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Children of the Corn

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Children of the Corn (1984)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:8

Rotten:14

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples' arrival, the town's children killed all of the... Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples' arrival, the town's children killed all of the grown-ups at the apparent behest of a demon simply dubbed "He Who Walks Behind the Rows." Based on a short story from horror scribe Stephen King's "Night Shift" collection, this film spawned a slew of bloody sequels. [More]

Starring: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin

Starring: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin

Director: Fritz Kiersch

Director: Fritz Kiersch
Story: Stephen King

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Oct 10, 2000

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Ooooooo... scary kids! Don't go into the cornfields alone after this one.

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08/08/02
KJB
KJB
IGN Movies
N/R

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02/09/06
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10/18/08
Variety

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09/15/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

As ye sow, so shall ye reap - and for all its initial creepiness, in the end this Mid-western gothic yields a big cropful of corn.

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11/13/04
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

The only halfway decent installment of the entire bloated, pitiful franchise.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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10/05/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

It just gets sillier and sillier with each passing year.

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06/23/02
Collin Souter
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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01/28/04
Cory Cheney
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

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07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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12/13/02
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

How Children of the Corn continues to be so successful and popular 25 years after its release still remains a mystery ....

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07/30/09
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

If you need a laugh, come to Malachi!

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02/04/04
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

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07/01/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

No review available.

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06/10/04
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

"plenty of corn, for sure, but no chills"

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

its dated look reminds us that horror movies were once made with only a camera and buckets of Karo syrup; not marketable teen models and computer-generated effects.

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09/09/09
Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan
Filmcritic.com
N/R

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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01/04/03
Josh Ralske
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October 22, 2008: Dimension Plots Batch of DTV Sequels, Spinoffs Opens in new window
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