--- title: 'Children of the Corn (1984)' type: 'film' director: 'Fritz Kiersch' released: '1984-03-09' runtime_minutes: 90 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Horror' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/children-of-the-corn-1984' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Children of the Corn (1984) 1984 · R · 90 min · Horror · United States Part of: Children of the Corn ## Synopsis Children of the Corn is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film based on Stephen King's 1977 short story of the same name. Directed by Fritz Kiersch, the film's cast consists of Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Robby Kiger, Anne Marie McEvoy, Julie Maddalena, and R. G. Armstrong. Set in the fictitious rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, the film tells the story of a malevolent entity referred to as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" which entices the town's children to ritually murder all the town's adults, as well as a couple driving across the country, to ensure a successful corn harvest. ## Credits - **Director:** [Fritz Kiersch](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-kiersch) - **Original Music Composer:** [Jonathan Elias](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-elias) - **Producer:** [Donald P. Borchers](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-p-borchers) - **Director of Photography:** [João R. Fernandes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-r-fernandes) - **Editor:** [Harry Keramidas](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-keramidas) ## Cast - [Peter Horton](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-horton) - [Linda Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-hamilton) - [Courtney Gains](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-gains) - [John Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-franklin) as Isaac Chroner - [R. G. Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-g-armstrong) - [Anne Marie McEvoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-mcevoy) - [Julie Maddalena](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-maddalena) - [John Philbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-philbin) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/children-of-the-corn-1984 Film facts: Wikidata (Q467953); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.