Children of the Corn

Theatrical - Wide 1984-03-09

Cast Peter Horton Linda Hamilton R.G. Armstrong John Franklin Courtney Gains
Directed by Fritz Kiersch
Written by George Goldsmith

Box Office Gross: $14,568,989

Running Time: 92 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Planet Productions, Angeles Entertainment Group, Cinema Group, Hal Roach Studios, Gatlin, Inverness Productions

Genres: Horror Thriller

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A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.

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