashley LaurenceShawn Gilder
Mimi CravenRachel Trenton
Whit HertfordBen Owens
John DiehlNeil Trenton
Mark VenturiniDet. Jack Reynolds
Laura RobinsonGrace Kelvin
Sanford GibbonsCornell
Kathleen BonsallEva
Steve HartHarold Kelvin
Keeley Marie GallagherBeth Kelvin
Peppi SandersMary Ellen Owens- DRDavid RoggeDavid
Lyman WardMr. Jenkins
Directing · 3
- Dennis Dimster Director
- Robert L. Levy Second Unit Director, Producer
- Karen Mattingly Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Jonathan Glassner Writer
Production · 7
- J.P. Guerin Executive Producer
- Peter Abrams Producer
- Ed Mitchell Casting
- Robyn Ray Casting
- Edward McDonnell Associate Producer
- Stanley E. Foster Associate Producer
Camera · 3
- Tom Jewett Director of Photography, Photoscience Manager
- Michael Hall Key Grip
- Robert Amses First Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Omer Tal Editor
Sound · 2
- Tim Truman Music, Original Music Composer
- Dana Sano Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Nigel Clinker Production Design
- Marcia Calosio Production Design
- Kelly Bocchini Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Shawna Trpcic Costume Design
- Patty Beigel Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw Stunt Coordinator
- Jeff Dashnaw Stunt Double
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