Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) (V)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

James D.R. Hickox

Writers:

Stephen King (story)
Dode B. Levenson (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Based on the story "Children Of The Corn" by Stephen King.

Plot:

Two young Gatlin residents are orphaned after the younger brother kills their father. So, the terror...

Plot Keywords:

Corn | Cornfield | City | Killer Scarecrow | Supernatural

Cast

Daniel Cerny	...	Eli Porter
Ron Melendez	...	Joshua Porter
Jim Metzler	...	William Porter
Nancy Lee Grahn	...	Amanda Porter
Jon Clair	...	Malcom Elkman
Mari Morrow	...	Maria Elkman
Michael Ensign	...	Father Frank Nolan
Duke Stroud	...	Earl
Rif Hutton	...	Arnold
Garvin Funches	...	T-Loc
Johnny Legend	...	Derelict Man
Gina St. John	...	Diane
Yvette Freeman	...	Samantha
Terence Mathews	...	Dwayne (as Terrence Matthews)
James O'Sullivan	...	Charles Brady

Also Known As:

Children of the Corn III: Urban Nightmare (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (Certificate #33296) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Park Avenue Productions

Trivia:

The 27 September 1993 draft of the screenplay lists Matt Greenberg as a writer. He received no credit for the final film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Eli climbs through the hole in the wall of the factory, the outside of the wall is supposed to be brick, yet after he climbs through the panel of wall it is clearly slatted planks.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joshua's Abusive Father: Joshua? Joshua? Boy, you're gonna make this some sad night.

Movie Connections:

Features Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)

Soundtrack:

BELLY OF THE BEAST

Finally, a real solid entry in the series

I watched the first three COTC films on consecutive nights on telly, and this was by far and away the most entertaining for me. Although you couldn't accuse it of being a bona fide "good" film, it is constantly entertaining, tighter paced and gorier than its predecessors. Director James Hickox seems to have the same skill at making mindless yet enjoyable and worthwhile b horror pictures as his brother Anthony and this is a fine example. The acting is middling, mostly fair to unconvincing especially the teenage members of the cast. Daniel Cerny does well as the creepy kid, though it seems to me unlikely that a little freaky white kid would have so much success bringing God to the ghetto, especially his brand of one who walks behind the rows craziness. Still, the adult slaying fever hits the big city, as does a fair amount of supernatural jiggery pokery, ultimately leading to a big climax of endearingly cheap proportions. I liked this one for all its cheesiness, its watchable and has some good gore, from Screaming Mad George I believe. Recommended for its energy, and its frequent dumb but gnarly moments, and the fact that its a real tangible step up in all ways from the first two.