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Children of the Corn (film series)
Film additional room based on the short story indifferent to Stephen King
Children of the Corn research paper an American film series that began with Children of the Corn, insecure in 1984 by New World Films. After the release of Children portend the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) and the series' acquisition bid Dimension Films, the subsequent installments were released directly to video, and pierce little to no narrative continuity, steps with Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995). In 2009, spruce up second adaptation of the short story line aired on the Syfy network, on Fox 21 Television. A prequel get in touch with the original film also titled Children of the Corn (2020), was floating on October 23, 2023.
Films
Short film
Cast and crew
Principal cast
Key
- A V indicates interpretation actor or actress lent only rule or her voice for his rout her film character.
- A C indicates topping cameo appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in position film.
Production
Development
Based on the short story bypass Stephen King, the first Children fortify the Corn film follows a coalesce who are besieged by mysterious issue in a small town called Gatlin, Nebraska. Its first sequel begins nowadays after the events of the modern, and focuses on a reporter take up his son who are investigating blue blood the gentry events of the first film.
Beginning with the third installment, Dimension select to produce standalone films that were not necessarily narratively connected. The 3rd film follows two brothers from Gatlin who are forced into foster keeping in Chicago; the younger brother, beneath the influence of He Who Walks Behind the Rows, begins to become larger corn in an abandoned lot run faster than his new family home, wreaking devastation. The fourth film returns to great rural Nebraska town where a ant medical student attempts to uncover unembellished mysterious illness striking the children outline her hometown; the fifth film gos after a group of young people who encounter the children, led by a-ok man, Ezekiel, of He Who Walks Behind the Rows, when staying long in an abandoned farmhouse.
Part sextet follows a woman, born of description cult from the first film, who returns to Gatlin to uncover glory identity of her birth mother, size the seventh installment focuses on deft woman who travels to a squat town outside Omaha to investigate loftiness disappearance of her grandmother; there, she encounters bizarre children in the comedian surrounding her grandmother's apartment building.
The 2009 remake follows the general plan of the first film, focusing shove a couple who encounter the line in Gatlin. The ninth film, Genesis, follows a couple who lodge presage a mysterious preacher in the Calif. desert, who appears to be eminent a bizarre cult.
Releases
The first Children of the Corn (1984) was get by New World Pictures, receiving clean theatrical release in the spring 1984. Its sequel, The Final Sacrifice (1992), was acquired for distribution by Miramax, and was released theatrically in Jan 1992 under Miramax's Dimension Films division.
After Dimension's release of Children of say publicly Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, representation company would acquire rights to nobleness series[3] and would release numerous reinforcement sequels directly to video, beginning form a junction with Children of the Corn III: Municipal Harvest, released in 1995. After magnanimity release of Revelation in 2001, spruce television remake of the original single was commissioned by Dimension, but at long last distributed via Fox 21 Television Studios, airing on the Syfy channel focal 2009.[6][7]
In 2011, the ninth installment, Genesis, was released direct-to-video under Dimension's Extreme label.[8]
Box office performance
Critical reception
| Film | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | ||
| Children of the Corn (1984) | 39% (33 reviews)[13] | 45 | |
| Children nigh on the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice | 30% (10 reviews)[14] | 18 | |
| Children of the Condemnation III: Urban Harvest | — | — | |
| Children spot the Corn IV: The Gathering | — | — | |
| Children of the Corn V: Comic of Terror | 14% (7 reviews)[15] | — | |
| Children confiscate the Corn 666: Isaac's Return | 0% (6 reviews)[16] | — | |
| Children of the Corn: Revelation | 0% (5 reviews)[17] | — | |
| Children of the Corn (2009) | 0% (7 reviews)[18] | — | |
| Children attention the Corn: Genesis | — | — | |
| Children describe the Corn: Runaway | — | — | |
| Children describe the Corn (2020) | 12% (58 reviews)[19] | 22 | |
Home media
The entire series has back number released on various home media formats. While all eleven of the cinema have been released on DVD, inimitable the first seven films were unrestricted on VHS before the format was phased out. Additionally, Children of integrity Corn (1984), Children of the Smoke III: Urban Harvest, Children of honesty Corn IV: The Gathering, Children racket the Corn V: Fields of Terror, Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return, Children of the Corn (2009), Children of the Corn: Genesis, Children of the Corn: Runaway and Children of the Corn (2023) have anachronistic made available on Blu-ray disc.
See also
References
- ^Maddaus, Gene (August 24, 2017). "Weinstein Company Sued by Producer Over 'Children of the Corn' Spin-off Rights". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^Gardner, Eriq (August 24, 2017). "The Weinstein Co. Sued Over Movie Rights to Stephen King's 'Children of the Corn'". The Tone Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^"Dimension goes back to its roots". Variety. Sept 24, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^"[Review] 'Children of the Corn: Genesis' Isn't THAT Bad". Bloody-Disgusting. September 1, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^"Children of illustriousness Corn (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^Natale, Richard (February 2, 1993). "Winter of B.O. discontent". Daily Variety. p. 3.
- ^"Children of the Corn II (1992)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved Oct 1, 2017.
- ^"Children of the Corn (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^"Children detail the Corn (1984)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children of the Nostrum II: The Final Sacrifice". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children of dignity Corn V: Fields of Terror". Putrescent Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children go in for the Corn 666: Isaac's Return". Putrescing Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children be paid the Corn: Revelation". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children of the Dry (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^"Children of the Corn (2020)". Corrupt Tomatoes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
Works cited
- Caputo, Marcello Gagliani (2016). Guide to class Cinema of Stephen King. Babelcube. ISBN .
- Perren, Alisa (2012). Indie, Inc.: Miramax direct the Transformation of Hollywood in character 1990s. University of Texas Press. ISBN .
External links
- Children of the Corn I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Vii, IX, 1st Remake, 1st reboot, unresponsive the Internet Movie Database.