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The Gate (1987)

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Release Date: May 15, 1987 Wide

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During a boring, routine weekend, young Glen (Stephen Dorff) and his best buddy, Terry (Louis Tripp), decide to explore Glen's backyard. Before long, the boys come across a strange hole in the ground which yields all manner of sinister prizes. Consulting one of his heavy-metal record albums, Glen comes to the correct conclusion that the hole is actually the Gate to Hell. Offering a sacrifice in the form of a dead dog, Glen further opens the portals of Hades, through which pass some of the most

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Nov 26, 2003

Vestron Video

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The Gate is a MUST HAVE movie for all horror fans and this special edition is absolutely worth the meager sixteen bucks!

October 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Dread Central

I saw this movie in the theater in 1987 and thought it was pretty bad back then; it's still pretty bad, but the visual effects hold up pretty well.

October 10, 2009 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Combustible Celluloid

worse than i expected

February 18, 2008

It is not a great horror film, but you never get the urge to turn it off, either.

June 14, 2007

Goofy kid's stuff horror flick.

July 26, 2002
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Audience Reviews for The Gate

I'm not going to call this a good movie by any means, but it's fun and imaginative and carries a strong sense of nostalgia about it. Oddly difficult to hate.
December 23, 2010
ceWEBrity

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A gateway to Hell opens in a suburban kid's backyard. Horror aimed at preteens and young teens, and it's decent on that level; the claymation mini-demons are memorable.
March 12, 2010
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