The Children (1980)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Max Kalmanowicz

Writers:

Carlton J. Albright (writer)
Edward Terry (writer)

Release Date:

13 June 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

...thank God they're somebody else's!

Plot:

A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Fingernails | Bus | Dog | Child Killing Child

Cast

Martin Shakar	...	John Freemont
Gil Rogers	...	Sheriff Billy Hart
Gale Garnett	...	Cathy Freemont
Shannon Bolin	...	Molly
Tracy Griswold	...	Deputy Harry Timmons
Joy Glaccum	...	Suzie MacKenzie
Jeptha Evans	...	Paul MacKenzie
Clara Evans	...	Jenny Freemont
Sarah Albright	...	Ellen Chandler
Nathanael Albright	...	Tommy Button
Julie Carrier	...	Janet Shore
Michelle La Mothe	...	Dr. Joyce Gould
Edward Terry	...	Hank
Peter Maloney	...	Frank
Jessie Abrams	...	Clarkie Freemont

Also Known As:

The Children of Ravensback

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:-16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Aston Magna House, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Albright Films Inc.

Trivia:

Shannon Bolin's last film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the bus breaks down, it's on the right side of the road, but all throughout the rest of the movie it's on the left side of the road.

Movie Connections:

References Alien (1979)

I can't believe I waited 26 years

I wanted to see this movie in 1980 when it first came out and couldn't. When I saw that it was coming to DVD I got really excited. I finally watched it last weekend. I couldn't believe that I had waited 26 years to see such a bad movie. The premise is great-a radioactive cloud turns children into zombies, but the acting and directing bring the film down. Towards the end it just becomes silly. There was a little nudity and some gore. The effects are horrible. There wasn't a single scene that was scary. There is a "surprise ending", but any horror fan can see it coming a mile away. Overall the movie is a waste of time. I did chuckle when the pregnant lady lit a cigarette, patted her stomach and said "I'm sorry" to her unborn baby.