Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)

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 | Numbered Sequel | Young Boy

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
Kelly Nelson	...	Teacher
Ed Grady	...	Dr. Richard Appleby
Nicholas Brendon	...	Basketball Player One
Brian Peck	...	Jake Witman
Rance Howard	...	Eddie Calhoun - Employer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Justin Carroll	...	Delivery Man (uncredited)
Mary Forsberg	...	Young Woman 3 (uncredited)
Anthony Hickox	...	Hans (uncredited)
Ivana Milicevic	...	Acolyte (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Charlize Theron	...	Young Woman (uncredited)
Jason Waters	...	Dee (uncredited)

Directed by
James D.R. Hickox

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stephen King		story "Children of the Corn"
Dode B. Levenson		writer

Produced by
Jim Begg	....	supervising producer
Gary DePew	....	producer
Anthony Hickox	....	executive producer (as Anthony L.V. Hickox)
Donald Paul Pemrick	....	associate producer
Thomas C. Rainone	....	associate producer
Brad Southwick	....	producer

Original Music by
Daniel Licht

Cinematography by
Gerry Lively

Film Editing by
Chris Peppe

Casting by
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Blair Martin		(as Blair A. Martin)

Set Decoration by
Susanna Vertal

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges

Makeup Department
Brian Blair	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Lisa Buono	....	hair styles supervisor
Lisa Buono	....	makeup supervisor
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	additional special makeup effects crew (as Mitch Coughlin)
Mark Garbarino	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Screaming Mad George	....	makeup effects
Constance Hall	....	assistant hair stylist
Constance Hall	....	assistant makeup artist
Karin Hanson	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Silvina Knight	....	assistant hair stylist (as Silvi Labrador)
Silvina Knight	....	assistant makeup artist (as Silvi Labrador)
Gilbert Liberto	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Erik Schaper	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Shaun Smith	....	additional special makeup effects crew (as Shaun P. Smith)
David Stinnett	....	additional special makeup effects crew
Randy Westgate	....	hair styles supervisor
Randy Westgate	....	makeup supervisor
N. Brock Winkless IV	....	additional special makeup effects crew (as Brock Winkless)
Kevin Yagher	....	additional special makeup effects designer and creator

Production Management
Paul Ratajczak	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Coyle	....	second second assistant director
Gerard DiNardi	....	first assistant director
Philip Fracassi	....	second second assistant director
Andrea A. Friedland	....	second second assistant director
Scott K. Harris	....	second assistant director
Louis Shaw Milito	....	second assistant director (as Louis Milito)
Rob Nardiello	....	second assistant director (as Robert Nardiello)
Jeanine Rohn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Hawley Anderson	....	props maker
Erik Jerumanis	....	props maker
Christopher Lewis	....	on-set dresser
Peter Mark	....	property master
Joe Murphy	....	art swing gang
Stewart Oneal	....	lead man (as J. Stewart O'Neal)
Craig Pavilionis	....	construction coordinator
Jeff Rohrer	....	art swing gang
Aaron S. Rutman	....	art swing gang (as Aaron Rutman)
Philip A. Schwartz	....	art swing gang
Deborah Setele	....	art swing gang (as Deborah Hunter)
Tetsuro Shimauchi	....	storyboard artist
Kevin Farrell	....	illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Flavia Amon	....	audio post coordinator
Dickran Bezirgenian	....	adr assistant
Matt Colleran	....	dubbing recordist
Matt Colleran	....	post-production sound coordinator
Matt Colleran	....	sound technical coordinator
Matt Delany	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Matt Delany Jr.)
Lisa DeLoach	....	sound intern
Jake Eberle	....	assistant sound effects editor
Eric Enroth	....	boom operator
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist
Paul Holzborn	....	foley artist
Bess Hopper	....	foley artist
Thomas Jones	....	dialogue editor (as Tom Jones)
Adam Joseph	....	boom operator
Kurt Kassulke	....	foley recordist
Jonathan Miller	....	sound designer
T.A. Moore Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as T.A. Moore)
Brian Peck	....	adr supervisor
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Will Rogers	....	adr recordist
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist
Dennis Sager	....	chief sound recordist
Tom Warren	....	sound account executive
Marshall Wiemer	....	production sound mixer
Kevin Wilson	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects
Adam Campbell	....	special effects
John Crawford	....	animatronics: S.M.G. Effects, Inc.
Robert Freitas	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Misa Uo Gardner	....	shop coordinator: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Screaming Mad George	....	creature makeup effects designer: S.M.G. Effects, Inc.
Asao Goto	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Grady Holder	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Hiroshi Katagiri	....	key effects: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Tony Matijevich	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Rich Mayberry	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Dean Mercil	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Darren Perks	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Thomas C. Rainone	....	special effects supervisor
Kosuke Sagara	....	lab assistant: SMG Effects
G. Bruno Stempel	....	special effects
Douglas J. Stewart	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
Ken Wheatley	....	special effects
Gary Yee	....	lab technician: S.M.G. Effects Inc.
David Kann	....	miniatures fabricator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dan Winthrop	....	titles & opticals (as Daniel Winthrop)

