Sometimes They Come Back (1991) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (short story)
Lawrence Konner (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Based on a short story by Stephen King, a man and his family return to his home town, but he is then harassed by teenagers that died when he was a kid.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Stephen King | Train | Child Murder | Car On Train Tracks

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tim Matheson	...	Jim Norman
Brooke Adams	...	Sally Norman
Robert Rusler	...	Richard Lawson
Chris Demetral	...	Wayne Norman
Robert Hy Gorman	...	Scott Norman
William Sanderson	...	Carl Mueller (age 44)
Nicholas Sadler	...	Vinnie Vincent
Bentley Mitchum	...	David North
Matt Nolan	...	Billy Sterns
Tasia Valenza	...	Kate
Chadd Nyerges	...	Chip
T. Max Graham	...	Chief Pappas
William Kuhlke	...	Principal Simmons
Duncan McLeod	...	Old Officer Neil
Nancy McLoughlin	...	Dr. Bernardi
Zachary Ball	...	Jimmy Norman
Dick Solowicz	...	Desk Sergeant
Rodney McKay	...	Police Officer
Don Ruffin	...	Carl Mueller (age 17)
Kimball Cummings	...	Young Officer Neil
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buck Baker	...	Father with Truck (uncredited)
Jason Wiles	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom McLoughlin

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(short story)
Lawrence Konner		(teleplay) &
Mark Rosenthal		(teleplay)

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer
Michael S. Murphey	....	producer
Milton Subotsky	....	co-producer
David C. Thomas	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Terry Plumeri

Cinematography by
Bryan England

Film Editing by
Charles Bornstein

Casting by
David Cohn

Production Design by
Philip Dean Foreman

Art Direction by
Timothy R. Bauer

Costume Design by
Karen Patch

Makeup Department
Gabriel Bartalos	....	makeup artist
Patti Brand	....	makeup artist
Daniel Marc	....	makeup artist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
David C. Thomas	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hope R. Goodwin	....	first assistant director
Cathy A. Roszell	....	second assistant director
Jonathan Giles Zimmerman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ronald Megee	....	set dresser
Jerry Lynn Reed	....	set dresser
David Yonally	....	set dresser
Peter Mitchell Rubin	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jeremy Hoenack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Hoenack	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Payne	....	sound supervisor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alan McFarland	....	miniature train lighting effects
Rod Schumacher	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Martin Bresin	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Don Ruffin	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Norman Bee	....	camera operator
Adam Boster	....	grip
Michelle Madison	....	camera loader
Ric Urbauer	....	best boy grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Carol Flake	....	costumer
Steven Scott Ford	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Albert Coleman	....	assistant editor
Lucyna Wojciechowski	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Terry Plumeri	....	orchestrator
Rick Winquest	....	music recordist
Ross Wright	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Gracie Klein	....	driver

Other crew
Summer Shipp	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Come Back Productions
• Dino de Laurentiis Communications
• Paradise Films

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1991) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
• Panarecord (Italy) (VHS)
• Vidmark Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Vidmark Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Atlantic West Effects (special makeup effects)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (optical effects)
• Sessums Engineering (minatures)
• Special Effects Unlimited (mechanical special effects provided by)

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Kansas City  special thanks
• Kansas Film Commission  special thanks
• Keylite Production Services  production equipment provided by
• Michelson Food Services  catering
• Missouri Film Commission  special thanks
• Rocheport, Missouri  special thanks
• Sound Trax Studios  sound post-production
• The Citizens of Liberty, Missouri  special thanks
• The Overland Park, Kansas Film Commission  special thanks

Also Known As:

Stephen King's 'Sometimes They Come Back'

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Company:

Come Back Productions

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Lawson says "get this bum out of my way before I slap him" at the end, his mouth does not match his voice.

Quotes:

Richard Lawson: [Lawson, Vincent and North have Chip trapped in their car] Well boys, what's it gonna take to scare this guy?
Vinnie Vincent: [smiles] "The face"
Richard Lawson: ...North, you do it.
David North: Nah, it's for kids.
Vinnie Vincent: I'll do it.
[Vincent looks away, and looks back. He shows his real face, his dead face - he laughs]
David North: No, it ain't working man, he's not scared. Are ya Chippie, ya nuckle head!
[North noogies Chip's head then he turns dead too, so does Lawson. Vincent and North each grab one of Chip's legs and his shirt]
Richard Lawson: [Turns round and takes out a switchblade] Time to rock, jock!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998) (V)

It may be a TV movie, but it's a great one!

I originally saw this movie on the Sci-Fi Channel when it was being rerun. I enjoyed it a lot, and it gave me the creeps. A wonderfully done movie, but I wish it hadn't been limited to television. I'm sure it would have made a great theatrical release.