Additional information for Children of the Corn, which has a domestic theatrical release set for March 9, 1984. The film is being distributed by Anchor Bay and has not yet been rated. Children of the Corn has a total running time of 92 minutes.
MA
Australia
K-16
Finland
-12
France
16
Iceland
18
Norway
NC-16
Singapore
15
Sweden
18
UK
R
USA
18
West Germany
BPjM Restricted
Germany
16
Netherlands
18
Spain
15
South Korea
13+
Canada
M/16
Portugal
18
Argentina
92min
Los chicos del maíz
Mexico
Los chicos del maíz
Spain
A kukorica gyermekei
Hungary
Children of the corn - Les démons du maïs
France
Colheita Maldita
Brazil
Cosecha negra
Argentina
Dödlig skörd
Finland
Deca kukuruza
Serbia
Djeca kukuruza
Croatia
Dzieci kukurydzianego pola
Poland
Dzieci kukurydzy
Poland
Filhos do Mal
Brazil
Grano rosso sangue
Italy
Horror Kid
France
Kinder des Zorns
West Germany
Kukuricné deti
Czechoslovakia
Les démons du maïs
France
Les démons du maïs I (Horror kids)
France
Los niños del maíz
Peru
Maissilapset
Finland
Niños diabólicos
Mexico
O dolofonos me to drepani
Greece
Os Filhos da Terra
Portugal
Stephen King's Children of the Corn
March 09, 1984
USA
April 26, 1984
Argentina
May 25, 1984
West Germany
July 12, 1984
Australia
August 03, 1984
Sweden
October 16, 1984
Italy
January 30, 1985
France
February 22, 1985
Finland
October 17, 1985
Portugal
November 07, 1985
Hong Kong
March 13, 1986
Netherlands
December 11, 1986
Brazil
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A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.
In the fictional town of Gatlin, Nebraska, Job tells the story of how the town became a safe haven for a group of young cultists. The economy of the town is mostly agricultural, and the town is surrounded by vast cornfields. One particular year the corn crop fails and the people of Gatlin turn to prayer in an attempt to ensure a successful harvest. A mysterious boy preacher, Isaac Chroner (John Franklin), arrives and takes all the children of Gatlin into a cornfield to speak to them about the prophecies of a demonic version of the Judeo-Christian God called "He Who Walks Behind The Rows". Isaac, through his lieutenant Malachai (Courtney Gains), leads the children of the town in a revolution, brutally killing all of the adults in the town. Over the ensuing years, the children take any adults passing through as sacrifices.Three years later, Burt (Peter Horton) and his girlfriend Vicky (Linda Hamilton) pass through Nebraska while driving cross-country to Burt's new job as a physician in Seattle, Washington. They are traveling in their car and hit a small boy out on the highway. This boy was one of the Gatlin children who tried to escape the iron hand of the death cult. The couple place his body in the trunk. They encounter an old mechanic, who is little to no help, as the children of Gatlin have employed him to lead all adults passing through to the town, but they betray him and kill him anyway. Burt and Vicky finally end up in Gatlin, after searching for several hours for a phone.
A struggle ensues between the couple, "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" and the children as the couple are violently chased through the city. Burt and Vicky rescue Job and his little sister Sarah, who do not wish to be part of the cult. Vicky is captured by Malachai, and she is prepared as a sacrifice before they track down and capture Burt and the children.Meanwhile, Malachai and the others have grown tired of Isaac's arrogance. Assuming command over the children, Malachai orders Isaac to be sacrificed in Vicky's place. Night soon falls and Burt enters the cornfield to rescue Vicky. The sacrifice soon begins and Isaac is devoured by He Who Walks Behind The Rows. Burt arrives and battles Malachai, convincing the children that their minds have been poisoned and their humanity sacrificed in the name of their false god. As Malachai tries to regain control of the children, Isaac's re-animated corpse (apparently possessed by He Who Walks Behind The Rows) appears and kills Malachai, breaking his neck.
Soon, a terrible storm gathers over the cornfield and Burt and Vicky gather the children inside a barn to shield them from He Who Walks Behind The Rows' angry wrath. As the storm intensifies all around them, Job shows a Bible verse to Burt and Vicky that indicates that they must destroy the cornfield for the chaos to cease (it is revealed that "He Who Walks Behind The Rows" is really a demon). While filling the irrigation pumps with gasohol fuel, He Who Walks Behind The Rows lashes out at Burt, preparing to destroy the barn. However, Burt is able to spray the fields with the flammable liquid and lights a Molotov cocktail, tossing it into the field, burning it and seemingly destroying the demon.Burt, Vicky, Job and Sarah survive and are able to leave Gatlin as the cornfields burn. As Burt grabs the map they used to get there, a teenage girl who is a member of the cult jumps out at him from the back seat and attempts to stab him. Vicky knocks her out with the passenger door, and the four walk off into the distance to parts unknown
Fritz Kiersch
Director(s)
Stephen King
George Goldsmith
Writer(s)
Donald P. Borchers
producer
Earl A. Glick
executive producer (as Earl Glick)
Terrence Kirby
producer
Mark Lipson
associate producer
Charles Weber
executive producer (as Charles J. Weber)
Producer(s)
Jonathan Elias
Composer(s)
Burt
Peter Horton
Vicky
Linda Hamilton
Diehl
R.G. Armstrong
Isaac
John Franklin
Malachai
Courtney Gains
Job
Robby Kiger
Sarah (as AnneMarie McEvoy)
Anne Marie McEvoy
Rachel
Julie Maddalena
Joseph
Jonas Marlowe
Amos
John Philbin
Boy
Dan Snook
Dad
David Cowen
Mom
Suzy Southam
Mr. Hansen
D.G. Johnson
Hansen's customer
Patrick Boylan
Hansen's customer
Elmer Soderstrom
Hansen's customer
Teresa Toigo
Radio preacher (voice)
Mitch Carter
Boy (uncredited)
Dennis Carl
Israel (uncredited)
Eric Freeman
Boy in front row of church scene (uncredited)
Corey Frizzell
Director(s)
George Goldsmith
Writer(s)
producer
Earl A. Glick
executive producer (as Earl Glick)
Terrence Kirby
producer
Mark Lipson
associate producer
Charles Weber
executive producer (as Charles J. Weber)
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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