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunts
David Barrett	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
Lisa Coleman	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chuck Atkins	....	grip (as Charles Atkins)
Erik Barrette	....	grip (as Erik Barretta)
Andy Begg	....	grip
Robert Blake Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Russ Brandt	....	cinematographer: second unit
Stephen Codey	....	electrician
Aaron Cohen	....	grip
Vidal Cohen	....	best boy grip (as Vidal D. Cohen)
Stephen C. Dabrowski	....	grip (as Steve Drabowski)
Brent Dilger	....	grip
Shawn Ensign	....	best boy grip
Granger Faulk	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Scott Flanders	....	grip
Brian Garbellini	....	electrician
Laurie Anne Gardner	....	grip (as Laurie Anne 'L.A.' Gardner)
Hector Gutierrez	....	best boy grip
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera
David Kaiser	....	electrician
Glenn Kershaw	....	cinematographer: second unit
Marcos O. Lopez	....	first assistant camera
John Mang	....	key grip
Michael Martino	....	first assistant camera
Dan McMahon	....	grip (as Dan 'The Man' McMahon)
Chris Milani	....	best boy electric
Matthew Milani	....	electrician
Chris Mosio	....	cinematographer: second unit
Karen L. Ogle	....	still photographer: second unit
Scott Papenfus	....	second assistant camera
Eric 'Jetson' Pfoutz	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Andrew Rawson	....	gaffer
Larry J. Richardson	....	best boy electric
Andrea Rosum	....	camera loader (as Andrea L. Rosum)
Jeff Rubenstein	....	still photographer: second unit
Joaquin 'Kino' Sanchez	....	grip (as Joaquín Sánchez)
Robert Sanderson	....	grip
Adam Santelli	....	gaffer
Jason Santelli	....	electrician
Titus Santelli	....	electrician
Michael A. Savage	....	grip (as Mike Savage)
Joseph M. Setele	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Mark Trapenberg	....	electrician
Chris Trillo	....	electrician
Jimi Udel	....	grip
Kristopher Van Over	....	first assistant camera
Michael Wahl	....	grip
Billy Webb	....	electrician
Tom Wostak	....	electrician
Greg Zekowski	....	grip
Maryan Zurek	....	second assistant camera
Christopher A. Zwirner	....	grip

Casting Department
Lee Kissik	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Bridges	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susan Dolpner	....	wardrobe assistant
Emily Wyss	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Sean-Michael Connor	....	additional editor
Cindy Fret	....	assistant editor
Tom Sand	....	post-production assistant
Melinda Skilondz	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	additional orchestrator
Daniel Licht	....	orchestrator
Larry Mah	....	score mixer
Carl Swartz	....	music editor
Robin Urdang	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Pedro Amaya	....	driver: production van
Steve Blenkhorn	....	driver: production van
Milo Brown	....	transportation coordinator
Dennis Ford	....	transportation captain
Terilyn Ford	....	driver: production van
Jerry Shore Jr.	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Susan Blu	....	adr voice
Brett Boydstun	....	production assistant (as Brett Boydston)
David V. Butler	....	production assistant
Chris Clancy	....	production assistant
Suzanne Dudley	....	adr voice
Tom Eaton	....	production assistant
Roland Galvan	....	assistant to producer
Brendan Garst	....	assistant to director
Dan Glasband	....	production assistant
Danny Hartigan	....	adr voice
Adam Hughes	....	production assistant
Charles Long	....	production assistant
Michael Stewart Maahs	....	production assistant (as Michael S. Maahs)
Christopher May	....	production assistant
David Mora	....	production assistant
Michael Morris Jr.	....	animal trainer
Michael R. Morris	....	production assistant
Robert Scott Moss	....	production assistant
Dianne M. Murphy	....	script supervisor
Brian Peck	....	adr voice
Brian Peck	....	dialogue coach
Nerissa Politzer	....	animal trainer
Regan Redding	....	production assistant
John Christian Rees	....	production assistant
David Robertson	....	production coordinator (as David J. Robertson)
Jeff Rubenstein	....	location manager
Jacqueline Sanders	....	animal trainer
Erika Schleich	....	production assistant
Kevin Schon	....	adr voice
Jason Solberg	....	production assistant
Peter Spellos	....	adr voice
Bill Walker	....	production controller
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Park Avenue Productions
• Trans Atlantic Entertainment

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Cinema International (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Dimension Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Dimension Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Future Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Starlight (1995) (Germany) (VHS)

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) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1996 & 2004) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1996) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Park Avenue Productions

Trivia:

Charlize Theron's first movie.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The drive from Chicago to Nebraska would not have been possible to make in one night.

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:

THE BIRTH OF S.O.U.L.

Ambitious and Surprising Sequel

After the disappointing "Children of the Corn II", the 1996 direct-to-video sequel subtitled "Urban Harvest" moves the setting from a rural Midwestern town to the Windy City of Chicago. A change of atmosphere gives the "Children of the Corn" franchise a much-needed boost and this entry is sometimes scary, often imaginative and boasts some unique special effects.

A couple (Jim Metzler and Nancy Lee Grahn) adopt a pair of abandoned teens. The older one (Ron Melendez) is conflicted with his Gatlin, Nebraska past, while the younger one (Daniel Cerny) prepares to recruit an all new batch of followers to resurrect He Who Walks Behind the Rows.

The movie is pretty tense and actually works on many levels... but the finale -- while planned out well -- looks really cheap onscreen and brings about lots of unintentional laughter.

"Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest" is one of the strongest entries in the franchise, and for the first 85 of its 91 minute running time, it proves to be a first-rate thriller.