Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) (V)

Director:

Greg Spence

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (short story "Children of the Corn")
Stephen Berger (written by) ...

Release Date:

8 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

In a sleepy midwestern town... A horrifying evil is about to rise again!

Plot:

All the kids in a town over night become feverish and have convulsions. The next day they start to become evil...

Plot Keywords:

Teeth | Doctor | Direct To Video | Fourth Part | Numbered Sequel

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Grace Rhodes
Jamie Renée Smith	...	Margaret Rhodes
Karen Black	...	June Rhodes
Mark Salling	...	James Rhodes
Brent Jennings	...	Donald Atkins
Toni Marsh	...	Sandra Atkins
Lewis Flanagan III	...	Marcus Atkins
Brandon Kleyla	...	Josiah
William Windom	...	Doc Larson
Salle Ellis	...	Jane Nock
Marietta Marich	...	Rosa Nock
Jonathan Patterson	...	Charlie McLellan
Joshua Patterson	...	Scott McLellan
Kay Bower	...	Janet McLellan
Samaria Graham	...	Mary Anne

Also Known As:

Children of the Corn IV (USA) (working title)
Deadly Harvest

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1998) | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

A deleted scene features Jane and Rosa Nock telling Grace (Naomi Watts) and Donald (Brent Jennings) how the children called Josiah by a different name: "He Who Walks Behind The Rows".

Quotes:

[first lines]
June Rhodes: Yes? Can I help you?

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Corny. Yeah, I said it

Seen-it-all-before sequel, the fourth in the apparently endless 'Children of the Corn' series. Naomi Watts is a doctor returning to her home town, only to discover a bizarre contagion amongst the town's kids. Needless to say, it's not the flu; pretty soon the corn cult raises its weary head, and the 'terror' begins. Not only is this instalment repetitious and clichéd – we're treated to numerous false scares, gory deaths and dream sequences – but the build up is completely redundant because any mystery surrounding what's going on has been made abundantly clear by the previous three films in the series. At least William Windom is on hand to be as likable as always, but unfortunately he's not in it enough to make me forget how many times I've already seen this movie.