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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Michael Nankin (written by)
Release Date:
15 May 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
There's a Passageway - A Gate Behind Which the Demons Wait to Take Back What Was Once Theirs. more
Plot:
Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard...
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Awards:
2 wins
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2 nominations
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Scarry then, cult classic now!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Stephen Dorff | ... | Glen |
 | Christa Denton | ... | Al |
| Louis Tripp | ... | Terrence 'Terry' Chandler |
| Kelly Rowan | ... | Lori Lee |
 | Jennifer Irwin | ... | Linda Lee |
| Deborah Grover | ... | Mom |
| Scot Denton | ... | Dad |
| Ingrid Veninger | ... | Paula |
| Sean Fagan | ... | Eric |
| Linda Goranson | ... | Terry's Mom |
| Carl Kraines | ... | Workman |
| Andrew Gunn | ... | Brad |
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Runtime:
85 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-15 (uncut) (2002) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) |
Australia:M |
Norway:15 (video premiere) |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:16
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The diminutive demonic minions are played by actors in rubber suits who were made to look tiny by being shot in forced perspective.
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Continuity: When the creature under the bed grabs Al's ankle, she's wearing white sneakers and red socks. He pulls off her shoe and sock so she flees the room with one white sneaker and red sock and one bare foot. In the very next shot they pan down to her feet to show her wearing two white sneakers and two white socks.
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Movie Connections:
Features La guerre du feu (1981)
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Soundtrack:
EVERYBODY'S RUNNING
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Demons? Metal Music? Steven Dorff? Why not!!!
So... the gateway to hell or whatever is in the backyard of Steven Dorff's suburban home... and a metal band foretold all of this... and Demons threaten this world... Doesn't that sound great?
As a kid this was scary watching this with a baby sitter and such but now it just seems campy. But I still love it every time!
OK... it is a bit cheesy, and the DVD quality is awful.... but come on...it's like 5 bucks at Best buy!
Seriously... if you haven't seen this movie and your into cheesy horror flicks just give it a try... keep the classics alive!